Syrian refugees are well… elsewhere

(BRUXELLES2 to Luxembourg) The Turkish appeal to Europe for more solidarity with the Syrian refugees sounded somewhat empty. No country rushed. The High Representative, Catherine Ashton, moreover, kicked in touch with the question of a colleague on this subject, stressing that she had not received a Turkish call of this nature. Guido Westerwelle, the German Foreign Minister seems to have heard it. But don't really intend to follow up on it, except in an emergency. “Germany is basically ready to receive refugees for medical treatment. This must, however, be done “in a European context” and “in consultation with the United Nations”. The focus must be clearly on providing relief to refugees on the ground. we underline on the German side. A plea widely taken up by his European counterparts. Moreover, the conclusions make no mention of any reception of refugees in Europe. Admittedly, the European Union has officially " expressed its solidarity with the affected populations and neighboring countries that have hosted the refugees ". And the EU will continue to provide assistance and calls on all donors to increase their contributions to UN appeals for funding for humanitarian aid and aid to refugees. But nothing else... Just “Given the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the approach of winter, the EU reiterates the moral imperative to scale up assistance to all affected populations across Syria and neighboring countries.. » ...