Britain bows to pressure to accept more Syrians.
- 9 years ago
British Prime Minister David Cameron was expected to say Friday many more Syrian refugees would be allowed into the United Kingdom.
Cameron has bowed to public pressure at home and to political momentum in the European Union to do more to address a growing humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people - Syrians fleeing the Islamic State, but also Iraqis, Eritreans, Nigerians, Albanians and many others - flee to Europe.
Britain has accepted since 2014 just a few hundred of the four million Syrians who have fled the conflict-ravaged nation.
Germany, by contrast, has already registered over 40,000 Syrian asylum seekers this year and is expected to absorb around 800,00 refugees and migrants before the year is out.
The British leader is expected to make the announcement in Spain, where he will discuss the issue Friday with his Spanish and Portuguese counterparts.
Cameron has bowed to public pressure at home and to political momentum in the European Union to do more to address a growing humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of people - Syrians fleeing the Islamic State, but also Iraqis, Eritreans, Nigerians, Albanians and many others - flee to Europe.
Britain has accepted since 2014 just a few hundred of the four million Syrians who have fled the conflict-ravaged nation.
Germany, by contrast, has already registered over 40,000 Syrian asylum seekers this year and is expected to absorb around 800,00 refugees and migrants before the year is out.
The British leader is expected to make the announcement in Spain, where he will discuss the issue Friday with his Spanish and Portuguese counterparts.