Will Finance Policies solve the EU ‘Refugee Crisis’?

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Publication Date 28/02/2018
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Analysis feature in which the author suggested that the German government was floating the idea in 2018 of restructuring EU funds such as the structural funds to benefit member states that took in migrants and refugees. What seemed like a selfish move by the country that hosted the largest number of refugees in Europe might be a step towards resolving the lingering EU political crises.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on the 22 February 2018: 'With the distribution of structural funds, we must ensure that the allocation criteria in future reflect the engagement of many regions and municipalities in absorbing and integrating migrants'.

The issue was said to have been broached at the Informal meeting of the EU27 heads of state or government in Brussels on 23 February 2018. Inevitably, the suggestion divided the member states and proved controversial.

Source Link https://verfassungsblog.de/will-finance-policies-solve-the-eu-refugee-crisis/
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European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: What Think Tanks Are Thinking, 24.01.18: The EU's next long-term budget http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eus-next-long-term-budget/
ESO: Find further information in ESO on the Multiannual Financial Framework http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=mff%20financial%20framework%20&searchOption=all
ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/
Politico, 22.02.18: Angela Merkel: Link EU funds to migrant integration https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-link-eu-budget-funds-to-migrant-integration-border-protection/
EUObserver, 02.03.18: [Opinion]: Orban's EU funds gamble https://euobserver.com/opinion/141160

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