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PM urges EU nations to fund refugee camps around Syria

David Cameron has visited camps in Lebanon and Jordan to meet Syrian refugees who have fled their country's civil war.

The Prime Minister has called on other EU countries to "step up to the plate" and follow Britain's lead by funding refugee camps around Syria.

Mr Cameron said there was a "direct connection" between shortfalls in aid for camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey and the influx of migrants into Europe.

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Relaxation of Austrian border controls to end

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has said it is time to phase out extraordinary measures allowing the unimpeded inflow of thousands of migrants from Hungary to Austria and Germany.

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann says it is time to phase out the extraordinary measures. Credit: Reuters

We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we must act quickly and humanely. We have helped more than 12,000 people in an acute situation.

Now we have to move step by step away from emergency measures towards normality in conformity with the law and dignity.

– Statement by Werner Faymann.

The statement comes after "intensive talks" with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a telephone call with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

He said Austria and Germany would play a central role in Europe "to ensure common securing of outer borders, ensure fair asylum procedures and achieve a fair distribution of asylum seekers via a European quota".

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