Author (Person) | Flausch, Manon |
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Series Title | EurActiv |
Series Details | 07.08.15 |
Publication Date | 07/08/2015 |
Content Type | News |
In the context of the migration pressures facing many EU Members States in which people fleeing famine, persecution and war in countries in Africa, the Middle East, the Balkans and Eastern Europe attempted to reach Europe, and the rise of tensions within a number of EU countries, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker gave an interview to the French news agency AFP in August 2015 in which he said that EU governments had a duty to help the flood of migrants arriving in Europe and not cave in to 'populist' demands to turn them back. He went on to say that governments had to be firm and take the lead, when asked how the EU can help share the migrant burden without provoking a backlash that only helped populist and xenophobic movements. Separately, Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament, called on the 6 August 2015 for an extraordinary European summit on migration to address the 'increasingly untenable' situation at the EU’s borders. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/immigrant-crisis-causes-outcry-europe-316816 |
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Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
Countries / Regions | Europe |