EU promises action to deal with refugee crisis amid backlash over slow response
The European Union has promised to take action over the deepening refugee crisis amid mounting criticism of the bloc's slow response.
The vice-president of the EU Commission says the union will never turn away those who need protection. He said Brussels would provide an additional five million euros to help France manage thousands of refugees living in squalid conditions around the port of Calais. The promise of more action comes as deep divisions have emerged among the EU's 28 members. German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on other EU nations to share the burden of the influx of migrants. Also, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said it was scandalous that some Eastern European countries were refusing to accept refugees. Western countries have been criticized for failing to deal with the fallout of their warmongering policies in North Africa and the Middle East.
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