In the news: Europe facing the migration issue

Ursula von der Leyen presents emergency plan to help Italy

The drama has been replayed every summer for almost ten years, like a bad soap opera, exclaims Le Figaro. Flotillas of migrants are storming the shores of southern Europe. Overwhelmed and helpless in the face of this uncontrolled influx, the arriving countries are calling for help from their European neighbors. The European Union is taken by surprise. Divided, unable to agree on a long-term solution, it is reduced to using solidarity mechanisms, urgently sharing the burden of welcoming refugees. »

So, there is “ emergency “, spear Le Figaro. “ The time has come for Europeans to unite and finally adopt a new pact on migration. Beyond the necessary cooperation with countries of origin and those of transit, the protection of the EU’s external borders is a major issue. It alone can guarantee freedom of movement within the Union, so dear to Europeans. There is no doubt that the migration issue will emerge as one of the central themes of the European elections, as it is causing so much concern throughout Europe… »

On the right track ?

The Union has no choice, insists The Free Charente. (…) Faced with this humanitarian disaster, only the ability of the countries of the Union to agree can provide the beginning of a solution. Those who announce that they want to do without Europe are generally those who are not in power. (…) Mechanisms already exist to fairly distribute migrants but they are little or not applied. Faced with this migratory challenge, leaders tend to procrastinate, paralyzed by another pressure, that of an increasingly powerful extreme right. »

For OpinionEurope is despite everything on the right track: “ the EU is in a phase of growing power, says the liberal daily. Even if the legal texts are still on the table, the reform of the asylum-immigration pact has been unblocked; and relations with third countries are unblocking. It remains to be seen whether all this will work at cruising speed. Otherwise, there will be a risk of migratory chaos in the European Union. But within a month, a consensus emerged, still estimates Opinion. No one anymore thinks that individual nations are capable of managing the migration issue: the solution will necessarily be European. »

Housing, food, transport… everything is increasing!

Also in the news: in France, the government is presenting its “Solidarity Pact” this Monday. Objective, point The Latest News from Alsace : “ fight against poverty. With inflation, precariousness explodes and associations are sounding the alarm. »

And the Alsatian daily clarified: “ the jobs are there, but they are no longer always enough to live decently. Housing, food, transport… everything is increasing and there are more and more working poor people. The plan presented by the government – ​​a series of measures facilitating access to social benefits – will undoubtedly make it possible to alleviate distress situations, but, estimates the newspaper, will not offer lasting solutions. »

“Angelism will not be enough…”

Galloping inflation… this is the opening file of Release This morning. “ According to the executive in recent months, inflation was a phenomenon under control, or even on the verge of disappearing. After more than a year of decline, wages were finally going to catch up with the rise in prices which was supposed to be “temporary”, according to employers. Nearly two years later, inflation was by no means ephemeral, fumes Liberation – it was still 4.9% over one year in August according to INSEE, which anticipates a rate of 5% on average this year, now comparable to most other European countries. The “peak” of inflation took on the appearance of a plateau when, at the same time, large companies posted record results. »

SO, “ for purchasing power, angelism will not be enough, comments Released. By relying solely on the goodwill of businesses to redistribute the country’s wealth, the government has made a serious mistake. The major social conference (this fall) announced by Elisabeth Borne hardly seems capable of reversing the situation. »

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