EU Commission Threatens Airlines With Sanctions For People Smuggling
From visas to taxis to the border: the EU accuses Belarus of organized migration. The Commission intends to sanction the travel companies involved in this in the future. In the refugee dispute with Belarus, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke out in favor of sanctioning options for travel companies. The EU Commission is proposing a blacklist for all transport companies involved in human trafficking and human smuggling, said von der Leyen in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The legislative proposal had been submitted to the European Parliament and the member states. In its organized migration strategy, Belarus is "specifically relying on the complicity of tour operators and their middlemen," said von der Leyen. There are specialized travel agencies that offer migrants everything from visas to flights and hotels to taxis to the border. That is why we propose a black list for all modes of transport and modes of transport on the basis of international agree...