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European
Union and Balkan leaders have agreed a 17-point plan to cooperate on
managing arrival of refugees through the Balkan peninsula, the European
Commission has said.
Among
measures agreed at the meeting in Brussels on Sunday evening were that
100,000 places in reception centres should be made available along the
route from Greece toward Germany. The UN refugee agency would help
establish them.
Some
50,000 places will be created in Greece and another 50,000 on the route
through Balkans countries such as Macedonia and Serbia, European
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said after the mini-summit of
11 nations.
"Refugees
need to be treated in a humane manner along the length of the Western
Balkans route to avoid a humanitarian tragedy in Europe," Juncker said.
The
agreement comes in the wake of differences among member nations on how
to tackle the continent's greatest refugee crisis since World War II.
"This is one of the greatest litmus tests that Europe has ever faced," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Border operations
They
also agreed to expand border operations and make full use of biometric
data like fingerprints as they register and screen refugees, before
deciding whether to grant them asylum or send them home.
"We
have made very clear that the policy of simply waving people through
must be stopped," EU Commission president told reporters, referring to
agreements to cooperate and avoid unilateral national measures that have
contributed to chaos throughout the region.
The
meeting also agreed to deploy 400 police officers to Slovenia within a
week to help the country cope with its overwhelming arrival of refugees.
Earlier, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said that his country was
not receiving enough help from its EU partners.
Nearly 250,000 people have passed through the Balkans since mid-September.
Croatia
said 11,500 people entered its territory on Saturday, the highest tally
in a single day since Hungary put up a fence and refugees started
moving sideways into Croatia a month ago.
Source: Reuters And AP
Union and Balkan leaders have agreed a 17-point plan to cooperate on
managing arrival of refugees through the Balkan peninsula, the European
Commission has said.
Among
measures agreed at the meeting in Brussels on Sunday evening were that
100,000 places in reception centres should be made available along the
route from Greece toward Germany. The UN refugee agency would help
establish them.
Some
50,000 places will be created in Greece and another 50,000 on the route
through Balkans countries such as Macedonia and Serbia, European
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said after the mini-summit of
11 nations.
"Refugees
need to be treated in a humane manner along the length of the Western
Balkans route to avoid a humanitarian tragedy in Europe," Juncker said.
The
agreement comes in the wake of differences among member nations on how
to tackle the continent's greatest refugee crisis since World War II.
"This is one of the greatest litmus tests that Europe has ever faced," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Border operations
They
also agreed to expand border operations and make full use of biometric
data like fingerprints as they register and screen refugees, before
deciding whether to grant them asylum or send them home.
"We
have made very clear that the policy of simply waving people through
must be stopped," EU Commission president told reporters, referring to
agreements to cooperate and avoid unilateral national measures that have
contributed to chaos throughout the region.
The
meeting also agreed to deploy 400 police officers to Slovenia within a
week to help the country cope with its overwhelming arrival of refugees.
Earlier, Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said that his country was
not receiving enough help from its EU partners.
Nearly 250,000 people have passed through the Balkans since mid-September.
Croatia
said 11,500 people entered its territory on Saturday, the highest tally
in a single day since Hungary put up a fence and refugees started
moving sideways into Croatia a month ago.
Source: Reuters And AP
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