How does Europe respond to Trump's new policy of restricting refugees and continuing to provide asylum?

65438+1October 3 1, EU officials responded to the new refugee and immigration policy announced by US President Trump a few days ago, saying that the EU will continue to insist on providing asylum to refugees. On the same day, German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized that this practice of the United States violated the basic concept of international cooperation to help refugees.

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Skinas, chief press spokesman of the European Commission, said at a regular press conference that the EU will not treat others differently because of nationality, race and religious belief in all its policies, including refugee policy.

Mogherini, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on the same day that the EU would continue to provide asylum to refugees, and called Trump's executive order "not the European way". She said that in dealing with the refugee crisis, the EU will continue to strengthen cooperation with all regions and countries on the basis of mutual respect and cooperation, and will not be different because of religious beliefs. This is the practice of the European Union, and I believe it is also the practice of the whole of Europe.

Merkel told the media that it is necessary and decisive to fight terrorism, but this does not mean that it is justified to hold general doubts about people with specific beliefs or backgrounds. She said that some German citizens also have national citizenship restricted by the United States, and the German government will try its best to safeguard their civil rights and interests.

Austrian media reported on the same day that Foreign Minister Courtesy condemned Trump's new refugee immigration policy. He said that the United States has the right to crack down on terrorism and extremist ideas, but religious groups and the whole country should not be suspected. He said that Austria has contacted the United States to protect Austrian citizens with dual citizenship who may be affected by this restriction order.

The lower house of the British Parliament voted after a three-hour emergency debate on the 30th, calling on Trump to cancel the administrative order restricting the entry of refugees and citizens from seven countries in North Africa and West Asia. On the same day, tens of thousands of people in London, Edinburgh and Liverpool took to the streets to protest Trump's executive order.

On the same day, the British Prime Minister's Office said that it would not cancel the previous British state visit invitation to Trump at the request of netizens.

65438+1On October 27th, Trump signed an executive order saying that the United States would suspend all refugees' entry within 120 days; Suspend the entry of Iranian, Sudanese, Syrian, Libyan, Somali, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens within 90 days; Syrian refugees are banned from entering the United States indefinitely. Trump's refugee and immigration policy immediately caused controversy in the United States and around the world.