Britain rejects EU proposal to evenly distribute 20k Mediterranean migrants

[Melech 9,900]

"emergency EU measures for countries across the continent to take in a quota of refugees. The measure is being seen as a “declaration of war,” according to one senior British EU official.

The plans, which will be revealed by Brussels later this week, could include proposals to distribute 20,000 refugees across all 28 EU member states.

The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is the main driving force behind the plans, which are being tabled in response to the high levels of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Italy in recent months.

One EU official told AFP: “Juncker wants a required quota of refugees, but this is practically seen as a declaration of war by certain member states.”

The draft of the proposals circulating Italian media this week states that the “EU needs a permanent system for sharing the responsibility for large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers among member states.”

Juncker’s plans are set to include the distribution of 20,000 refugees and asylum seekers throughout the EU. Exact numbers will be calculated according to each specific country’s population, GDP and levels of unemployment.

The plans have already sparked criticism from EU members, who feel the decision to accept refugees should be voluntary.

Home Secretary Theresa May said last week that “any decisions [on asylum] should be on a voluntary basis.”

“Many will have paid organized crime groups to get them through [the Mediterranean].”

“If we are really going to stop the people putting their lives in danger by crossing the Med, we need to stop them starting their journey in the first place,” she added.

The plans will need approval from all member states before they can be implemented. Currently Hungary, Britain, Slovakia and Ireland are opposing the measures.

“It is a mad idea for someone to let refugees into their own country instead of defending their borders and then to say I will redistribute them among you,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

“This is an unfair and indecent proposal. We therefore cannot support it,” he added.

The countries which currently take in the highest levels of asylum seekers - Germany, Sweden and Italy - are all in favor of the measures, which could be brought in by the end of May.

The statistics agency Eurostat reported a 44 percent increase in applications for asylum in 2014 to 626,000, with one in three registering in Germany.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella said countries opposing the new measures were “selfish.”!

 

http://rt.com/uk/257421-britain-take-mediterranean-migrants/

 

Much human ,Britain  

[Hola Soraya 4,369]

What a messy issue... It's like a human version of pass the parcel.  

[HighwayGuy 1,498]

It's a difficult issue 

if you open up the borders to all of the migrants you encourage more of them to risk their lives by making the journey 

Sometimes it takes tough decisions to deal with this, such as sending them back as a deterrent to all the others attempting to make the journey 

[RAMROD 117,546]

Good on them,

the country have been struggling enough with their own citizen.

[AlphaMonster 1,806]

I don't associate that with humanity etc... 

A government's priority is its own economy, and secondly its own citizens, not random immigrants... 

Of course they will take immigrants, but they will do it according to their needs... Most of developed countries take valuable people considering these people can contribute to their economy but also there were examples of times that countries accepted unqualified immigrants because their birth rate was low for decades, and simply there was not enough unqualified workers in industry.

BUT ALSO 

I find people who think their country needs no immigrants at all ridiculous. These people are mostly unqualified themselves too, and does not have a broad world view to understand fundamental thinking methods of government or economy. Only thing I can say to them is that you are a random person, and there are millions of people from other countries that your government would be willing to sacrifice you to make them their citizens.

[Ivannn 1,150]

really disappointed in Britain right now

[ShockPop 7,747]

we're full.

[Ivannn 1,150]

this is a messy situation for EU because we need to take migrants from Africa because of the war we have notning to do with. I agree with Comission plan because we are members of one club and it is fair to share the weight of this problem. Just imagine the situation in Italy,Greece,Malta and Spain. We need to help each other now and show why Europe was always a example to the rest of the world.

[MonsterMum 2,532]

we're full.

​Germany for Germans teas

[MyQueen 2,409]

Sorry, but NO!

 

 

[RAMROD 117,546]

We need to help each other now and show why Europe was always a example to the rest of the world.

Snoberry is the start of downfall.

[MonsterMum 2,532]

Snoberry is the start of downfall.

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It has nothing to do with snobbery.

The pressure should be distributed evenly and since the union needs to function like a marriage, all partners should fold their hands together to solve this issue, that’s the core idea behind the European Union. “Union” basically covers already everything.

[Ivannn 1,150]

Snoberry is the start of downfall.

​Are you for real? An american is going to talk to me about snoberry??? LOL

[Kermit the frog 1,936]

And what next? They get out of the coach at their destination country. In which city? Where are they going to live? Where are they going to be employed?

Some countries in Europe don't have efficient job-finding systems and flats for THEIR OWN citizens, let alone migrants. 

My point is that first you have to introduce an efficient system for managing immigrants and then "distribute" them among those countries that have it.

[Luc 4,776]

It's a difficult issue 

if you open up the borders to all of the migrants you encourage more of them to risk their lives by making the journey 

Sometimes it takes tough decisions to deal with this, such as sending them back as a deterrent to all the others attempting to make the journey 

That's not the case tbh. European treaties (which require years to be changed) states that every country should accept asylum seekers they get. So it's basically either Italy gets 20k more asylum seekers or it's distributed over the EU and get good help. Italy can't support all these asylum seekers because Italy doesn't have any money.