Strasbourg,
09.02.2012 – The Chair of the Migration Committee of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Giacomo
Santini, has stated that "the erection of a barbed wire fence
between Greece and Turkey will not solve anything at all. It will
simply give rise to greater distress and more loss of human lives."
"People attempting
to reach Europe will look for alternative routes," he went on.
"We have already seen this in the Mediterranean region: when
obstacles are increased, migration routes shift. Migratory flows now
go through Turkey. They will soon follow even more dangerous routes
across the mountains, in order to get into Europe via the countries
of the north-east," he said.
"The solution lies
elsewhere. Greece is on its knees and needs assistance and support.
Europe must show greater solidarity and share responsibility where
migration is concerned. Greece needs neither the Dublin system, which
unfairly distributes responsibilities for asylum in Europe, nor a
barbed wire fence, which may well be more decorative than effective,"
he concluded.
9/2/2012
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