EU states ready to accept Guantanamo detainees

ITN via Yahoo! News ^ | June 15, 2009

[Oldeconomybuyer]

EU member states say they are ready to help resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.

Washington will share information about detainees and will consider, on a case-by-case basis, paying for the costs incurred by the states receiving them.

But the issue of EU states accepting released detainess is controversial, partly because Europe's open borders mean former inmates accepted by one state will be able to travel freely through most of the region.

Jonathan Faull, a senior European Commission official, said: "It will now be for each country in the EU to decide whether to take detainees from Guantanamo or not, knowing that we have agreed on general principles."

He said a member state's decision to resettle a detainee or detainees could not be vetoed by another EU state.

But EU ministers have already agreed to share information before accepting anyone for resettlement.

[Buckeye McFrog]

the amount in bribes that Barry is paying to countries to take these guys off his hands will be truly staggering

[Iron Munro]

What’s Obama paying now?
Palau got around $12 million a head.

[LADY J]

Any ideas about how much bribe money, donated by the American tax payer, is going to be sent to these countries?

[Jonny foreigner]

But the issue of EU states accepting released detainess is controversial, partly because Europe’s open borders mean former inmates accepted by one state will be able to travel freely through most of the region.

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alarming but not 100% correct. they are only allowed to travel and live through out the EU if the host country gives them citizenship. if not they are not allowed to leave the host country (of course not allowed unfortunately does not mean not possible especially without border controlls)

[Cicero]

Gee, if I declare myself a Muslim Terrorist, can I get $12 million and a free trip to Bermuda?

[angkor]

>>>> they are only allowed to travel and live through out the EU if the host country gives them citizenship. <<<<<

Last time I went to Europe I needed my passport exactly twice: once before boarding my flight in the USA, and second when clearing immigration in the USA.

Throughout the EU, the border staff had less than zero interest in my passport, in fact I was made to feel like a kook for showing it.

[sonofagun]

Washington will share information about detainees and will consider, on a case-by-case basis, paying for the costs incurred by the states receiving them.

How many billions will THIS cost the US?

[Jonny foreigner]

Last time I went to Europe I needed my passport exactly twice: once before boarding my flight in the USA, and second when clearing immigration in the USA.

Throughout the EU, the border staff had less than zero interest in my passport, in fact I was made to feel like a kook for showing it.

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yes this is true once you entered the so called “schengen coutries/area) there are no border controlls any more, so you will not get controlled when entering a different country. but still (of course what you have “done” was perfekt legal) it would not be legal for this guys. if you are not a tourist (who gets controlled the moment she/he enters this zone) or a EU citizen you are not allowed to travel trough out the EU. of course you have a good chance not to get chatched but if they catch you somewhere you have a serious problem ;-)
greetings