Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, in Valletta for the November 11 and 12 summit, said that Bulgaria’s contribution would come from an assistance fund so that there would be no need to take additional money from the country’s national budget.
He told reporters that “rich and social Europe” was becoming more attractive for refugees and people seeking a better life.
- Borissov said that Turkey was behaving in a “quite European” manner and was helping the EU and, besides finance, some exceptions could be made so that the country’s “good behaviour could be rewarded”.
Turkey was maintaining close to two million people in its refugee camps, he said. “I see no problems with visa liberalisation,” Borissov said.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with a number of European leaders, launched on November 12 the EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa.
“Through its long-standing development cooperation over the years, the EU has been substantially contributing to tackling the root causes of poverty and migration. Today, we are taking a step further.This Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, set up at a record speed, shows once more the EU’s commitment to swiftly reply to the large challenges we are facing in the region,” Juncker said.
“To succeed, we need to work together with other European countries and our partner countries in Africa in addressing the root causes of irregular migration and promoting economic and equal opportunities, security and development.”
Juncker said that for the Africa Trust Fund and the EU’s response to be credible, “I want to see more member states contributing and matching the 1.8 billion euro the EU has put forward”.
The Emergency Trust Fund is made up of 1.8 billion euro from the European Union financing instruments as well as contributions from EU member states and other donors. So far, 25 EU Member States and two non-EU donors (Norway and Switzerland) have announced a total contribution of about 78.2 million euro.
[sofiaglobe.com]
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The European Union launched a fund for Africa on Nov. 12 with an initial $2 billion to combat the poverty and conflict driving migration to Europe, but African leaders said more fundamental economic change was needed...
ReplyDeleteThe trust fund, unveiled at a summit with African leaders in Malta, consists largely of 1.8 billion euros ($1.93 billion) put up by the European Commission, the EU executive, from the bloc's central budget. The Commission wants member states to match that, but few have pledged much so far.
The new money, which adds to some 20 billion euros annually donated to Africa by the EU and its 28 states, will finance projects ranging from training and small-business grants and combating food shortages to schemes directly aimed at cutting emigration and tackling radicalisation and other violence.
With Europeans' attention now gripped by over half a million Syrians and others whose arrival has plunged the EU into crisis, memories have faded of the drowned Africans whose deaths in April prompted the Malta summit. However, EU officials say that African migration presents the greater long-term concern.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the summit was only a start: "We have a great deal of work ahead of us," she said.............http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/eu-launches-2-bln-emergency-fund-for-africa-to-combat-migration.aspx?pageID=238&nID=91072&NewsCatID=359
Britain has committed 275 million pounds to a planned European Union fund designed to help Turkey accommodate the more than two million Syrian refugees it is hosting, the British government said on Friday...
ReplyDeletePrime Minister David Cameron made the commitment during a summit in Malta this week which was aimed at seeking ways to stem a chaotic flow of migrants that threatens Europe’s unity and open borders.
Spread over the next two years, the commitment will go towards helping Turkey support and improve conditions for refugees, a government spokesperson said.
Civil war in neighbouring Syria has forced millions to flee across the border, straining resources in countries like Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Many of the displaced eventually seek passage to Europe, which is also struggling to cope with the influx of refugees.
Britain’s pledge forms part of a 3 billion euro fund planned by the EU. Details on how the rest of fund will be structured have yet to be finalised.
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies (G20) are to meet on Sunday and Monday in Turkey to discuss economic issues, with Syria’s war, migration and the fight against terrorism expected to force their way onto the agenda.
- See more at: http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/11/britain-commits-275-million-pounds-to-help-turkey-handle-refugees/#sthash.Vh1wDFqV.dpuf
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