UNHCR chief issues key guidelines for dealing with Europe's refugee crisis

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• Business as usual will not solve the problem.”

• Europe cannot go on responding to this crisis with a piecemeal or incremental approach. No country can do it alone, and no country can refuse to do its part,” he said

• The only way to solve this problem is for the Union and all member states to implement a common strategy, based on responsibility, solidarity and trust,” he said.

• Calling for all states to respect international law and obligations,

• six fundamental principles

• This is a primarily refugee crisis, not only a migration phenomenon.

• 2) Europe cannot go on responding to this crisis with a piecemeal or incremental approach