{"id":5244,"date":"2023-07-15T16:16:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T14:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=5244"},"modified":"2023-07-20T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:28:37","slug":"europaparlament-fordert-seenotrettungsmission-im-mittelmeer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/europaparliament-calls-for-sea-rescue-mission-in-the-mediterranean\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament calls for sea rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally! The EU Parliament has in a resolution<\/a> clearly spoken out in favor of an EU sea rescue mission. In addition, we demand, among other things, that information about sea rescue cases be shared immediately, that the criminalization of sea rescue organizations be refrained from and that ships be allowed into the next safe port after sea rescues.
I negotiated the resolution for our group and even if we cannot immediately force the Member States to implement the measures, it is a clear sign of where the majority in Europe stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deaths in the Mediterranean cannot be tolerated any longer. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I took the cover photo on a sea rescue mission after we gave people life jackets. Often on the overcrowded inflatable boats you can hardly see a piece of boat – only dozens of people in acute danger of their lives. This reality that every day is decided on life or death of many people at our external borders and the decision is too often that people just have to die in case of doubt, that must never become normal. But it has become normal and we have to change that again. Parliament's decision unfortunately does not bring about any concrete change, because Parliament cannot decide on operations and has only very limited powers in this area. But it does increase the pressure on the heads of state and government and sends a clear signal against right-wing populism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the demands from the resolution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n