Press release - Greek-Turkish border: MEPs reject Turkey’s pressure, demand common asylum rules

In a debate with Commissioner Johansson and the Croatian Presidency of the Council, a majority of speakers criticised Turkish President Erdoan for using peoples suffering for political purposes.

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European Parliament

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20200305IPR74187/

Retrieved on:

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

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Forced migration, Demography, Refugees, Cultural globalization, Aftermath of war, Right of asylum, Humans, Asylum seeker, Immigration, Refugee, Unaccompanied minor, European migrant crisis

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In a debate with Commissioner Johansson and the Croatian Presidency of the Council, a majority of speakers criticised Turkish President Erdoan for using peoples suffering for political purposes.
Many also underlined that the 2015 refugee crisis should not be repeated and insisted that the EU needs to update its common rules on asylum.
Some political group leaders called for a revision of the deal with Turkey, which was hammered out in 2016 to stem the flow of migrants and asylum-seekers in exchange for EU financial aid.
Others showed deep concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation both at the border with Turkey and on the Greek islands, where thousands of asylum-seekers, many of them unaccompanied minors, are stranded.