European Commission
Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
Jyrki Katainen on Wednesday said he was ready to "forcefully
support the idea" of a Juncker plan for growth in the countries
of origin of refugees. But he said "there wasn't any discussion
(about this) in a meeting of EU Commissioners" Wednesday. EU
sources explained that the idea is one of the ways being
considered to contribute to stability. EC Vice President Frans
Timmermans had spoken about it in recent days. The EU wants to
encourage economic growth in origin countries to help stem a
tide of arrivals of migrants and refugees into Europe.
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