"The erection of border fences does not fit the values of the European Union," said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2021. It was only when almost a dozen countries massively increased the pressure recently that there was movement: the EU will be involved for the first time in the future financially indirectly in the construction of fences. However, the term “infrastructure” continues to be used in a coy manner. "Wall" or "fence" remain dirty words in Brussels EU jargon.
However, this has little to do with reality.