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Migrant Crisis Could Undermine Idea of United Europe – German Minister

© AP Photo / Michael ProbstAsylum seekers walk outside the central refugee camp in Giessen, Germany, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015.
Asylum seekers walk outside the central refugee camp in Giessen, Germany, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. - Sputnik International
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German Labor and Social Affairs Minister claimed that the EU migrant crisis poses problems that could be detrimental to the idea of a united Europe.

ANKARA (Sputnik) – Problems stemming from the EU migrant crisis could be detrimental to the idea of a united Europe, German Labor and Social Affairs Minister Andrea Nahles said Thursday.

"There should be more justice in the distribution of refugees within the European Union. The inability to bear the collective responsibility can affect the idea of united Europe," Nahles said.

She also criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's statement that the refugee crisis was Germany's problem.

According to Nahles, up to 460,000 refugees will receive social aid in Germany this year, adding that Berlin plans to spend up to 3.3 billion euro ($3.7 billion) on integrating them into German society.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for an EU summit at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on June 25, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Europe is experiencing a massive migration crisis, as thousands of people attempt to cross into the bloc, fleeing violence in their home countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

In order to tackle the crisis, the European Commission has proposed to introduce a mandatory quota system to relocate and resettle migrants within the bloc, but it has faced opposition from several EU states.

On September 9, the Commission is expected to announce its proposals for a permanent mechanism to ensure "a fair distribution" of refugees among the EU member states

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