{"id":1161,"date":"2020-03-23T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T09:51:00","slug":"anfrage-zurueckweisungen-an-der-griechisch-tuerkischen-landgrenze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/request-refoulement-at-the-greek-turkish-land-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: Refoulement at the Greek-Turkish land border"},"content":{"rendered":"
In order to be able to exercise my parliamentary control function as a Member of the European Parliament, I have the opportunity to put questions to the European Commission. The Commission must answer these questions. Question for written answer E-004588\/2019 to the Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subject:<\/strong> Rejections at the Greek-Turkish land border<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n On December 12, 2019, the news magazine published. The mirror<\/em> a video documenting illegal refoulement at the Greek-Turkish land border in the Evros region\u00a0[1]<\/a> . This video is the clearest evidence to date of the implementation of such refoulements. The Greek government has been repeatedly accused of illegally transferring asylum seekers back to Turkey. In a November 2018 report, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights expressed deep concern about ongoing and documented allegations of collective deportations to Turkey. Non-governmental organizations have published a large number of testimonies of persons deported in the Evros region. UNHCR continues to receive numerous credible reports of alleged refoulements. Although documented refoulements at the Greek-Turkish land border are increasing, the Greek authorities deny the allegations.<\/p>\n E-004588\/2019 In accordance with Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the right to asylum is guaranteed in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n third-country nationals,\nwho, on arrival at the external borders of the Member States, do not fulfil the entry conditions\nconditions of entry on arrival at the external borders of the Member States and do not apply for asylum\nthey have the opportunity to do so, may be refused entry by the EU Member States.\nmay be refused entry by EU Member States. However, the modalities and conditions of the\nSchengen Borders Code[1]<\/sup><\/a> and the principle\nof non-refoulement. In addition, the return of irregular migrants by national\nirregular migrants by national authorities on the basis of individual\nreturn decisions and in full respect of EU and international law.\ninternational law. According to Article19 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the\nEuropean Union, collective expulsions are not permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Commission is\nis aware of allegations of refoulement from Greece to Turkey. In\nNovember2019 , the Director-General of the Directorate-General for\nDirectorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs wrote to the Greek authorities\nrequesting updates on the status of ongoing investigations,\nincluding by the Greek Ombudsman, and on other general measures taken by the\ngeneral measures taken by the Greek authorities. The Commission\nis closely monitoring the situation.
On 3\/23\/2020, I received answers from the Commission to the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
[1]<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/ausland\/griechenland-videos-zeigen-mutmasslich-illegale-abschiebung-von-migranten-a-1300891.html<\/pre>\n\n\n
Answer from Commissioner Ylva Johansson
on behalf of the European Commission:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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