MSF boycott EU

brussels - Doctors Without Borders (MSF) now takes no more financial support to EU and EU Member States. This protest against the 'scandalous' treatment of refugees in Greece and Turkey have come to adopt the policy of the EU to sit or be returned.

A European Commission spokesman responded excited yesterday at the announcement of MSF, which the 'immigrant deal 'with Turkey condemned as inhumane. 'We prefer to rely on the judgment of the United Nations, the 28 Member States and the Council of Europe, which all have a different insight. '

MSF states counter that the financial support given Turkey in Europe to improve the refugees' especially to stop a reward for improved border protection to asylum seekers who then have nowhere to go. ',, For us it is unacceptable that this is presented as humanitarian policies. ''
  
    
     
      
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The decision to boycott European aid funds is effective immediately and applies to all projects worldwide. Last year, MSF received from the EU and Member States 56 million euro, 3.9% of the total income of the organization. MSF receives by far the most money from individual donors.

According to general director of MSF, Arjan Hehenkamp that choice consciously.,, This way we can keep a principled organization. 'For this reason also money from the US government refused.,, Who plays in so many places in the world a role, even military, that brings our independence. This action is not unique. And so yes we do try to bring the EU to another thought. '

Hehe Camp does not recognize criticisms that his organization is now preparing to politics and thus of losing donors the risk.,, The reactions that we have inside shows that 70% support us in this. It is not as if we have no money for our actions. We need containers on hand. We continue thus helping refugees. '
  
  
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The foreman says MSF also to understand that the biggest refugee crisis in the world can not only be solved by Europe. He points out that countries such as Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan overcrowded. He has already said an advocate to be a global conference on the refugees.,, And I'm not talking about people who come to Europe for many reasons, but to people where everyone feels that they need help. '

Minister for Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen find it very,, '' that MSF takes this decision and hopes the organization to continue dialogue. According Ploumen the deal in Europe with the Turks,, not ideal, '' but there are results achieved with it. There will be fewer people at a crossing. MSF points out that there are also many people again via other routes drowning in the Mediterranean.

The funds now spent by MSF Netherlands, will now be used in another way to the refugee crisis, says Ploumen. The Commission spokesman said the same.