On Sunday, the mandate for the last remaining border crossing for humanitarian aid to Syria expired. After Russia vetoed a resolution by Ireland and Norway on Friday to keep the crossing open for another year, a compromise text was adopted on Tuesday. This extends the humanitarian support over the border crossing for another six …
taz: „Solidarity deterrent“ – article about our criminalization study
The taz reports about our study „Resilience and Resistance - on the criminalization of solidarity in Europe“. You can find the summary with a quote from me here.
My letter to the Commission on Greek Pushbacks
On Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited us in Parliament. Under his responsibility, refugees are being disenfranchised, extorted and pushed. In Greece, meanwhile, refugees are being enslaved to abuse other refugees and illegally taken back to Turkey. Unfortunately, Mitsotakis lied to us deputies and acted as if there were no …
Pushback allegations: Marquardt calls for consequences for Athens
After the accusations against Athens of systematically pushing people back to Turkey, the criticism against Greece is getting louder. I have demanded consequences from the German government: Germany should call for infringement proceedings. You can read the article here.
Ukraine war and global food security
The Russian war of aggression on Ukraine is not only a threat to those directly affected, it is also exacerbating hunger in the world. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is eliminating nearly 30% of the world's traded wheat. This is because in Ukraine the crop is not harvested and new seed is not available on …
News from Ukraine
Due to Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine, in the coming days I will post additional information on the situation on the ground and on the external borders with Ukraine on this page and on my news channel on Telegram. News from Ukraine 29.06.2022 More than 20 dead – After the Russian air attack on a shopping center in Kremenchuk, the …
How the EU helps in Ukraine
Since the invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the EU has significantly increased its financial support to the country, mobilizing around EUR 4.2 billion. Through budget support, macro-financial assistance, emergency aid, crisis response and humanitarian aid, the overall economic, social and financial resilience of Ukraine is to be maintained. In addition, under the European Peace Facility, military …
Interview with RND: "EU governments are cynical".
Never before have there been more people on the run than at present. In this interview, I criticize the member states and also hold Chancellor Scholz responsible. You can read the interview here.
Afghanistan admission program must not be delayed any longer
June 20 is World Refugee Day. Since the United Nations established this day 21 years ago, the number of refugees worldwide has risen from 20 million to 100 million. To mark the occasion, I sent out the following press release: "There are more than 100 million people on the run around the world. As Europeans, we have a responsibility to help our …
EU states conceal disenfranchisement of protection seekers with mini-reception program
Press release by Erik Marquardt, 10.06.2022 Today, the interior ministers of the EU countries will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the reaction to the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, Frontex, the Schengen reform and asylum and migration. A massive curtailment of the right of asylum is threatened. In the slipstream of the Ukraine crisis, the rights of those seeking protection at the external borders are to be further …