Refugee crisis: EU approves €700 million emergency assistance
The initiative comes as the refugee crisis reaches an unprecedented scale with the need to provide immediate emergency support in several Member States.
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UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Greece
UNHCR is urging Greece and States along the Balkans route to act quickly to avert a disaster and approach this emergency in a spirit of solidarity and sharing of responsibility. Safe access to asylum, shelter and basic assistance, and treating people with dignity and respect must remain essential elements of the response.
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German Chancellor A. Merkel in favor of a “European solution” to the refugee crisis
“We cannot simply abandon Greece now. That is precisely what I am afraid of”, said Angela Merkel on German television.
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Commissioner Avramopoulos: “The possibility of a humanitarian crisis is very real and very near”
“We cannot continue to deal through unilateral, bilateral or trilateral actions”, said D. Avramopoulos, following the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
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Refugees: EU-NATO coordination set to deepen, say Mogherini and Stoltenberg
EU and NATO coordination has started to tackle the refugee crisis and will be further deepened, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told MEPs and national MPs in the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Europol launched a European Migrant Smuggling Centre
The goal of the Centre is to proactively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organised migrant smuggling.
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Schulz: “If we Europeans part ways we should make no mistake about the consequences”
The UK and the other EU countries would be better off staying together, Martin Schulz told heads of state and government at the start of a European Council on 18-19 February dedicated to migration and the UK’s demands of a reform of its EU membership.
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Britain to stay in the European Union
At their meeting on February 18-19, leaders agreed on a new settlement for the UK within the EU. They also discussed migration and the situation in Syria and Libya.
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European Council meeting concludes first session
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: “In response to the migration crisis facing the EU, the objective must be to rapidly stem the flows, protect our external borders, reduce illegal migration and safeguard the integrity of the Schengen area.”
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Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders: there is no simple way of resolving European refugee crisis
According to Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders, there is no simple way of resolving the current European refugee crisis. ‘One thing is clear: we need a joint European solution, and countries need to refrain as much as possible from taking unilateral measures…’
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