I had an in-depth conversation with Weltzeit from Deutschlandfunk Kultur on the anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul. What happened back then was a disaster to be ashamed of. The German local forces system was deliberately not very functional. Things have changed here with the new German government. You can read the entire conversation …
Question: Protection for stateless refugees from Ukraine
Together with nine other MEPs from four political groups, I tabled a question on the application of the Temporary Protection Directive to stateless refugees from Ukraine. You can also find the question and the answer in several languages here. Our question of May 20, 2022 EU Member States are not obliged to grant …
RND: Italy may control sea rescue ships
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled: Italian authorities are in principle allowed to inspect sea rescue ships in Italian ports. I describe in an interview with RND that the right-wing populists in Italy will not miss the opportunity to make this an issue. I also accuse the Italian authorities of a perfidious tactic: "The authorities know that …
How much EU money has gone to Greece for migration?
Since 2015, the European Union has allocated a total of 3.38 billion euros to Greece for migration and border management. 2.53 billion has been drawn down by Greece so far. The support of the European Union to Greece is provided through three funds: the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Emergency …
The humanitarian corridor to Syria was extended – with concessions to Russia.
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 …