Algeria is a role model of migration control: there are penalties for leaving the country and the nation takes back its deported expatriates. Yet its leadership is proving to be a difficult co-operation partner.
For a long while, Morocco played the role of border guard to Europe. Liveable prospects for migrants emerged here temporarily. Since that time, repression has again become the order of the day.
To ward off terrorism, the EU is building border facilities for Tunisia. But the country is reluctant to become a detention centre for transit migrants.
The EU wants to outsource the sealing of national borders to Egypt, and Cairo presents itself as an accessory in carrying out the task. The condition of refugees in Egypt is catastrophic.
Although France has a long history of immigration, the country is increasingly looking to curb the number of people crossing its borders. Actively negotiating with migrants’ home nations is its strategy.
URGESTEIN Wenn einem jemand etwas über die oft missverstandene Ära des Krautrock erzählen kann,so ist es der Avantgardemusiker und Autor Wolfgang Seidel. Unser Autor traf ihn zum Gespräch
