Melech 9,900 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 "Brussels (AFP) - The EU said Friday that Greece will receive further emergency funding to tackle a surge in migrant arrivals as the world faces the worst refugee crisis since World War II. "Today the world finds itself facing the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War," EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told a press conference. Avramopoulos, speaking after a trip to Athens on Thursday, said Europe as a whole was struggling with a surge in migrants, with the situation in Greece "particularly urgent" as almost 50,000 people arrived there last month. "What we must do and the (European) Commission has done it, is to organise our system in order to face this problem in a decent, civilised and European way," he added. The UN refugee agency said the number of people driven from their homes by conflict and crisis has topped 50 million for the first time since World War II, with Syrians hardest hit. Avramopoulos said Greece will soon receive a first disbursement of 30 million euros from a total of 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) of funding for EU member states to cope with the flood of migrants until 2020. Officials said the money -- Greece will receive 474 million euros over the next six years -- will help build reception centres and integrate migrants. The funds are also designed to help member states better monitor their borders and boost programmes to deport migrants who are refused entry. Avramopoulos said the 30 million euros will be sent to Greece in the four to five days after a Greek management authority for the funds is formalised. He said the Commission is fast-tracking a Greek request for 2.74 million euros in emergency funding to support UNHCR efforts to deal with newly arrived migrants on the Aegean islands. He said that during his visit to Athens, he "asked Greece to put in a further request for emergency funding under the Asylum Fund, which they will do." Some 124,000 refugees and migrants landed on the Greek islands during the first seven months of the year -- up 750 percent from 2014, according to UN figures. The International Organization for Migration said Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large "ghost ships" crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece. The Commission is committed to "redoubling our efforts to cooperate with Turkey on border management," Avramopoulos said. "Very soon I will be visiting Turkey," he added." http://news.yahoo.com/eu-says-world-facing-worst-refugee-crisis-since-113228429.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 What do they want to do with migrants that are refused entry? Do they mean "normal" migrants or also include refugees? Because trying to send back a refugee is kind of hard.... Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Super complex problem. I'm scared of the "we have to take over the countries they come from and stabilize them with democracy" trend though. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but I don't want to give politicians ammo for new colonization. Look at what it did to the Middle East Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 Super complex problem. I'm scared of the "we have to take over the countries they come from and stabilize them with democracy" trend though. I don't believe in conspiracy theories, but I don't want to give politicians ammo for new colonization. Look at what it did to the Middle East Isn't colonization in general the problem why so many countries are a mess ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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