“European leaders cannot afford to be afraid. The refugee crisis is not one from which they can opt out. No magic wand will empower leaders to transport more than a million people back across the Aegean and the Bosphorus to Mosul and Aleppo, or across the Mediterranean to Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan.”

Mexican economist and diplomat

José Ángel Gurría Treviño, also known as Ángel Gurría, is a Mexican economist and diplomat. From 2006 to 2021, he served as secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He is known for leading the OECD for fifteen years, a role that placed him at the center of international economic policy discussions. His public work is tied to economic cooperation and diplomacy, and the quotes associated with him reflect that institutional and policy-minded profile.