Bart De Wever: open letter on refugee crisis

In an open letter to his fellow party chairmen within the European Union, Bart De Wever, president of the N-VA, is seeking support for a number of serious measures to stop migrants from coming over to Europe to claim asylum.

In his letter, De Wever not only raises a number of pressing concerns but also proposes a comprehensive approach to counter these concerns. “First of all we need a stronger and more effective border policy to stop the flows”, he writes. “Directly linked to this we should invest more in safe havens, preferably in the region surrounding the conflict zones. We could consider to supplement this approach with a closed quota system”, he adds.  

“What is needed most now is perspective”, he concludes. “A perspective that the migration flows towards Europe are not endless.”

You can read his open letter in full here.