Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Europe was ‘ill-prepared’ for refugee deluge, says German ambassador to the U.S.- PBS


German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an emergency summit to deal with the refugee crisis, a day after Europeans ministers failed to reach a deal on resettlement quotas. German Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Wittig joins Gwen Ifill to discuss how his country and the continent are grappling with the crisis. Continue reading 

PETER WITTIG: Well, we have to understand this is a crisis of historic proportions.

Never, since the World War II, have we seen that flow of refugees pouring into Europe, so small wonder that Europe was ill-prepared for this momentous crisis. But I think all the countries have realized we can only solve this together. And it’s a litmus test of European solidarity. - Read More at PBS

Europe was ‘ill-prepared’ for refugee deluge, says German ambassador to the U.S.

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