Comments on: European Commission warns of "massive refugee crisis" but then doesn't act to avoid it https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: TROY https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76136 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:34:38 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76136 The ‘Sunset Limited’ all talk, no action.

]]> By: Reporter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76135 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:19:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76135 The European Union is a toothless lion.

]]> By: Cannot_Resist_Anymore https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76134 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:15:02 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76134 L-Akbar Zib Frans Sammut speaketh again on timesofmalta.com – ‘we can keep the refugees for a while and then send them back no matter which side wins’.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110317/local/eu-bracing-for-massive-libya-refugee-crisis

]]> By: Alan https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76133 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:04:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76133 The main reason countries do not want to get involved in this matter (and are thus pussy-footing to an unbelievable degree), is simply that nobody has any money to afford another Iraq or Afghanistan, with all the years-on-end lingering effects those conflicts entail to this day.

I’m not saying this is right, the correct attitude, or anything of the sort. Heaven forbid.

I just think it’s the crude reality.

]]> By: Antoine Vella https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76132 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:41:43 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76132 They are doing something to avoid it; praying for the best. Perhaps we should tell them about the magic shoelace too.

]]> By: ciccio2011 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/03/european-commission-warns-of-massive-refugee-crisis-but-then-doesnt-act-to-avoid-it/#comment-76131 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:41:03 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=10543#comment-76131 We have to promote Liam Fox to EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid.

Kristalina Georgieva can replace John Dalli when he resigns to resume his business in Libya. He is going to be a privileged trading partner of Gaddafi after his remarks that were “misinterpreted” by the European press as favouring the dictator.

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