Fissures all over the EU

At the border of Italy and Austria. Brenner Pass, the most important trade route between Northern Europe and Southern Europe. It is safe to say, Schengen is dead.

Meanwhile EU politicians urge to go lenient on Erdogan as they all know:

Who's Really Calling the Shots? 'EU Will Do Whatever Erdogan Tells It to' - Sputnik International

Professor of political science at the University of Utah Hakan Yavuz told Radio Sputnik that the EU leadership will be unable to change Ankara’s policy. He noted that both Brussels and Turkey had acted unethically.

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The analyst further spoke about the relations between Erdogan and the EU. According to him, as long as Merkel supports Erdogan, the EU will not change or suggest any policy change to Erdogan.

“I don’t think that EU is more ethical than Erdogan. These are politicians and each one of them tries to remain in power.”

Add to that the upcoming spat between Lagarde and  ze Germans on debt reductions for Greece. A walkout of the IMF would leave Germany with egg on its face.