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Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Assita Kanko
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, Madam Commissioner and Madam Secretary – three women, that’s really cool.  On this topic, any abuse of the law must be thoroughly and seriously investigated, but today’s discussion cannot take place without looking at the bigger picture. The situation at our external border is complicated and difficult. Frontline Member States are overwhelmed. Others struggle with the consequences of secondary movements and poor integration.  The EU asylum system is broken. As confidence in this system continues to disintegrate, the more likely it is that people will seek to operate outside the failed legal framework. It’s clear that we need urgent and serious reforms. We must improve the efficiency of processing asylum seekers upon entry, prioritise the expedient return of failed asylum seekers, and work with international partners to stop individuals from being smuggled into the EU in the first place. We need a system that goes back to the founding principles of the Geneva Convention. Only by tackling the heart of the problem can we stop the consequences, which we discuss here today.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Konstantinos Arvanitis
Political group: The Left
Country: Greece
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, δεν μας ικανοποίησαν οι εισηγήσεις και, βεβαίως, δεν καταλάβαμε τους αριθμούς·  δηλαδή, οι εισηγήσεις μιλάνε για δεκαπέντε χιλιάδες στη Λέσβο, ενώ η ελληνική κυβέρνηση μιλάει για εφτάμισι χιλιάδες. Ξέρουμε ακριβώς τι συμβαίνει;  Ο κύριος Μεϊμαράκης ήταν ικανοποιημένος, ως εκπρόσωπος του ΕΚ για τα κλειστά κέντρα που πληρώνουμε. Κύριε Johansson, κλειστά κέντρα θα κάνουμε τελικά; Μιλώ για στρατόπεδα συγκέντρωσης. Θα σας πω ποιος είναι ο ευρωπαϊκός τρόπος ζωής: ο ευρωπαϊκός τρόπος ζωής του κυρίου Σχοινά και του νέου συμφώνου είναι οι απάνθρωπες συνθήκες κράτησης, οι μηδενικές συνθήκες υγιεινής, ελάχιστο φαγητό κακής ποιότητας αν και ακριβοπληρωμένο. Βεβαίως, μας κάνουν επίσης εντύπωση οι απευθείας αναθέσεις των αγροτεμαχίων με τιμές υπερδιπλάσιες και υπερκοστολογημένες σε σχέση με τις τιμές αντίστοιχων αγροτεμαχίων.  Τελικά, ετοιμάζετε όχι την καλύτερη, αλλά την πιο ακριβή φυλακή-στρατόπεδο συγκέντρωσης της Ευρώπης. Φόρος πολυτελείας στη δυστυχία. Είμαστε απέναντι σε αυτήν την πολιτική. Θα μας βρείτε απέναντι.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: HR

Poštovana potpredsjednice, i ove hladne i snježne zime svjedočimo neprihvatljivim životnim uvjetima migranata na vanjskim granicama Europske unije. Novoj humanitarnoj krizi ovoga puta u Bosni i Hercegovini. I još jednu humanitarnu krizu ponovno su neki odlučili u ovoj današnjoj raspravi iskoristiti za potpuno nepovezane, neutemeljene, jeftine i politički motivirane napade na Hrvatsku, Grčku, Frontex, ali u suštini na europsku politiku zaštite vanjskih granica.  Pravi uzroci ove krize su, međutim, potpuno oprečni. Oni leže u propusnim granicama, u nedovoljnim graničnim i institucionalnim kapacitetima Bosne i Hercegovine, ali isto tako i u ne uvijek dovoljno uspješnom europskom angažmanu u našem neposrednom susjedstvu. Bihaćki kraj ne smije postati novi simbol neuspjeha politike migracija i azila. Bosna i Hercegovina mora učinkovitije upravljati svojim granicama i migracijama, a Europska unija mora snažnije pomoći, kao i inzistirati na političkoj volji i snažnim ulaganjima u Bosni i Hercegovini u jačanju kapaciteta da država kontrolira svoje granice. Jedino tako može se izbjeći neprekidno ponavljanje ovakvih humanitarnih kriza koje duboko gaze ljudsko dostojanstvo. Ali ne manje važno, to je presudno i za stabilnost cijele jugoistočne Europe, regije od strateške važnosti za cijelu Europsku uniju.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, Presidencia portuguesa, comisaria Johansson, «el infierno son los otros», escribió Jean—Paul Sartre. Y se ha hablado de infierno en Bosnia, que no es Unión Europea. Tres mil personas abandonadas al crudo invierno, a pesar de que la Unión Europea ha invertido más de noventa millones de euros. Pero yo les hablo de Canarias. Para muchos, un paraíso. En todo caso, Unión Europea, frontera exterior de la Unión Europea, en una situación dramática. Llegaron en 2020 23 000 personas, y más de 1 300 en lo que va de 2021, en la ruta más peligrosa hacia Europa y con un esfuerzo ingente de rescate de supervivientes en la mar por recursos públicos. Salvamento marítimo sin ninguna devolución en caliente, como se le imputan a Frontex en el mar Egeo. El Gobierno de España ha obtenido de la Unión Europea cuarenta y tres millones de euros del Fondo de Emergencia para una acogida digna, atención alimentaria y sanitaria y, además, identificación de traficantes. Pero la capacidad de Canarias para la acogida es limitada, no solamente por su territorio y la población estresada, en la que hay que prevenir cualquier brote xenófobo, sino también temporal. No puede ser indefinida, y es por eso que hay una subvención para derivación a la península. Pero debe haber también una reactivación de los programas de realojamiento que expresen la solidaridad vinculante frente a un desafío común, que lo es de la Unión Europea.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, ne tournons pas autour du pot, la situation des migrants à nos frontières est exécrable. Quelles que soient l’origine ou les motivations des migrants à nos frontières, il s’agit d’êtres humains qui méritent une assistance humanitaire. À propos d'assistance humanitaire, qu'en dit le droit international? Le principe d’impartialité est un principe majeur du droit international, aussi le droit international fait-il du sauvetage en mer une obligation. L’Union européenne ne reste certes pas indifférente face à cette situation, mais l’Union, il faut le reconnaître, peut aussi être une partie du problème. Je ne doute pas un seul instant de la sincérité de Mme la commissaire Johansson, et j’attends comme elle les résultats des investigations concernant notamment Frontex. Avant tout, Frontex, comme toute institution ou organe européen, est dans l’obligation de respecter le droit international humanitaire, et s’il y a des règles qui pourraient bien se passer d’exception, c’est bien celles qui sont à la base du droit international.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, siete incoerenti e ipocriti. Denunciate con falso buonismo le condizioni in cui vivono gli immigrati ai confini dell'Europa e nei centri di accoglienza, ma siete solo voi i responsabili. Siete voi che alimentate false speranze in chi spesso non ha alcun diritto poi a stare in Europa, siete voi che non fate i ricollocamenti, siete voi che non fate la rotazione dei porti, siete voi che siete incapaci di gestire l'immigrazione. Solo in Italia nel 2020 sono sbarcati 34 000 immigrati: considerate che in Italia sbarcano un terzo degli immigrati che arrivano in Europa. In Italia nel 2020 sono sbarcati il triplo di quelli arrivati l'anno precedente, nonostante la pandemia. Ne sono stati ricollocati solo 1 079. Insomma, la realtà è che l'Europa abbandona gli Stati di confine: l'accordo di Malta è naufragato e la solidarietà europea non esiste.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Erik Marquardt
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Ich erinnere mich noch, wie wir genau vor einem Jahr hier standen und genau das gleiche Thema diskutiert haben. Ich habe mir gestern die Debatte noch mal angeguckt. Eigentlich müssen wir uns schämen, dass wir genau die gleichen Redebeiträge, die wir vor einem Jahr gehalten haben, alle zusammen – Rat, Kommission, Parlament – genau noch mal halten müssen. Wir können dann sagen: Es ist nicht mehr der vierte, sondern der fünfte Winter in Folge, in dem Kinder da in unbeheizten Zelten leben müssen. Wir können auch sagen, dass Moria abgebrannt ist, dass die Leute jetzt in Bosnien-Herzegowina leiden – und es stimmt ja auch, aber es ist eigentlich zu wenig.  Also wir reden heute über Bosnien-Herzegowina, und ja, die Situation dort ist beschämend. Die Menschen leiden, Mindeststandards werden nicht gewährleistet, die Presse hat keinen Zugang, Hilfsorganisationen werden vom Helfen abgehalten, und das ist schlecht. Aber das ist leider genau die Situation, die wir auch in der Europäischen Union haben. Bosnien-Herzegowina ist eigentlich die Europäische Union im Reagenzglas. Die einzelnen Teile wollen keine Verantwortung übernehmen, die Zentralregierung hat nicht genug Macht, die Leute werden verschoben, niemand will sie so richtig, Aufnahmekapazitäten werden nicht genutzt. Also, ich glaube, mit dem einen Finger auf Bosnien-Herzegowina zeigen, während wir mit der anderen Hand die Leute ein paar Kilometer weiter an der kroatischen Grenze schlagen, wird nicht funktionieren.   Wenn wir das Recht achten wollen, dann müssen wir es auch durchsetzen. Das erwarte ich von der Kommission. Wenn das Parlament das nicht ernst nimmt, dann muss es eben auch einen Untersuchungsausschuss einrichten, damit diese ganzen Vorfälle mal aufgeklärt werden.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Rob Rooken
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: NL

Voorzitter, commissaris, staatssecretaris, we hebben de afgelopen tijden allemaal de beelden gezien van Moria en andere plekken die vandaag al op de agenda hebben gestaan, en dat soort taferelen moeten we natuurlijk voorkomen. We moeten die routes afsluiten in plaats van de immigratie buiten het zicht te houden. We belonen de smokkelaars en dat moet nu eindelijk eens gestopt worden. Mensen zitten in ellenlange asielprocedures waarvan de uitkomst onzeker is. Of eigenlijk weten we wel wat de uitkomst is: die is meestal negatief. In plaats van die overtocht van illegale migranten naar Europees gebied te faciliteren, is het tijd om dit te stoppen. Ik hoor heel veel geluiden dat de migratie op gang moet komen – we moeten solidair zijn. Maar als we kijken naar alle landen in Europa dan is het draagvlak voor immigratie echt aan het afnemen. Als ik spreek voor Nederland: dat zit vol. Er is een meerderheid van de inwoners van Nederland die genoeg heeft van immigratie. Ik roep daarom bij deze de Raad en de Commissie op om het Europees Grens- en kustwachtagentschap Frontex van alle mogelijke middelen te voorzien, zodat het zich kan blijven inzetten voor het terugbrengen van de illegale migranten naar het land van herkomst.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Pernando Barrena Arza
Political group: The Left
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señorías, el mes pasado tuvimos la oportunidad de acercarnos a Gran Canaria y pudimos ser testigos de una realidad que nos recordó a la de Moria y Kara Tepe en Grecia.  En ese sentido, debo denunciar la actitud del Gobierno español, que no permitió la entrada a varios eurodiputados al campo de Barranco Seco. A pesar de ello, pudimos constatar la presencia de menores en dicho campo, el alojamiento en tiendas de campaña en recintos —en la práctica— cerrados, donde miles de migrantes son detenidos ilegalmente durante quince días, cuando el límite legal son setenta y dos horas. Y fuimos informados de que, hasta el pasado mes de noviembre, no se permitió el acceso a asistencia letrada a los migrantes retenidos en la isla.  No solo el Gobierno español tiene responsabilidades por esta situación. El Gobierno de Marruecos, que es el principal receptor de ayudas europeas de carácter internacional, está incrementando la presión migratoria para condicionar la posición española y la europea en el conflicto del Sáhara Occidental, hoy nuevamente en guerra tras la ruptura del alto el fuego por parte del reino alauita.  El Pacto Europeo sobre Inmigración y Asilo no sirve: solo habla de contención, control de fronteras y retornos, y no de acogida. Y, sobre todo, no parte del derecho a migrar como derecho humano y, por lo tanto, no es conforme con los estándares europeos de derechos humanos. No más Morias, señora Johansson, ni en Grecia ni en ninguna frontera exterior de la UE.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Dietmar Köster
Political group: S-D
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Madam President, the situation for people stuck at the EU’s external borders is unbelievably devastating and it is a shame for the European Union.  In the camps in which refugees are forced to live, basic human rights are curtailed. This policy is deliberately designed to make the residents’ lives as miserable as possible. The fact that the EU agency, Frontex, actively commits human rights violations is a disgrace. Frontex has failed and the person in charge must resign. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, people are again forced to live in the forest in sub-zero temperatures. This devastating situation is a direct consequence of the EU’s externalisation policy. We need a radical change in migration policy. The refugees must be evacuated into the European Union. The inhuman camps must be dismantled at the external borders both inside and outside the EU.  No-one should be left behind.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Jordan Bardella
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, «la démographie c’est le destin», écrivait le philosophe français Auguste Comte. Face à l’Europe, devant nous, au-delà de cette frontière naturelle qu’est la Méditerranée, se dresse un continent d’un milliard deux cents millions d’habitants, l’Afrique, dont la population doublera pour atteindre les 2,5 milliards d’habitants en 2050. En rappelant que 42 % des Africains aspirent à émigrer, l’institut Gallup nous rappelle que les destins de nos continents respectifs pourraient être liés par la force du nombre. La ruée vers l’Europe n’en est qu’à son commencement. Illustrée par votre futur pacte sur les migrations, votre vision d’un accueil inconditionné, illimité et sans frontières n’est pas seulement responsable des drames humains de la Méditerranée, elle ne fait pas seulement le jeu des mafias de passeurs qui profitent de la misère humaine, mais elle bafoue l’un des droits les plus essentiels de nos peuples, celui d’être et de rester lui-même. Lesbos hier, Lampedusa avant-hier, les Canaries aujourd’hui, les portes d’entrée en Europe pour l’immigration clandestine se multiplient et transforment ces archipels en état de siège, où la population laissée à l’abandon par l’Europe entière doit faire face aux nuisances, au vandalisme et parfois au pillage des lieux de culte. Votre vision est celle d’une humanité où la migration du Sud est un droit, et l’accueil un devoir pour les peuples d’Europe. Écoutez ce que veulent les peuples, ce que vous disent les peuples d’Europe et stoppez cette folie.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Romeo Franz
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, the situation of migrants and refugees at the EU’s external borders in Bosnia and Herzegovina is dramatic. It has in the last weeks turned into a humanitarian catastrophe. It has been snowing in the whole country and the temperatures went down to 14 degrees below zero.  Hundreds of migrants have been left homeless since their camp near Bihać burned down. Without a roof, any protection from the cold, no food, water or any medical supply. This is happening right in front of us. I call on the Commission to increase the pressure on the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. They need to provide the minimum humanitarian standards. We must not tolerate violations of human and fundamental rights at our borders. Therefore I call as well on the Croatian Government – stop the illegal pushbacks.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

Madam President, two Swedish boys were threatened at knifepoint in the dead of night, stripped naked, tortured, raped with a stick and told they were going to die by two sadistic migrants.  You gather to debate and shed tears for those suffering at the border. Well, where is your empathy for the victims of Europe’s mindless mass migration policy? Native citizens have been raped, beaten and tortured. Innocent people have fallen prey to beheadings, bombings and stabbings in the name of Islam. When you return home to your safe neighbourhood, congratulating yourself on having raised the issue of the humanitarian situation at the border, please spare a thought for those who will suffer the consequences of your migration policy. For those two boys are not alone. They are part of Sweden’s ‘Generation prey’. ‘Generation prey’, ladies and gentlemen. Madam Speaker, this House, by saving everyone, will save no one and destroy Europe in the process.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Pietro Bartolo
Political group: S-D
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signora Commissaria, sono di ieri le immagini dell'arrivo dei mezzi della Croce Rossa italiana in Bosnia. Hanno portato coperte e generi alimentari per alleviare le sofferenze di migliaia di persone costrette a dormire per terra, sulla neve, e a fare la fila per un pezzo di pane e del cibo in scatola. Noi lo osserviamo seduti al caldo, nelle nostre comode poltrone. Non ci vergogniamo?  Come osiamo lavarci la coscienza e pensare di assolvere alle nostre responsabilità inviando solo altro denaro? Non possiamo trasformare la Bosnia in una zona cuscinetto dove lasciare intrappolate migliaia di persone.  Non possiamo chiudere gli occhi davanti ai respingimenti alle frontiere e alle riammissioni a catena che impediscono l'accesso alla protezione internazionale. Non possiamo permettere che un'agenzia europea come Frontex diventi complice di un'azione illegale, illecita. Questa non è la solidarietà che vogliamo.  Gli Stati membri si impegnino a ricollocare queste persone. Lo facciano subito, prima che sia troppo tardi. La Commissione assicuri un pieno rispetto dei diritti, che sono gli stessi sia nell'Unione europea sia ai confini.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Marco Dreosto
Political group: ID
Country: Bulgaria
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, io provengo dal Friuli Venezia Giulia, primo approdo in Italia della cosiddetta rotta balcanica, e ho bene impresse davanti a me le immagini dei migranti che, oltrepassati i confini croato e sloveno, percorrono le strade di Trieste e Udine aspettando che qualcuno, magari della criminalità organizzata, li porti più a nord. Sono stato personalmente sui tragitti della rotta balcanica, sul Carso triestino, e ho parlato con giornalisti e poliziotti che hanno visto i campi dei rifugiati ai confini dell'Unione. A Bihać, in Bosnia, per esempio, la situazione è esplosiva, ma era una situazione che da tempo si sapeva essere critica. Dov'era l'Unione europea quando noi della Lega denunciavamo tutto questo? Inutile ora recriminare o chiedere di aprire le porte, permettendo a tutti gli immigrati di entrare e passare, come chiede l'estrema sinistra di questo Parlamento. È arrivato, signora Commissaria, il momento di prendere delle decisioni, di istituire in quei luoghi dei veri e propri criteri e centri di controllo, in cui se un migrante ha diritto può restare, altrimenti bisogna prevedere un sistema serio ed effettivo di rimpatri.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, в условията на пандемията видяхме как множество държави затвориха своите граници с цел да ограничат разпространението на заразата. Това трябваше да направи Европейският съюз, когато на границите му се струпаха стотици хиляди нелегални имигранти, нелегални имигранти, а не бежанци.  Но вместо да се случи това, те получиха глупава, но любезна покана да се настанят в Европа, в нашия дом. Днес продължавате в тази зала, уважаеми леви колеги, да говорите за състоянието на бежанците и мигрантите, без да осъзнавате, че Европа не може да помогне на никого, преди да помогне на себе си. Трябва да се съсредоточим, да се фокусираме върху защитата на своите външни граници; подкрепата за държавите, явяващи се външните граници на Европейския съюз трябва да нараства, разбира се, подкрепата за Фронтекс - също така; повече и по-ефективно репатриране и повече подкрепа в борбата с трафика на хора.  Не съм съгласен категорично с тези колеги отляво, които атакуват Фронтекс, те, както обикновено, не знаят какво говорят. Нали разбрахте, че осем от десет мигранти са мъже. Къде ви отиде половото равенство, уважаеми? Не трябваше ли да има някакво съотношение? Тази криворазбрана толерантност, завършвам, г-жо Председател, и солидарност криворазбрана доведоха до нападения, до заплахи и атентати. Това трябва да се промени.
Debate: Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders
Date: TUESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2021
Speaker: Tonino Picula
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: HR

Poštovana potpredsjednice, nema političke volje, to jest zajedničkog rješenja na razini Europske unije pa opet raspravljamo o pravima azilanata i migranata koji žele u Europsku uniju, ali zakonima članica o legalnom prelasku njihovih granica. U uređenom sistemu jedno ne bi isključivalo drugo. Poštivanje međunarodnih konvencija o ljudskim pravima svih koji traže zaštitu i međunarodnih obveza prema najugroženijima treba biti neupitno. Jednako tako sigurni i legalni načini za traženje takve zaštite trebali bi funkcionirati. Umjesto toga nekoliko tisuća migranata i azilanata u Bosni i Hercegovini, zemlji u kojoj ne žele ostati, provode mjesece u nehumanim uvjetima.  Unatoč neprekidnim uplatama financijske pomoći od strane Komisije situacija je sve gora i dodatno podcrtava nefunkcionalnost institucija Bosne i Hercegovine i dotrajali Daytonski sustav. Financijska podrška je potrebna, ali novčana pomoć neće riješiti u osnovi politički problem. Kao i Bosna i Hercegovina, Hrvatska i ostale granične zemlje ne smiju nositi teret izostanka dogovora o novom Paktu o migracijama i azilu. Zato dajem punu podršku Portugalu jer je ovaj problem uvrstio među prioritete svog predsjedanja.