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Greece threatens to veto Britain-EU deal if states close borders to refugees
Source: The Guardian
Greece threatens to veto Britain-EU deal if states close borders to refugees
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Friday 19 February 2016 12.00 GMT
The discussion surrounding the UK’s future in the European Union has collided dramatically with the migration crisis after Greece threatened to veto a new deal for Britain if other member states closed their borders to refugees.
The two problems became entangled at a summit in Brussels where EU leaders are grappling not only with David Cameron’s negotiations but also with how to deal with the biggest influx of refugees since the second world war.
The movement of people has called into question the EU’s border-free Schengen zone and has thrown EU asylum rules into chaos. On Friday, Austria introduced daily limits on the number of migrants entering the country, triggering fears of further border closures.
EU sources said the Greek government, in the midst of the so-called Brexit summit, had asked for a guarantee from other leaders that no borders would be closed before an EU-Turkey summit to discuss the refugee crisis in early March. Otherwise, it reportedly said, it would withhold approval of the British deal.
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
Friday 19 February 2016 12.00 GMT
The discussion surrounding the UK’s future in the European Union has collided dramatically with the migration crisis after Greece threatened to veto a new deal for Britain if other member states closed their borders to refugees.
The two problems became entangled at a summit in Brussels where EU leaders are grappling not only with David Cameron’s negotiations but also with how to deal with the biggest influx of refugees since the second world war.
The movement of people has called into question the EU’s border-free Schengen zone and has thrown EU asylum rules into chaos. On Friday, Austria introduced daily limits on the number of migrants entering the country, triggering fears of further border closures.
EU sources said the Greek government, in the midst of the so-called Brexit summit, had asked for a guarantee from other leaders that no borders would be closed before an EU-Turkey summit to discuss the refugee crisis in early March. Otherwise, it reportedly said, it would withhold approval of the British deal.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/19/refugee-crisis-austria-daily-migrant-limit-eu-3bn-turkey-plan
