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Austrian Chancellor: ‘Germany Should Accept Refugees Directly From Greece'

© AP Photo / Alexander ZemlianichenkoSyrian migrants and refugees gather at a makeshift migrant detention center at Kos' abandoned football stadium after crossing from Turkey, at the southeastern island of Kos, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.
Syrian migrants and refugees gather at a makeshift migrant detention center at Kos' abandoned football stadium after crossing from Turkey, at the southeastern island of Kos, Greece, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. - Sputnik International
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In an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann called on Germany to accept refugees directly from Greece, Turkey and Jordan.

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According to the politician, Austria is not willing to play the role of a "waiting room". Faymann stressed that refugees from Greece and its neighboring countries should be directly transferred to Germany.

Faymann also suggested that Germany should introduce a daily quota for refugees, according to which a certain number of migrants will be allowed to enter the country on a regular basis.

"It should set a daily quota and directly transfer those refugees from Greece, Turkey and Jordan to Germany," the politician said.

Since early January, Germany has started so to send the so-called economic refugees back to Austria. As a result, Austrian authorities introduced daily refugee caps in order to stop the uncontrolled influx of refugees through their country.

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Europe is currently struggling to cope with a massive refugee influx, with thousands of migrants fleeing conflict-torn countries of the Middle East and North Africa in search of safety and asylum.

The refugee crisis led to a division in the ranks of European leaders and caused chaos across Europe. While German Chancellor Angela Merkel pursues a policy of open doors toward refugees, such countries a Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have rejected any calls to impose a compulsory relocation of refugees on their territories.

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