EU wil vlugtelinge terugstuur

Die Europese Unie het ‘n beroep op lidlande gedoen om die hervestiging van migrante en vlugtelinge te bespoedig.

Die EU Migrasie-kommissaris, Dimitris Avramopoulos het aan verslaggewers in Brussel gesê dat slegs 497 mense al hervestig is uit die 160 000 waarop verlede September ooreengekom is.

Hy sê hy het in briewe aan EU-lede ‘n sterk en duidelike boodskap gestuur dat die proses bespoedig moet word.

Hy sê talle migrante sal steeds probeer om Europa te bereik, maar dat dit nie hul keuse is in watter Europese land hulle beskerming geniet nie.

Die Turkse president Recep Tayyip Erdogan verkeer tans onder druk om sy grense vir duisende Siriese vlugtelinge oop te stel ná die jongste gevegte in die Aleppo-provinsie.

Hy is tans in ‘n drukgang geplaas deur die suksesvolle Russiese lugveldtog teen ISIS op sy grens.

Na Amerika se weiering om aan die kant van Turkye toe te tree om die anti-Assad rebelle, ISIS, te steun, is die Turkse president se beweegruimte om die EU af te dreig deur vlugtelinge te stuur, beperk.

Erdogan kla dat die VSA steun aan Koerdiese militante in Sirië verleen en sê die Amerikaners se wanbegrip van die Koerde se rol as terroriste, is besig om die streek in ‘n bloedbad te verander.

Sy klagtes kom te midde van hardnekkige gerugte dat Turkye ISIS ondersteun.

Die Koerdiese kwessie bemoeilik lankal Turkye se koördinering met ander ISIS wat die rebelle téén President Bashar al-Assad steun, meen ontleders.

Kenners sê dit dui slegs op nog verdeeldheid in die streek, waar die jongste poging vir vrede op ‘n dooiepunt uitgeloop het.

4 thoughts on “EU wil vlugtelinge terugstuur”

  1. Russia’s air campaign will stop the refugees from Syria. According to the UNCHR in the first 6 months of 2015 there were 4.2 million refugees from Syria in countries like Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon. http://www.unhcr.org/56701b969.html

    Syrian refugees started arriving to the EU from 2014, only after the UN and US cut funding for the Syrian refugees.

    Dec 1 2014, 10:39 am ET

    U.N. Suspends Food Aid for 1.7 million Syrian Refugees

    http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-n-suspends-food-aid-1-7-million-syri…

    GENEVA — A lack of funds has forced the U.N. World Food Program to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the agency said on Monday. “Without WFP vouchers, many families will go hungry. For refugees already struggling to survive the harsh winter, the consequences of halting this assistance will be devastating,” said WFP, which needs $64 million to support the refugees for the rest of December.

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/05/lack-of-funds-world-food-pr…

    http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/09/14/440280540/for-syrian-re…

    Seven factors behind the movement of Syrian refugees to Europe Briefing Notes, 25 September 2015

    Loss of hope

    High costs of living/Deepening poverty

    Limited livelihood opportunities

    Aid shortfalls

    Hurdles to renew legal residency

    Scant education opportunities

    Feeling unsafe in Iraq

    http://www.unhcr.org/560523f26.html

    Russian air-to-surface military operation in Syria began September 30, 2015 at the request from the Syrian government, and most importantly: Starting with September 2015 the amount of Syrian refugees to the EU are falling, not rising.

    During September, 602 Syrians were newly registered with UNHCR, while 412 individuals closed their cases. 30/09/2015

    During October, 547 Syrians were newly registered with UNHCR, while 240 individuals closed their cases. 31/10/2015

    During November, 109 Syrians were newly registered with UNHCR, while 23 5individuals closed their cases. 30/11/2015

    There are no indication about the new cases opened in December and January according to UNHCR

    http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/highlights.php?%20Page=1&Country=0&…

  3. Daar is moontlik ‘n misverstand oor die betekenis van die term “hervestiging”. Dit beteken nie hervestiging in die lande van herkoms nie, maar hervestiging, hoofsaaklik uit Duitsland, na ander Europese lande. Van “hervestiging” van migrante na hulle lande van herkoms sal ons nog tekens moet sien, maar die kanse is skraal.

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