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Migrant Crisis: EU Member Countries Hold Emergency Talks

European Union (EU) member countries have held an emergency meeting to determine a common response to the migrant crisis. Ten EU and three non-EU states were … Continue reading Migrant Crisis: EU Member Countries Hold Emergency Talks


migrantEuropean Union (EU) member countries have held an emergency meeting to determine a common response to the migrant crisis.

Ten EU and three non-EU states were present at the meeting, but Turkey’s absence seems suspicious.

A draft statement has been put together, calling on countries to stop waving through migrants, without their neighbours agreeing.

It also proposes to bolster EU patrols at Greece’s borders and to send 400 extra guards to Slovenia.

Last week, Hungary closed its border with Croatia, causing a backlog of migrants seeking another route, though Slovenia.

The Slovenian Government on the other hand, has accused Croatia of deliberately dumping thousands of migrants on the border.

Earlier, front line countries in the middle of the migrant crisis have threatened to close their borders, to avoid becoming buffer zones for new arrivals.