{"id":4272,"date":"2023-01-27T16:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:09:18","slug":"anfrage-an-die-kommission-zu-pushbacks-von-italien-nach-griechenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/request-to-the-commission-for-pushbacks-from-italia-to-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Question to the Commission on pushbacks from Italy to Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"
A week ago Lighthouse Reports<\/a> published a report on the results of their research on pushbacks on tourist ferries from Italy to Greece. They found evidence that asylum seekers, including children, are held in unofficial prisons – sometimes handcuffed – during the crossing in the belly of passenger ships. SRF <\/a>and ARD Monitor<\/a> were also involved in the research and have reported on it in television reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On January 25, together with five other Green MEPs, I submitted a written question to the European Commission. I would like to know to what extent these illegal pushbacks from Italy to Greece are compatible with EU asylum law, and what follow-up investigations are planned from the Commission to investigate this matter. Another question is about the bilateral readmission agreement between Italy and Greece from 1999 and whether this agreement is at all in line with the EU acquis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n