Migration researcher proposes a refugee center in Spain

Migrants and Spaniards commemorate refugees drowned in the Mediterranean by a 24-hour vigil in Bilbao. (Photo: Vincent West / REUTERS)

(afp / reu / sda) The Migration Researcher and Director of the European Stability Initiative think tank in Berlin, Gerald Knaus, calls for the creation of a research center. In Spain, given the growing number of refugees in Spain. This should be initiated by several states. "Why Germany, France and the Netherlands do not organize a reception center in Spain with Madrid?" Knaus told the German newspaper "Welt" on Monday about the increasing displacement of refugee movements in Spain

. Provides fast asylum decisions "in a few weeks". Recognized refugees could then be distributed in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands. Anyone who is rejected must "return immediately to their country of origin". For this, it needs agreements with the most important countries of origin of Africa. If they do not help those in need of redress, legal immigration quotas could be promised in the form of work visas or scholarships.

Mr. Knaus played a key role in developing the agreement on refugees from the European Union. Turkey was involved. "For that, we need a coalition of affected states that show what practical solutions can look like."

Spanish government asks for EU help

The European Commission has recently called for a European solution. EU leaders also agreed on a compromise on migration at the end of June. Among other things, joint asylum centers within the EU must be set up on a voluntary basis. The proposal of refugee institutions in third countries will also be examined.

The attention of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean has recently moved more and more towards Spain. The Spanish government has called for a European solution over the weekend and increased assistance from EU partners.