Earlier this week, the UN published a study entitled "Scaling Fences". Around 3,000 people from 43 African countries who have come to Europe in recent years were interviewed for the study. What is special about the study is that it is not about people who cite war and persecution as the reason for fleeing, but about those who left their homeland in search of a better life but had no legal means of entry.
Sea Rescue – My first speech in the European Parliament
I will continue to fight for search and rescue at sea and for safe and legal channels for asylum seekers and migrants to Europe.
My application speech at the federal party conference
Here you can find my application speech at the Federal Delegates Conference in Leipzig.
Tagesspiegel guest article on sea rescue in the Mediterranean
I wrote in the Tagesspiegel about the defamation campaign against sea rescue. You can read the article here.