After a meeting of interior ministers in Brussels Awramopulos announced that it was agreed that the need to speed up the implementation of the action plan between the EU and Turkey, which aims to curb the wave of migration. – We must have tangible results. Otherwise there is a risk that the whole system will collapse – said Awramopulos.
According to him, these effects must be seen to 7 March, when it will take place in Brussels, the EU-Turkey on migration. – We have only ten days (…) This crash test for the EU – said the Commissioner.
Once again warned EU countries from taking individual and without consultation with other activities. – There is no room for unilateral steps – Awramopulos said.
The crisis migration
He added that the European Commission is working on a plan in the event of a humanitarian crisis in Greece, where as a result of closing borders by the Western Balkan countries and some EU countries can get stuck thousands of immigrants coming from Turkey. With the arrival of spring weather and improving the number of migrants entering the from Turkey to the Greek islands can once again grow.
“Limits for refugees incompatible with EU rules”
– The possibility of the outbreak of the humanitarian crisis is very real and close – warned the Commissioner.
He added that should end up with a policy of passing refugees and immigrants over the next Balkan countries further to the EU. It is unacceptable too – he argued – the introduction of limits adopted refugees, as it did in last. Week Austria; the country has assumed day 80 of asylum seekers, and the annual ceiling has been set at 37.5 thousand.
– It is simply inconsistent with the principles of EU and international – Awramopulos said, criticizing the decision of the authorities in Vienna.
The mission of NATO in the Aegean Sea
The European Commissioner also said that he was happy with the decision of NATO to send warships to the Aegean Sea, which will monitor the influx of migrants from Turkey to the Greek islands. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday Allies agreed on the details of the mission.
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– This is a very important signal. We need this help, and fast. I am convinced that we will soon have effects – Awramopulos said.
Turkey is a major transit country for Syrian refugees, who illegally penetrate to Greece, and then continue the so-called. Balkan route to the rich countries of the EU.
At the end of November last year, the EU and Turkey have agreed on a common action plan, which was to stop the wave of migration. Turkey has committed itself, among others, to improve the living conditions of refugees in its territory, as well as the fight against gangs of people smugglers. So far, implementation of the plan does not bring the expected results, and a smaller number of migrants are mainly due to bad weather.
Austria wants to take 37.5 thousand. refugees
The Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said that the EU can not “completely addicted” of the plan of the EU-Turkey. In her opinion, decisive for it to prove summit with Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu, scheduled for March 7. It will show whether the action plan will be effective and to reduce the number of migrants – assessed.
Despite the criticism of the European Commission the Austrian minister said that Vienna remains at the decision to impose limits adopted refugees. – The idea is to step by step to limit wave of migration – Mikl-Leitner told reporters.
She pointed out that Austria is still ready to accept refugees 37.5 thousand this year, “which should be a role model for other countries “that do not accept refugees.
According Mikl-Leitner difficult to understand that Greece is not able to protect the EU’s external border, despite the considerable financial support from the EU budget. – If Greece still reiterates that the protection of its borders is not possible, then we should also ask ourselves whether it should be an external border of the Schengen zone – assessed the Austrian minister.
The plight of Greece
Ok. 4 thousand. migrants continue to arrive daily to Greece, however, the situation in this country starts to deteriorate as a result of tightening border controls introduced by Austria, Macedonia and other countries located on the so-called. Balkan migration route – writes AP.
Ok. 400 migrants from Syria and Iraq, demanded on Thursday the release of their newly built transit camp in Thessaloniki in northern Greece and began walking toward the highway, 70 km away from the border of Macedonia – Greek police announced.
This is another manifestation of the complicated situation in which Greece found itself after the introduction by the surrounding countries of stricter border controls – notes the Associated Press.
(near the Greek island of Samos Italian coastguards rescued refugees whose boat crashed into the rocky part of the island. Source: Storyful / x-news)
Greece does not stop people entering illegally in its territory, if they come from Syria, Iraq, or one of several other countries whose citizens are considered eligible for asylum.
Usually, refugees and migrants arriving to the Greek port of Piraeus traveled from there buses and trains straight to the village Idomeni on the border with Macedonia. However, tightening controls made along the border accumulates more and more people, who are not allowed to travel further. On Thursday – according to AP – the Idomeni there were approx. 2.8 thousand. people, and only 100 were allowed to cross the border in the morning.
The Greek authorities have provided the 40 coaches were detained at various locations along the main, numbering 500 km highway from Athens to the north. Traffic on the roads is also hampered by continuing demonstrations for weeks, farmers in protest against the harsh conditions of the rescue packages for Greece create a lock with tractors.
(The first 70 refugees were transported to one of the so-called. Hotspots, that is the point of registration and identification of refugees, which is located on the Greek island of Chios. Source: RUPTLY / x-news)
Greece and international aid organizations sharply criticized Austria and the Balkans countries the introduction of new rules of crossing borders. The government in Athens on Thursday called for consultation its ambassador in Austria, and Kirk Day of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said that “it only worse, and so serious humanitarian crisis and further jeopardize the most vulnerable.”
A spokeswoman for the Macedonian agency crisis management Nadica Vckova told AP that the country reduced the number of migrants recessed on its territory, it corresponds to the number of migrants who leave them.
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