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00:00These Romanian police officers are surveilling the border with Bulgaria to prevent irregular
00:05migrants from passing.
00:07The thermal vision technique, through the thermal transfer of heat, brings out some
00:11shapes that distinguish themselves from the static environment.
00:15In March, Romania entered Schengen's sea and airspace, but full entry into Schengen
00:21will likely depend on Bucharest implementing tougher land border controls.
00:26Here, resources to combat irregular migration have increased steadily over the last four
00:31years and fewer migrants are trying to enter the country.
00:37Since the start of 2024, up until today, we've had 87 cases of people trying to illegally
00:44cross the border.
00:46That's in comparison with about 300 cases in 2023 and approximately 400 cases the year
00:53before.
00:55Far-right parties, such as the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, say the government
01:00is failing to fight for the country's economic interests and is bowing to pressure from Brussels.
01:07In Romania, the partial introduction into the Schengen area is seen as insufficient
01:12by some opposition parties, a topic frequently raised by far-right parties as the European
01:17elections draw closer.
01:19Romanian citizens will elect 33 European MPs.
01:24Romanian populist movements are not part of the current EU Parliament, but recent polls
01:28show they could now score up to 20% of votes.
01:31We should have a stronger word to say in front of the people of Brussels.
01:38We shouldn't accept their meddling, their imposing of climate policies.
01:42Everything coming from Brussels should be negotiated or halted from there.
01:45Or we should be able to modify them in the Romanian Parliament by extending our sovereignty.
01:50Romania's far-right uses economic nationalism, as well as a strong social media presence,
02:00and targeted disinformation campaigns to increase its support base.
02:05It was like a bubble of oxygen for the radical populists slash far-right actors to capitalise
02:16on the lack of knowledge or cognitive biases that part of society already had against liberal
02:24type of values, against the way European Union was depicted as being elite.
02:31The AU now has high hopes to enter the European Parliament, but they're also counting on parliamentary
02:38elections which will be held in autumn.