Athens – ESI presentation for Greek think tanks on the way forward in asylum and migration policy
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ESI’s Gerald Knaus participated in an online meeting organised by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (Eliamep) and MacroPolis (a Greek media/news company that provides analysis on political, economic, and social issues) to debate the current policy on refugees and migrants in Greece.
The discussion focused on the negotiations for a renewed EU-Turkey Statement, Frontex and the Greek naval police regarding allegations of illegal push-backs of refugees to Turkey, the consequences of situations like the aftermath of the Lesbos fire in Greece and the conditions for refugees in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as EU policy on returns and reallocations of refugees.
Gerald also presented ESI’s ideas on asylum and refugee policy and explained why a renewed Statement is urgently needed.
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- ESI draft of a revised EU-Turkey Statement 2.0, 16 March 2021
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- Anadolu Agency, Humane borders, control through cooperation possible: Turkey, EU can show the way, 26 March 2021
- Tagesschau: The EU-Turkey Agreement five years on - Success or failure?, 18 March 2021
- Berliner Zeitung: Merkel advisor Knaus: Resettle refugees directly to Germany 17 March 2021