Europe Needs to Do More for Refugees
<p><span word="Europe">Europe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Refugees">Refugees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Balkans">Balkans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span>.</p><p><span word="Mild">Mild</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="travelling">travelling</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Balkans">Balkans</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worsen">worsen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Gati">Gati</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Eurasia">Eurasia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Balkan">Balkan</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="this">this</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gati">Gati</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="aviator">aviator</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Lisko">Lisko</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="admirable">admirable</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span>. <span word="They">They</span> [<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span>] <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lisko">Lisko</span>.</p>
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