News from the Borders 22.04.2024

Erik Marquardt on April 22, 2024

Photo: Erik Marquardt
  • The EU Commission is working on a new migration agreement with Lebanon so that fewer Syrian refugees from there make their way to the EU. The Cypriot president even called for certain areas in war-torn Syria to be declared safe. Der Spiegel reports.
  • The planned introduction of restrictive payment cards for refugees will have a negative impact on their integration, warns migration researcher Brücker. To the article.
  • The appeal trial against Homayoun Sabetara began today in Thessaloniki. Because he drove a car with several people across the Turkish-Greek border while fleeing Iran, Homayoun has been in prison for "people smuggling" since 2021, although he only wanted to apply for asylum himself and did not receive any money for the transportation. To the website „Free Homayoun“.