Juncker accuses member states of populism over migration crisis and says Commission could re-table mandatory burden sharing mechanismIn an interview with AFP, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused some EU member states of behaving in a “populist” fashion in refusing to accept greater numbers of asylum seekers. He added “We proposed a mandatory system to redistribute asylum seekers and people who need international protection, but the member states did not follow us and we are forced to seek an agreement on a voluntary basis… If we don’t get there on a voluntary basis, we will have to reconsider the Commission’s …read more
Source: Open Europe