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EC President says member States 'must' show solidarity

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(ANSAmed) - Brussels, September 22 - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday that member States "must" show solidarity in sharing the burden of refugees who arrive in Europe. "Some countries do it, others say no because they are Catholic and they don't want Muslims," he said. "This is unacceptable because they are not (only) Muslims but human beings".
    He added that countries unable to participate in the redistribution of asylum seekers "must participate more in the reinforcement of protection of the (EU's) external border, which must be done by the end of October".
   

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