AVRAMOPOULOS: “WE MUST NOT CONFUSE REFUGEES WITH TERRORISTS” – Call for Unity and Solidarity

”People of Europe must not confuse terrorists with asylum seekers”, was the message of the European Commissioner for Immigration and Internal Affairs, Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos, on the occasion of the latest terrorist strikes in Manchester and London.

“There must be no confusion between terrorism and immigration or between terrorists and asylum seekers. We hear voices that do not want asylum seekers to accept for safety reasons. This can not be accepted. We are talking about people who just leave for reasons of terrorism. We need to be vigilant. But we can not accept this false rhetoric that puts refugees and terrorists in the same sack, “said Mr Avramopoulos.

Speaking to European journalists, among whom are Greeks, as part of a three-day briefing on the European asylum system in Brussels, Mr Avramopoulos referred to the dangers of the immigration crisis.

“The immigration crisis jeopardises the European project. More than the economic crisis, the immigration crisis jeopardises the European vision. We have to protect the unity of Europe, “Mr Avramopoulos said.

On 21 June, on the initiative of the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, a conference on Migration Management will be held in Brussels, which will include Mr Tajani, Jean Clint Juncker and Donald Tusk. The conference will be held in the context of the discussions that are being held and the revision of the Dublin Regulation.