European Border and Coast Guard: Europe delivers fast, Member States must meet their commitments

06.07.2016 11:00

European Border and Coast Guard: Europe delivers fast, Member States must meet their commitments

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Statement by our Chairman Manfred Weber:

"The European Border and Coast Guard is the best example of Europe delivering rapidly. It took only five months to create an agency with 1500 border guards that can be deployed in a few days. This is the joint success of the European Commission and the European Parliament. We are sending a clear message: we want law and order at the borders and this is a very big step forward.

It is also a strong message: those who do not protect the common external border risk being temporarily excluded from the Schengen area. It’s now up to Member States to change their attitude of letting each other down and to make money and personnel available."

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