Jean-Claude Juncker Quotes About Refugees

Quotes about: Refugees

• Angela Merkel did the right thing. Her decision and the extraordinary willingness of the German people to take in refugees conveyed an image of Germany that is still having positive repercussions today. Unfortunately, people in Germany are no longer seeing that.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  People, Decision, Today

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Now people are criticizing Europe, the European Commission, Juncker and the whole lot because the distribution of refugees didn't succeed immediately. But you also have to recognize that close to 20,000 refugees have already been redistributed. There are only a few member states that do not want to take part.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  People, Succeed, Criticize

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• In the end, the British didn't vote to leave because of the euro. They're not even members of the currency union. Even the refugee crisis hardly affected the country.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Country, Refugee Crisis, Unions

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Agreement, Europe, Turkeys

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Since it took up office, the Commission which I lead has pursued a clear policy: we need less interference from Brussels when it comes to the things that Member States can deal with better on their own. That is why we no longer regulate oil cans or showerheads, but concentrate instead on what we can do better together rather than alone - such as tackling the refugee crisis or securing our external borders. Only in that way can we make people feel that Europe makes a tangible difference.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Europe, Oil, Differences

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• We must also take this opportunity to learn from the situation [of Brexit], just as we learned from the refugee and debt crises.

  Jean-Claude Juncker

  Opportunity, Opportunities To Learn, Debt

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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