He said the Commission is proposing a further quota of 120,000 migrants and he said it had to be done in a compulsory way.
"Now is not the time to take fright, it is time for bold determined action for the European -Cluade nion," Mr Juncker said in his first EU State of the Union speech.
In his address, Mr Juncker told MEPs that there lack of Europe in the European Union and there was a lack of Union in the European Union.
He said: "We Europeans should remember that Europe is a continent where nearly everyone at some point has been a refugee."
Mr Juncker mentioned historic huge waves of Irish, Scottish and Polish immigration to the United States.
He said: "We Europeans should know and never forget why the right to asylum is one of the fundamental, most important rights. We should not forget that.
"It is true that Europe cannot house all the misery in the world. But we have to put it into perspective.
"This still represents just 11% of EU population. In Lebanon refugees represent 25% of population which has just 1/5 of the wealth of the EU. Who are we to never make such comparisons?"
"As long as there is war in Syria, the refugee crisis will not simply go away," Mr Juncker said.
"We are fighting the Islamic state, why are we not ready to accept those fleeing the Islamic State?"... rte.ie
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The head of the European Commission issued an impassioned plea Wednesday for Europe to face up to its immigration crisis, urging EU countries to agree by next week to share 160,000 refugees and warning that Greece, Italy and Hungary can no longer handle the influx alone...
ReplyDeleteSpeaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Jean-Claude Juncker unveiled a list of new proposals to help Europe confront its biggest refugee emergency since World War II.
"The refugee crisis will not simply go away," Juncker told EU lawmakers, noting that some 500,000 migrants have entered Europe this year, many from conflict-torn Syria and Libya. "It's high time to act."..........Associated Press
Migrant crisis: Hungarian army stages border protection exercise...
ReplyDeleteHungary's army has begun exercises to prepare for a possible future role in guarding the southern border to try to stem the influx of migrants.
Budapest plans to send soldiers to help police at the border where thousands of migrants arrive from Serbia every day.
A new razor-wire barrier is already being built along the frontier. MPs are expected to vote on stricter border controls later this month.
Authorities have been told to expect 40,000 more migrants by next week.
Many of them are fleeing conflicts in countries like Syria and Libya and are trying to travel through Hungary to Germany, Austria and Sweden - wealthier EU nations with more liberal asylum laws..........BBC
10/9/15