Since 2012, PIKPA refugee camp has been an important self-organised space for hosting refugees, supported by thousands of volunteers. It plays a crucial role for the protection of asylum seekers on Lesvos. PIKPA provides shelter to particularly vulnerable asylum seekers, families, and survivors of shipwrecks.
Last week it received a note of closure by the regional...
moreDo you remember Lampedusa? In the last couple of days, hundreds of lives have been lost once again in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, rescue boats are forced to stay ashore because EU states are trying to bring those court who save lives. It is shocking that in this situation the European Heads of States met in Brussels last weekend and agreed to criminalize refugees and...
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"This summit buries the right to asylum in Europe. In future, it becomes nearly impossible to apply for asylum on European soil. The heads of State and government follow the extreme right-wing agenda. This does not weaken the right - on the contrary.
"We need a solution based on solidarity rather than a Sahara solution. With the debate on migration, European...
moreIt is outrageous that human rights of refugees have become a matter of political campaigning. If we cherish our values, we must follow basic humanitarian law and help #Aquarius, a boat full of people in distress. I demand that the European Heads of States follow, what has been agreed by the European Parliament already: A reform of the European asylum system, a fair...
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A rescue ship carrying 629 refugees, including pregnant women and children, has been refused permission to dock in Italy and Malta. The Aquarius, operated by the charity SOS Méditerranée, is stranded in the waters close to Italy and Malta, as the new Italian government are enforcing a hard-line approach to immigration. This also shows that the current system in place to...
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Ska Keller has criticised the EU-Turkey statement since its adoption in March 2016.The implementation of the EU-Turkey statement is closely interconnected with the implementation of the so-called “hotspot approach” in Greece.
The present study focuses on the detrimental impact that the EU-Turkey statement and the implementation of the hotspot approach is having on the...
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The European Commission presented its plans for the future of the Schengen area and the European refugee and migration policy. Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller comments:"Little by little, the European Commission is undermining Schengen, a core achievement of the EU that is enjoyed daily by the citizens of the EU. This approach will not help in the fight against...
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The Greens/EFA group has called on the European Commission to take strong action against any Member State that continues to boycott the EU’s refugee relocation scheme. The call follows a crucial ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), rejecting Hungary and Slovakia’s objections to the legal basis for the program.There must be consequences for countries that...
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Instead of attacking NGOs, Member States must finally engage in a joint European rescue fleet!
In this open letter Ska and other Members of the European Parliament are criticizing the joint declaration of Commissioner Avramopoulos and the Ministers of Interior of France, Italy and Germany. Central demands are a joint European rescue fleet and more safe and legal ways...
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*Joint statement from Italian, French and German MEPs*European Interior Ministers will meet tomorrow to discuss an action plan which they claim will support Italy on migration. The plan would further outsource the EU's response to the crisis in the Mediterranean to Libya and impose a code of conduct on NGOs helping migrants at sea. It is based on the demands of the...
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