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Every EU state should pay into 3 billion euro refugee fund: Germany
Berlin (AFP) – Germany wants every European Union state to contribute to a 3 billion euro ($3.2 billion) aid kitty for Syrian refugees in Turkey, saying it is a question of “European solidarity”.
“All member states should contribute to the financing totalling three billion euros,” Finance Ministry State Secretary Jens Spahn told the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung in comments confirmed by the government.
“It is also a question of European solidarity,” said Spahn.
The sum was pledged to Turkey following a summit on Sunday, but details on the bill for individual EU states have yet to emerge.
Spahn said the question would be broached at a EU finance ministers' meeting next week.
Turkey says it has taken in a total of 2.2 million refugees from Syria's four-year civil war and still maintains an “open door policy” while warning its capacity to take more is limited …. https://au.news.yahoo.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/12/every-eu-state-should-pay-into-3.html
