Zero Hedge
March 3, 2017
For months now, Europe Union member states have been devastated by numerous terrorist attacks and acts of violent crime, many of which were perpetrated at the hands of people who sought asylum from persecution in their home countries in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Here is just a small sample of our headlines from the past couple of months:
12 Dead, 48 Injured After Pakistan-Born Refugee Rammed Truck Into Berlin Christmas Market
Machete-Wielding Man Shot At Paris Louvre After Attacking Soldier, Shouting “Allahu Akbar”
“War In Paris” – ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attacks Killing 127: The Full Summary
ISIS Mastermind Behind Istanbul Terrorist Attack Was A “Refugee” Protected By Europe
Sweden Creates 55 “No-Go Zones” As It Loses Control Of Refugee Crisis
But despite the violence that seems to follow Europe’s growing migrant population, European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos says that member states are falling short of fulfilling “their duty” to help international refugees. As such, Avramopoulos has threatened economic penalties as early as September for states that refuse to accept their ‘fair share’ of 160,000 Syrian refugees currently residing in Italy and Greece. Per Yahoo News:
The EU on Thursday stepped up warnings that countries could be punished if they fail to share the burden of mainly Syrian refugees stranded in Greece and Italy.
Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said member states had until September to take in 160,000 Syrian and other refugees from the two countries, which have been on the frontline of the migration crisis.
So far only 13,500 have been relocated in a process bogged down by general inertia and resistance from Eastern European states which oppose Muslim immigration.
“If we don’t have tangible efforts by September… the commission will not hesitate to…