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'Commission 'steamrolls' over eastern European countries on migration then slips them €200 million' says UKIP

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9 years ago

October 2, 2015

After the 1 October announcement that the European Commission will grant almost €200 million to member states most affected by the migrant crisis, European Parliament Budget Control Committee member, UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott (pictured) said: "To finally resolve this crisis, it must be tackled at the source. Pumping more tax-payers money into papering over the cracks will only exasperate the problem in the long term.

"It would be cynical of me to suggest that this financial commitment is related to the widespread dissent we saw from eastern European leaders last week. For the Commission to promise this money after causing the crisis is patronising, arrogant and short sighted. It's the equivalent of first sinking the ship, then having the cheek to send a lifeboat. The European Commission steamrolls over eastern European countries on migration then slips them €200m."

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