During the EP plenary session iin the EP in Brussels, Martin SCHULZ, EP President, and Claude MORAES (S&D, UK), LIBE Chair. express themselves on the Council result and fast-track vote to relocate 120,000 refugees.

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EP plenary session (Brussels): opening remarks by Martin SCHULZ, EP President on the Council result and fast-track vote to relocate 120,000 refugees

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SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, "The President of the Commission in his State of the Union announced that proposals will be made on the migration problems - among others - including temporary measures to protection of, Italy , Greece and Hungary."

SOUNDBITE (German), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, "The refugee crises; I think it is necessary to find an European level solution to this as soon as possible. I think there we have the justification for un urgency and emergency procedure. I think that he the EU institutions have to take account of the concerns of citizens and to show that we act. So I will be grateful to you if this proposal under rule 145 will be adopted, and I recommend that to you."

SOUNDBITE (English), Claude MORAES (S&amp;D, UK), Chair of the LIBE Committee, "Following the Council meeting on Monday and the lack of consensus in urgency. un-reaching majority agreement in an organised and compassioned response to the refugees crises here I the EU, it is necessary that we respond, and that we have our view, and that people see the European Parliament is doing its job. In particular the failure to reach agreement under 120.000 relocation mechanism, to assist with the refugees crises in Italy, Greece and Hungary, of what we've seen as being one of the major omissions of the Council conclusions of Monday . Colleagues, it is vitally clear, that the Parliament speaks to this issue , directly and immediately. We can doing this by approving this urgent procedure, and we will do so, tomorrow, in our vote, I hope, by majority, and expressing European solidary with the refugees crises , which I believe, the majority of this house want to see."

Martin SCHULZ, EP President launch the vote, views during the vote, 3 shots, vote by hands, adopted.