The French President gave a speech to the EU interior ministers in Tourcoing on Wednesday evening and presented his idea of a Schengen Council to accompany work in the Schengen area. She was able to talk to Macron briefly about it, said Keller-Sutter. «He gave a very positive answer. Of course, Switzerland is there.”
The main topics at the meeting of EU interior ministers are Schengen and migration. The focus is on combating secondary migration, said the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police. Secondary migration is the “migration” of refugees and migrants within Europe.
“For two years now, since the EU Commission presented the reform of the Schengen and Dublin packages, I’ve felt something like a spirit of optimism,” said Keller-Sutter. Believe that France has the power to move things forward.
The external border protection is central, which is also a priority for Switzerland. Because this is the counterpart to the freedom to travel within the Schengen area, said the Federal Councilor, when asked about the referendum against the financing of the border protection agency Frontex, which was held in Switzerland.
Switzerland is part of the Schengen area, in which you can travel around freely – i.e. without showing an ID card. A total of 26 European countries are part of Schengen. The EU’s asylum policy is known as “Dublin”. Switzerland is also involved here.