EU considers consuming 1,500 kid refugees in Greece: German govt
EUROPE is considering consuming up to at least one 1,500 migrant children who are housed in Greek camps, Germany said Monday.
“A humanitarian solution has been negotiated at the European level for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to take these kids,” said the federal government in a statement.
Berlin was ready to take in an “appropriate” share, it added.
“You want to support Greece in the tough humanitarian situation around 1,000 to 1 1,500 kids on the Greek islands,” added the federal government in a assertion after a lot more than seven time of talks between leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s right-left coalition.
Concern above the plight of the minors have grown because they either require urgent treatment or are actually unaccompanied by adults.
Calls have become in recent days for other European nations to take them found in, while Greece came under extreme pressure after Turkey stopped avoiding migrants from leaving for EU territory.
Over the last week, migrants have repeatedly sought to storm the Greek border, with clashes erupting as Greek law enforcement used tear gas and water cannon to push them back.
Amid the crisis, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Brussels Monday for talks with the EU.
Ankara and the EU agreed found in 2016 a deal where Brussels would provide vast amounts of euros in assist in exchange for Turkish authorities curbing the flow of migrants.
But Ankara has repeatedly accused the bloc of not fulfilling its promises.
