Presse Archive - Page 9 of 9

"The most beautiful borders are open" Guest article in the Tagesspiegel:

Erik Marquardt on 15 June 2020

On the 35th anniversary of Schengen, I have a Guest article in the Tagesspiegel written. 35 years ago, on 14 June 1985, five European Member States laid the foundations in the small town of Schengen for the fact that today 400 million people in the great Europe can travel and live together without restrictions. This achievement is at the heart of the European project.

Here you can read why the uncoordinated border closures were no good in the fight against Corona and what other, more helpful measures we should use in case of a second wave against the virus.

DLF interview: „Desperate situation for refugees on Lesbos“

Erik Marquardt on March 23, 2020

In an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio, I talked about what needs to be done now to save the people from the inhuman conditions in Camp Moria.

Here you can listen to the interview.

SR-interview: „Corona reaches refugee camp Moria“

Erik Marquardt on March 21, 2020

The situation on Lesbos is already dramatic without the corona virus. Meanwhile the first case on the Greek island has been confirmed. In the SR interview of the week I talked about what this means for the overcrowded refugee camp Moria.

Here you can listen to the interview.

Star: „Corona does not care about origin, skin color or religion“

Erik Marquardt on March 18, 2020

„Corona catches us all and our response must be to stick together.“ Video in the star for our campaign #LeaveNoOneBehind to finally evacuate people from the misery camps

Here you can read the article and watch the video.

Tagesspiegel: "Dead bodies are accepted here"

Erik Marquardt on March 6, 2020

In the Tagesspiegel I report how the rule of law is failing and human rights are being broken on Lesbos. We urgently need humanitarian aid at the border.

You can read the article here.