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UN refugee chief seeks better EU cooperation on migrants
By JAMEY KEATEN
Aug. 26, 2015 4:14 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Europe Union's asylum system is "completely dysfunctional," the head of the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, urging the bloc to better coordinate its response to the influx of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Africa and the Middle East.
Antonio Guterres, speaking in Geneva after meeting with France's interior minister, said the response could include EU deployment of triage centers to register migrants pouring into countries like Italy and Greece. Such "hotspots" could help officials distinguish refugees from others who "don't need protection," the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said, alluding to economic migrants.
"The European system of asylum is completely dysfunctional today," Guterres said. "Each (country) must do its job."
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said EU founding countries like France and Germany have to convince their partners to do more. He said France has taken a leading role, and has taken in 5,700 Syrian refugees since 2012. The U.N. estimates that more than 4 million people have fled Syria — mostly to neighboring Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
"GTP"
By JAMEY KEATEN
Aug. 26, 2015 4:14 PM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Europe Union's asylum system is "completely dysfunctional," the head of the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, urging the bloc to better coordinate its response to the influx of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Africa and the Middle East.
Antonio Guterres, speaking in Geneva after meeting with France's interior minister, said the response could include EU deployment of triage centers to register migrants pouring into countries like Italy and Greece. Such "hotspots" could help officials distinguish refugees from others who "don't need protection," the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said, alluding to economic migrants.
"The European system of asylum is completely dysfunctional today," Guterres said. "Each (country) must do its job."
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said EU founding countries like France and Germany have to convince their partners to do more. He said France has taken a leading role, and has taken in 5,700 Syrian refugees since 2012. The U.N. estimates that more than 4 million people have fled Syria — mostly to neighboring Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
"GTP"