My views on the Schengen hypocrisy as a Westerner

The argument of ‘migrant floods’ has not held in the past, doesn’t make sense now and will also be used to deny Croatia access to Schengen. It is not like the Netherlands or other Western European countries are this Walhalla of jobs. Others see economic problems as well and will not come in huge numbers to a shrinking economy. This shrinking will lead to some Dutch losing their jobs. But that is called capitalism! 

In Paola's previous article on the Schengen Treaty and her views on Bulgarian accession, it was very nice to read that two sides were recognized – Western European domestic politics and Bulgarian affairs. I fully agree with this position. It is a combination of ‘old’ Europe saying no out of domestic consideration while Bulgaria is facing challenges making it troublesome to get in. However I want to make one addition: it is more about Western European politics than Bulgarian affairs. I’ll come straight to the point.

The cynics behind Schengen

 Schengen enlargement with Romania and Bulgaria represents the fear Western Europe will be overflowed. Today Schengen is used to win elections but is also a denied area because of street turmoil that took down a government without a plan on what to do further. 

The Schengen Treaty is an agreement, meant to contribute to borderless Europe - gradual abolition of border checks, which allows vehicles and citizens  to cross without stopping on fixed checkpoints (as described in Articles 2,6 and 7). It currently includes 25 states. Yes, correct, the ones excluded are Romania and Bulgaria.