This brief report analyzes examples of why selected new regulations on the Common European Asylum System, as also advocated by the German government, do not meet the requirements of fundamental, human rights and EU law. The regulations on legal protection and the concept of safe third countries do not meet the requirements. A border procedure at the internal border is not possible, even at the external border such a procedure always …
taz interview: I want a better asylum policy
I had an honest conversation with the taz about the approval of the German government of the Council position on the CEAS – which I reject – and with which the Greens have lost a lot of credibility. But also about the fact that we have to fight for merhehiten for a humane asylum policy and can not do it with a divided party. The entire …
tagesthemen: „This is a very sharp tightening of asylum law.“
I have criticized the agreement of the Interior Ministers in the Council on the Common European Asylum System. The bottom line is that it is not really clear what will be improved. Overall, it seems as if the Council wants to simulate the ability to act instead of really improving something. You can find the entire interview here.
No hunger by 2030?
On June 2, 2023, we met in Berlin to discuss the state of food security worldwide and the role of the EU in it. For three years, the number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition worldwide has been rising dramatically again. Currently, 828 million people are affected, 10% of the world's population. Although enough food is available worldwide to …
moma: „Do not fight refugees“
On Morgenmagazin, I criticized the proposal on border procedures. Our goal must be to create better standards at the external borders, not worse ones. You can find the four-minute interview here.
Event on the topic „No Hunger by 2030?“
For the past three years, the number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition worldwide has been rising dramatically again. Currently, 828 million people are affected, 10% of the world's population. Although there is enough food available worldwide, numerous factors mean that the right to food cannot currently be granted in many countries. These include the Russian …
Fit for 55
Today, we in the European Parliament have taken a major step forward for European climate policy. Even though I would have liked more, this is a good day for the climate. The EU has set itself the goal of reducing net greenhouse gases by 55 percent by 2030, and to achieve this, the Parliament has approved decarbonization through a CO2 offset tax, …
Europabrunch
On April 22, I – Erik Marquardt (MEP) – with the support of the LAG Europa in Berlin organize a Europabrunch. There we will inform about the current developments in European asylum policy. In addition, we will take a look at the European climate policy on the occasion of Earth Day. The event starts at 10 am and is scheduled to last three hours, so that enough …
Humanitarian aid to Ukraine from the perspective of local NGOs
Together with my colleague Barry Andrews (Renew) and the NGO ActionAid, I hosted an exchange on Tuesday on the challenges and opportunities for EU humanitarian aid in Ukraine based on the experiences of local NGOs. Present were the organizations DEIS Romania, ROMNI Moldova and NGO Girls Ukraine as well as Allesandro Valdambrini from …
Vote on the Common European Asylum System
Today, we members of the Interior Committee voted on the parliamentary positions on four dossiers of the Migration and Asylum Pact presented by the Commission in September 2020. All four were adopted in committee. Specifically, the European Parliament’s position on the screening regulation, the amended asylum procedure regulation, the regulation on asylum and migration management and the crisis regulation. The negotiations …