Zoom in! The EU refuses to issue visas to countries that do not accept repatriated immigrants.

　　BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) According to foreign media reports on the 30th, the EU recently stated that for those countries in other regions that are unwilling to accept rejected refugee applications, the EU will tighten the policy of issuing visas to citizens of relevant countries.

　　German media recently reported that the European Union has decided to take measures against countries that do not cooperate in accepting rejected refugee applications.

　　According to the report, the 28-member EU agreed to take punitive measures against the countries concerned, making it more difficult for its citizens to obtain visas from EU countries.

　　The European Commission has confirmed that the visa-related threat policy has forced the EU and Bangladesh to reach an agreement. Officials in the country finally agreed to follow the standard repatriation procedure. This spring, a group of immigrants from Bangladesh crossed the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy.

　　The report also said that the EU is still negotiating with other countries, especially with some African countries.

　　German Interior Minister Demaiziere welcomed the EU’s decision and told the newspaper that if there are frequent problems in repatriating rejected refugees, "then, in turn, the conditions for citizens of this country to enter the EU will become stricter."

　　Demaiziere explained that the latest measures introduced by the EU are specifically aimed at those who "need to be responsible for the slow repatriation process, that is, those officials and diplomats who hold passports of relevant countries."

　　The interior minister pointed out that the agreement with Bangladesh shows that the strategy of visa pressure can be successful "when the members of the European Union are United".

　　German Bavarian Interior Minister Herman also said that this new strategy is a "very important step". He said that the process of repatriating rejected refugees is often difficult, "especially in African countries." He said: "The EU and the (German) government must increase pressure on these countries."

　　It is reported that Herman’s CSU is the sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU in Bavaria, which has been asking Germany to set an upper limit on the number of refugees it receives each year, especially after many of its supporters turned to the right-wing populist party, the German Alternative Choice Party (AfD).

　　At the same time, not everyone welcomes the latest EU decision to restrict visas. Katja Kipping, leader of the Left Party, questioned the motivation behind the decision.

　　She said: "For those countries that are unwilling to cooperate in repatriating rejected refugees, the Left Party opposes the visa restriction policy because it will affect those who should not be affected, including tourists, students or those who want to work here." She added that the EU is adopting a "questionable Trump-style approach to make ordinary citizens bear the consequences of government policies."