If we want to keep Schengen, we must act on migration, MEP Tomáš Zdechovský urges

Nothing less than the rule of law and, consequently, the future of European democracy, is at stake in the current EU struggle to come to terms with the impact of the past decade’s massive immigration, MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP/CZE) told the latest episode of the EU Perspectives podcast. The debate, held in the European Parliament in Brussels, featured his fellow MEP Lukas Mandl (EPP/AT); Katarína Cséfalvayová, Director of the Institute for Central Europe; Camille Le Coz, Director of Migration Policy Institute Europe; and Başak Yavçan, Head of Research of the Migration Policy Group.

When it comes to the European Union’s migration policies, Mr Zdechovský sees danger. The Czech EPP Member of the European Parliament sounds the alarm bell, above all, about the response inside various EU member states the current messy state of affairs may well elicit.

“Of course, if you have some other MEPs, they will start (speaking about) other issues. But from my view of the politics in a central European country, such as the Czech Republic, I think that security and immigration are very closely linked to many other topics,” the MEP replied when asked just how important it was to focus on European migration policies.

Source: Podcast EU Perspectives

https://euperspectives.eu/2025/03/if-we-want-to-keep-schengen-we-must-act-on-migration-mep-tomas-zdechovsky-urges/