MEPs react to EU-Balkans summit

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MEPs react to EU-Balkans summit



STRASSBOURG: -- At the start of yet another meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs were far from optimistic after Sunday’s EU-Balkans summit.

That meeting aimed to find new ways to stem the influx of refugees along the so-called Western Balkans route.

Thousands are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia.

“So far we didn’t see a proper response of all European countries, quite the opposite: we saw a lot of individualism. we saw some countries closing down the borders, a lack of solidarity and all this is actually causing a lot of intolerance in Europe,” said Tanja Fajon, a Slovenian centre-left MEP.

But member of Angela Merkel’s CDU party said there was agreement that proper procedures for registering refugees should be observed.

“In Greece, the registration should be done,” said Elmar Brok, who chairs the parliament’s foreign affairs committee.

“It must be brought order into that! and it’s not possible anymore just to bring the people through the countries to Germany, to waive them through. after this decision that is not possible anymore. Therefore i think it’s an important building measure to come to a better situation.”

EU leaders will return to the topic in two weeks time when they meet with their African counterparts at another migration summit this time in Malta.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2015-10-27

[NongKhaiKid]

A couple of weeks ago MEPs, in the main, loudly applauded Junker's every word when he made his speech on the need for humanitarianism

Now that Europe is flooded and local people are increasingly up in arms these self same MEPs will go into self-preservation mode and if necessary bend like bamboo in the wind as it suits.

Nothing motivates a politician like the fear of losing his / her job.

[Baerboxer]

A couple of weeks ago MEPs, in the main, loudly applauded Junker's every word when he made his speech on the need for humanitarianism

Now that Europe is flooded and local people are increasingly up in arms these self same MEPs will go into self-preservation mode and if necessary bend like bamboo in the wind as it suits.

Nothing motivates a politician like the fear of losing his / her job.

They'd prefer not to be elected, just as Juncker isn't. Just let them have elections among themselves, with jobs for life, high pensions and no accountability whilst they rule by decree.

How on earth did modern, democratic EU countries allow this situation? And allow clowns like Junker and Merkel the Stassi Spy to run things?

[attento]

A couple of weeks ago MEPs, in the main, loudly applauded Junker's every word when he made his speech on the need for humanitarianism

Now that Europe is flooded and local people are increasingly up in arms these self same MEPs will go into self-preservation mode and if necessary bend like bamboo in the wind as it suits.

Nothing motivates a politician like the fear of losing his / her job.

They'd prefer not to be elected, just as Juncker isn't. Just let them have elections among themselves, with jobs for life, high pensions and no accountability whilst they rule by decree.

How on earth did modern, democratic EU countries allow this situation? And allow clowns like Junker and Merkel the Stassi Spy to run things?

Democracy is a word with an extremely loose definition.

There are many shining examples:: German Democratic Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, The Fourth Reich (a.k.a. the EU ) ......

Many of the member states of the EU have little experience of true democracy, so how would they know?

Edited October 27, 2015 by attento