EU's long march towards refugee solution continues in Brussels
- 9 years ago
The EU summit of central and eastern European states grinds on in Brussels as the participants try to get agreement on dealing with the refugee crisis. It is proving once again to be difficult.
Only two weeks ago there was a full summit, but with cracks widening in the EU fabric over the issue, the accent has shifted from solidarity to regulating the flow of people coming in.
“We are all duty-bound by the Geneva Conventions. We have standards for human dignity and that’s why this is about relief and about how to share these tasks on the so-called Balkan route. Of course we will also talk about further developing registration centres on the outer borders. Better protection of the EU borders is an important task as we know,” said Merkel.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban is here only as an observer, as his country has unilaterally sealed itself off. He thinks the EU should follow his lead.
“Members of the European Union, especially the members of the Shengen treaty are not able or are not r
Only two weeks ago there was a full summit, but with cracks widening in the EU fabric over the issue, the accent has shifted from solidarity to regulating the flow of people coming in.
“We are all duty-bound by the Geneva Conventions. We have standards for human dignity and that’s why this is about relief and about how to share these tasks on the so-called Balkan route. Of course we will also talk about further developing registration centres on the outer borders. Better protection of the EU borders is an important task as we know,” said Merkel.
Hungary’s Viktor Orban is here only as an observer, as his country has unilaterally sealed itself off. He thinks the EU should follow his lead.
“Members of the European Union, especially the members of the Shengen treaty are not able or are not r