Refugees: Is Europe also to blame?

Other EU countries such as Austria, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Italy followed Germany's example from the 13 September 2015 and re-introduced border controls. Some politicians are calling for sanctions in the dispute over refugee quotas. As the EU displays its lack of consensus on the refugee issue some commentators draw attention to the Union's foreign policy and point out that it failed years ago.

This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Commission Statement following the temporary reintroduction of border controls by Germany, particularly at the German-Austrian border, Brussels, 13 September 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-european-commission-statement-following-the-temporary-reintroduction-of-border-controls-by-germany-particularly-at-the-german-austrian-border-brussels-13-september-2015/

ESO: Background information: European Commission Statement following the temporary reintroduction of border controls by Austria, particularly at the Hungarian-Austrian border http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-european-commission-statement-following-the-temporary-reintroduction-of-border-controls-by-austria-particularly-at-the-hungarian-austrian-border/

ESO: Background information: Justice and Home Affairs Council, Brussels, 14 September 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/justice-and-home-affairs-council-brussels-14-september-2015/

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: Eastern Europe resists refugees http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-09-osteuropawehrtsichgegenfluechtlinge/

http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-08-refugeecrisis/ http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-08-refugeecrisis/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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