Immigration: Von der Leyen seconded Marine into the Mediterranean Sea

Ursula von der Leyen acts boldly stayed in the plight. Two ships of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) course on the Mediterranean Sea. They are designed to support the EU-Operation Frontex, although many questions are resolved.

Ursula von der Leyen is not a minister for the wait. Just two weeks ago on Friday, the EU had hastily a program to improve the sea rescue of refugees on the Mediterranean Sea and the Christian Democrat already operational readiness. Von der Leyen was to visit in Poland. Actually it should go to the NATO, but before the cameras was the issue of refugees.

A clear, von der Leyen, they wanted help now very quickly, on the Mediterranean sea rescue services to improve significantly. "Even though many questions are open", the humanitarian assistance was urgently needed. Pace was needed now.

Middle of this week, the defense minister seriously. According to information from the offense Gruppenversorger NEWS UPDATE "Berlin" and the frigate "Hesse", which were just in the East African country Djibouti, on the way to the Mediterranean Sea. The warships currently run through the Red Sea, on Thursday passed you Saudi Arabia.

The new Mission has made from der Leyen, employs the Wehrressort since days and the interior and foreign affairs (AA). Shortly before the holiday put their heads together, to the officials last the German help for the rescue of refugees to plan and the many legal doubts overcome somehow.

The task is not trivial, and it is for the Navy the Fluchtlingsrettung uncharted territory. First, it was agreed that the German ships in the Mediterranean does not act on your own. Instead, they will by the EU-Grenzschutzmission Frontex will be co-ordinated. Having arrived in the area of application, the Bundeswehrschiffe Teiloperation Triton and to assist in the rescue of kenternden help or overloaded abounded.

The co-ordination by Frontex was controversial. The Federal Foreign Office provides for the participation critical, is but a police and no military mission. At the end of 2013, at that time, Brussels has been already evaluated, Frontex, increase the participation of the armed forces had the AA strictly rejected. It is true that a financial support, it is acceptable in an internal AA-paper. The use of naval vessels but was not compatible with the mandate". The document is still circulating, the Foreign Office found his doubts but now the brakes on now: no one wants to be caught.