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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-24
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[01] PM Tsipras: Europe must face the refugee crisis collectively
[01] PM Tsipras: Europe must face the refugee crisis collectively
The refugee crisis is a global and European crisis and Europe should
see it as a common problem and face it collectively, said Greek Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras in his statements after the completion of the
EU Summit on Migration in Vienna on Saturday.
The Greek premier sounded the alarm that if we (Europe) do not meet our
commitments then we will "face again huge impasses and then the fear
of the rise of nationalism, of the extreme right and of xenophobia will
become a reality and will lead Europe to an impasse".
Tsipras asked for the sharing of the burdens underlining that Greece
has born the heavier burden and set the issue of the preservation of
EU-Turkey agreement and asked for Frontex's strengthening in order to
have better results.
Moreover, Tsipras said that from UN General Assembly where they discussed
the migration as a main universal problem he came to Austria where "we
specified some of its aspects". "I can't hide that there were views
and voices in the Summit that have no relation with the climate that
prevails in the international community on the problem, a problem that
has humanitarian dimensions" he said adding that "there were voices
saying that Europe should build fences and walls" and underlined that
"the EU-Turkey agreement is an agreement that wants to tackle the human
smuggling not the refugees which means to replace the illegal with
legal flows.
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