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Refugees and Migrants carry their belongings as they disembark
on a ferry with destination the port of Piraeus, on the northeast-
ern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
Associated Press

After deadly fire,

Greece to move migrants

from packed camps European Commissioner designate for Trade Phil Hogan answers questions during his hearing at

the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
By MICHAEL VARAKLAS and a three-year-old practice Associated Press
DEREK GATOPOULOS of containing new arrivals
Associated Press on Lesbos and four other EU trade chief nominee urges
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — eastern islands facing the
Signaling a shift in policy, Turkish coast. "This is a na-
Greece's government said tional crisis and it must be U.S. not to launch new tariff war
Monday it would acceler- addressed with a spirit of
ate efforts to move thou- responsibility," said Elefthe-
sands of refugees and mi- rios Oikonomou, a deputy BRUSSELS (AP) — The Irish- Hogan said "it doesn't make cuse each other of drag-
grants from Aegean Sea public order minister. "The man set to take over as sense" for the Trump admin- ging their feet.
islands to the mainland fol- number of people on the the European Union's top istration to launch a tariff Questioned by the law-
lowing a deadly fire at the islands will be reduced in trade official on Monday war "seeing that they're go- makers over how he would
country's largest camp on an orderly way that is pro- urged the United States not ing to have to deal with the handle trans-Atlantic trade
the island of Lesbos. portionate and involves to launch an economically issue if it goes badly wrong ties, Hogan said that "unfor-
The decision was an- the 13 regional authorities." damaging tariff war with for them on Boeing." tunately we have not seen
nounced after Prime Min- Other decisions include the the bloc over subsidies to "Europe has to stand up for much movement on that
ister Kyriakos Mitsotakis creation of detention cen- Airbus and Boeing. itself as well, in terms of the agenda," but, he insisted,
chaired a four-hour cabi- ters for migrants who do The World Trade Organiza- products that we will iden- "we must not lose sight of
net meeting, a day after a not have the right to apply tion ruled in May that Eu- tify in return," he added. the big picture" given the
fire at the Moria camp left for asylum, high-level con- rope illegally subsidized Air- Trans-Atlantic trade ten- huge volume of U.S.-EU
one asylum-seeker dead tacts between the Greek bus, hurting U.S. competi- sions soared after Trump trade.
and 17 injured. and Turkish governments to tor Boeing. The WTO is set imposed tariffs of 25 per- Before Trump came to of-
More than 12,000 people restart deportations to Tur- shortly to allow President cent on steel imports and fice, the Europeans had
— more than four times the key, and continued military Donald Trump to slap tariffs 10 percent on imported been trying for three years
site's capacity — are cur- support for coast guard pa- worth billions of euros on aluminum from the EU last to conclude a more wide-
rently housed in the camp trols in the eastern Aegean. European products — in- year. He said the move ranging Trans-Atlantic
and just outside its perim- The containment policy on cluding wine, cheese and was to protect U.S. national Trade and Investment Pact
eter following a spike in mi- the Greek islands was part olives — in response. The EU security interests, but the with the United States.
grant arrivals over the sum- of measures under a 2016 has brought a similar case Europeans claim it is simply The pact was meant to
mer. agreement between the at the WTO accusing the protectionism and breaks lift trade barriers between
Police said the fire gutted European Union and Turkey U.S. government of illegally global trade rules. the world's biggest trad-
eight container homes in to fight illegal immigration subsidizing Boeing, and a In response, the EU intro- ing partners, spark sorely-
the camp and triggered into Europe. ruling in its favor is expect- duced "rebalancing" tariffs needed economic growth
rioting by camp residents But Mina Andreeva, a ed, but is still months off. on about 2.8 billion euros and create new jobs.
who were dispersed by riot spokeswoman for the Euro- "I would ask the United ($3 billion) worth of U.S. Hogan also urged Wash-
police using stun grenades. pean Commission, said the States to negotiate with us steel, agricultural and oth- ington to work with the Eu-
No sign of arson was found EU executive supported rather than having a tit-for- er products. Trump has also ropeans on reforming the
at the site — contradicting the latest Greek measure tat trade war that only does threatened to slap duties WTO, particularly its appel-
earlier statements by au- and was ready to provide damage to both econo- on European automakers. late body.
thorities on the island who additional support. She de- mies," Phil Hogan told EU In an attempt to head off a "We need the U.S. at the
said the fires may have scribed the fire on Lesbos lawmakers at a hearing tariff war, European Com- WTO," Hogan said, but he
been started deliberately as a "truly tragic event." assessing his suitability for mission President Jean- added that "we have no
by camp dwellers. The interior ministers of the post of EU trade com- Claude Juncker traveled to indication whatsoever from
Government officials un- France and Germany are missioner. If endorsed by Washington to meet Trump, the United States that they
veiled plans Monday to due to visit Greece and Tur- the European Parliament, and a sketchy and very are willing to work with the
evenly distribute camps key this week with outgoing he would take office along limited trade deal on in- European Union or any
nationally in all 13 region- EU migration commissioner with the rest of the new Eu- dustrial products emerged. other partner in order to
al authorities, mostly on Dimitris Avramopoulos, a ropean Commission team But little progress has been deal with the reform that's
the mainland, replacing Greek.q in November. made, and both sides ac- necessary."q