Protests in support of migrants sprout throughout Europe
- 9 years ago
With the threat of heightened border enforcement over the next few days, protestors flocked to streets throughout Europe on Saturday to show support for thousands of migrants fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle East.
In the meantime, Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, has suggested a solution: Have the E.U. give $3.4 billion to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan to help improve services for refugees who are placed in camps in those areas.
Foreign ministers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary issued a joint statement Friday calling for the E.U. to create a "more balanced distribution of finances" and to play a greater role "contributing to the international efforts in resolving the ongoing crisis in Syria and Iraq."
Meanwhile, rights groups and others stepped up pressure for improvements at various bottlenecks where conditions are "inhumane," including a center in southern Hungary where video appeared to show penned migrants scrambling for food thrown by security personnel.
In the meantime, Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, has suggested a solution: Have the E.U. give $3.4 billion to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan to help improve services for refugees who are placed in camps in those areas.
Foreign ministers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary issued a joint statement Friday calling for the E.U. to create a "more balanced distribution of finances" and to play a greater role "contributing to the international efforts in resolving the ongoing crisis in Syria and Iraq."
Meanwhile, rights groups and others stepped up pressure for improvements at various bottlenecks where conditions are "inhumane," including a center in southern Hungary where video appeared to show penned migrants scrambling for food thrown by security personnel.