He said Tuesday that, in Afghanistan, some took that to mean that Germany was introducing a quota of 800,000 and they had to rush to get in.
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Migrants are considered refugees when they are fleeing war or persecution in their countries, which is true for Syrians. The vast majority have come by boat across the Mediterranean.
Meanwhile, the United States is considering additional aid for Serbia to help the country deal with the current migrant crisis affecting Europe, White House announced in a release following the meeting between Vice President Joe Biden and Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic. “They’re going to close the border soon”.
Hungary declared a state of emergency in two southern counties as the new laws came into force.
People who cross the border illegally or damage the new fence will face criminal charges, punishable by imprisonment or deportation.
But numerous migrants will have their requests turned down automatically if they failed to submit an asylum application in Serbia or Macedonia, regarded by Hungary as safe.
The state of emergency declaration gives police more powers and allows for the deployment of troops, pending approval from Parliament.
On Sunday, police said a record 5809 people had entered, smashing the previous day’s record of 4330, despite coils of razorwire being unrolled along the Serbian border. Some 20,000 crossed into Austria from Hungary.
“We would like to be part of the solution to the problem, but this can’t be to our detriment …”
SALZBURG, Austria Austria said on Tuesday it would impose new restrictions at its borders from midnight, as the country on the main route for migrants crossing the European Union by land struggled to cope with a backlog of thousands trying to reach Germany.
Hundreds of refugees started demonstrating at Röszke transit area after they found out that, even those who entered the country legally and applied for asylum will probably be returned to Serbia quickly. That will result in asylum procedures that are “swifter and more effective”, the government said in a statement.
That number includes 40,000 from Italy and Greece that the European Union had already planned to relocate. “But not all“, EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos told reporters, according to the Cyprus Mail.
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The European Commission has said that the current situation in Germany “appears to be a situation covered by the rules”, indicating that Article 23 of the Schengen treaty allows for the temporary reintroduction of border controls “where there is a serious threat to public policy or internal security”.
