Juncker's State of Union Speech: Europe Will Keep Accepting and Relocating Refugees

The September 9, 2015 European State of the union was mostly about the migrant crisis. Juncker made it clear Europe will keep accepting and relocating refugees. The European state of the union started in 2009, following the United States state of the union tradition. This year was Juncker's first state of the Union speech which got monopolized by the migrant crisis in Europe. Jean-Claude Juncker made it clear, the EU is to set up a quota system for accepting asylum seekers and that all efforts are to accept and legalize refugees. To relocate refugees throughout the member states, the European Commission president declared that a "permanent relocation mechanism" is to be created to deal with the migrant crisis. Juncker own words on the migrant legalization topic:

"Migration must be legalized." "Need a change to legislations so migrants can work." "Migration must change from problem to resource."

Juncker's State of the Union speech 2015

Juncker own words on the Member States participation on the migrant crisis:

"Italy, Greece and Hungary cannot be left to cope alone." "I expect all member states to pitch in."

Juncker's State of the Union speech 2015

Juncker own words on the migrant crisis topic:

"Europe must remember the lessons from WW2." "Europeans at one time were all refugees." "Europe should be proud of its peace and stability." "We have to accept people fleeing ISIS." "Blaming others does not help the refugees." "Refugee crisis is simply not going away." "Europe must respect the dignity of asylum seekers." "We have the means to help people." "We should never forget why it's important to help the refugees."

Juncker's State of the Union speech 2015