EU, 400,000 asylum requests in 6 months (2)

(ANSA) - Brussels, August 19 - "From January to June 2015 the EU has received more than 400,000 asylum requests," a European Commission spokesman said Wednesday, adding "the total for 2014 was 600,000".
    "This is not a Greek, Italian or German crisis. This is a global migratory crisis that requires courageous joint action," the spokesman said. The EU faces rising numbers of migrants and refugees from countries like Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, Libya and Nigeria.