A summit of defense, plans for Ukraine and cooperation in the fight against terrorism and international criminal networks: London Is regular these days The scene and hub European politics. A trend reversal, five years after the “Brexit”. At the time, the motive for leaving were mainly security issues. The British wanted to secure their limits again, especially against Illegal migration in which one was looking for the blame for the EU.
One Trend reversal which is also perceived in the EU headquarters. “The British are looking for cooperation,” explains the EU commissioner responsible for internal security, the Austrian Magnus Brunner, “and there are issues such as defense and internal security also an interest of the EU.“
Brunner is just back from Londonwhere the EU has exchanged the struggle against international tractor gangs, with the British, but also with the Commercial countries of many illegal migrants such as Nigeria, or Iraq. “The truth is that we can only smash these gangs once and for all if we work together“Made the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer clearly at the meeting.
Together, but how?
More cooperationfor Brunner, this is almost the key word of the strategies for more Security In Europe: with the British, with the countries of origin, but especially among the EU countries. Traditionally a topic that the reluctant to give up individual states. Paying attention to the safety of your own citizens is a basic building block of your authority.
So if the EU Commission is now one “Security strategy” for the EU In the present case, then in Brunner’s team you are aware that you have to approach the member states. If you Together against international crime If you want to proceed, you first have to agree on what you understand exactly by it. Also with other sensitive questions – Rights for the security authorities, access to criminal funds, data protection – lay Worlds between the EU countries.
Many Compromises, The Brunner still has to negotiate until a Brussels strategy actually becomes security for EU citizens. The joint authorities, i.e. the police force Europol, or the border guards from Frontexshould definitely More skills receive. However, European cooperation is an offer to the EU countries, also because they would benefit from it-for example through more information. Without them, the fight against international crime could no longer be carried out anyway.