Migrant Crisis Poses Unprecedented Challenge for Europe
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 800,000 <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="haven">haven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2016. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> – <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="standpoints">standpoints</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span>, <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Luca">Luca</span> <span word="Dall">Dall</span>'<span word="Oglio">Oglio</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Migration">Migration</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrants">migrants</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gateway">gateway</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Balkans">Balkans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="living">living</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stoking">stoking</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span>. <span word="Slovenia">Slovenia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="razor">razor</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>.</p>
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