/ world today news/ “Europe went almost empty-handed to the meeting with African leaders to solve the refugee crisis,” said Iliana Yotova.
The harsh statement of the Bulgarian MEP was dictated by the European Commission’s report on the implementation of the measures and policies proposed six months ago. “We have nothing to brag about,” emphasized Iliyana Yotova and pointed out that out of all the planned “hot spots” only one is working, and only 147 people out of a total of 160,000 have been relocated from Greece and Italy under the so-called quota system. In her speech, she emphasized that the meeting on the situation in the Western Balkans, specially convened on October 25, failed. There is a dangerous tendency to “selfishly” lock member states into national policies instead of European solutions. As the most eloquent evidence, she pointed to the return of the borders between the countries in the Schengen area and the construction of fences along the borders between the member states.
In her speech, Iliana Yotova insisted on strict monitoring by the European Commission for the implementation of the adopted measures and for effective criminal procedures in the event of non-implementation. According to her, there is a danger that the emigrant crisis will turn into a political one both in the countries themselves and between the individual members of the European Union.
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