In order to be able to exercise my parliamentary control function as an MEP, I have the opportunity to put questions to the European Commission. Together with other Members, I have put the following questions to the Commission: Question with priority for written answer P-004488/2020 to the Commission Subject: Commission's efforts to combat the spread of racism, hatred …
RND: Human rights violations by Frontex
The European Border Agency Frontex is involved in illegal pushbacks. These cases must now be cleared up – „otherwise the EU Commission will make itself an accomplice to systematic human rights violations at the EU's external borders," as I told Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.
25 EU successes that make our lives better
If you look at the EU today, the abuses often stand out: at the external borders, human rights are too often only valid on paper, there are Member States that completely refuse to show European solidarity and reports about strange laws that come from Brussels. One thing is clear: many things need to be improved, but no EU is …
One month after the fire: the situation on Lesbos
After the catastrophe at the beginning of September I travelled to Lesbos to get a picture on the spot. For the people from the burned camp Moria, everything has only gotten worse since then – despite all the promises.In an interview with Radio eins (RBB), I talk about the situation on the ground, and what to do now …
Guest contribution: Tear down Moria!
The Berliner Zeitung asked me to write a guest article on the occasion of 30 years of German unity:The courage of 1989 should be more important than the fear of 2015. Let's not look the other way when the EU bears witness at the external borders. I am writing these lines on Lesbos, one of the most beautiful places in Europe, which these days is experiencing one of its most terrible …
Migration pact – Why the EU Commission's proposal does not prevent another Moria
The EU Commission's proposal for the migration pact won't prevent another Moria. On the contrary, it would cast the model of the Greek mass camps in legal form. Border procedures and closed camps at the external borders would become the norm in Europe. The failure of the Dublin system would be perpetuated and escalated, further without a mandatory solidarity-based reception of refugees. Also …
Deutschlandfunk Kultur: Interview on EU asylum reform
The European Commission has presented new proposals for reforming the asylum system. In an interview with DLF Kultur, I explained why the concept does not solve the problem. You can listen to the interview here.
Fire in Moria – call for emergency evacuation and relocation
169 MEPs signed the call for urgent action on Moria. This is the letter: To:Vice-President Margaritis SchinasCommissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva JohanssonFederal Minister for the Interior, Horst Seehofer Brussels, 11 September 2020 Dear Vice-President Schinas,Dear Commissioner Johansson,Dear Minister Seehofer, The fire in the EU's biggest refugee camp Moria is a humanitarian disaster and a disaster …
Tagesspiegel: "The fire in Moria is a catastrophe with an announcement".
Thousands of people in isolation, no fire protection concept and an increasingly tense situation: In the Tagesspiegel I talked about my impressions from Moria. You can read the interview here.
Dlf: "I wonder why people are degraded for years"
Deutschlandfunk interview on the fire in the Moria refugee camp in Greece: Politicians have not taken their responsibility there for years and must now finally provide humanitarian aid. You can listen to the interview here.