PM Tsipras: Europe must face the refugee crisis collectively

The Greek premier sounded the alarm that if we (Europe) do not meet our commitments then we will "face again huge impasses and then the fear of the rise of nationalism, of the extreme right and of xenophobia will become a reality and will lead Europe to an impasse".

Tsipras asked for the sharing of the burdens underlining that Greece has born the heavier burden and set the issue of the preservation of EU-Turkey agreement and asked for Frontex's strengthening in order to have better results. Moreover, Tsipras said that from UN General Assembly where they discussed the migration as a main universal problem he came to Austria where "we specified some of its aspects".

"I can't hide that there were views and voices in the Summit that have no relation with the climate that prevails in the international community on the problem, a problem that has humanitarian dimensions" he said adding that "there were voices saying that Europe should build fences and walls" and underlined that "the EU-Turkey agreement is an agreement that wants to tackle the human smuggling not the refugees which means to replace the illegal with legal flows.