Holding protests in German cities against the common European asylum system
Today (Sunday) protests were held in many German cities against the common European asylum system, which plans more restrictions for asylum seekers, and the protesters demanded the rejection of these reforms by the European Parliament. |
This plan foresees that the member states can reduce the standards of accepting refugees and the asylum procedures and open border crossings in exceptional circumstances. close; For example, in political crises and “force majeure” situations, as well as in the case of the so-called instrumentalization of refugees by neighboring countries, this should be possible. First, they seek to deprive those who seek to protect their rights. Not long ago, in the open letter of 55 non-governmental organizations to the German federal government, there was a strong criticism of this plan.
Tareq Allaos, a speaker in these gatherings, attacked the Greens in the government coalition and said: We want humanity and order. We do not need At the beginning of the Stop GEAS demonstration in Berlin, he said: These are the slogans that the Greens are currently using to discuss refugee policy at their party conference. The spokesperson for the refugee policy of the refugee support organization Peru Asil said: What we need is a return to normalcy. Because it is not normal for people to drown in the Mediterranean and for Frontex to watch from above with drones, for people to be stuck between borders or for families to be separated. They came to Oranienplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg to march from there to the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party. Simultaneously, rallies and actions were held in Kiel, Bremen, Bielefeld, Dresden, Marburg, Cologne, Mainz, Nuremberg and Würzburg.
Thousands of people across the country demonstrated for asylum rights on Sunday, according to Stop GEAS. . They called on the federal government to harmonize its immigration policy with human rights and the European Parliament to oppose the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
CEAS sets minimum standards for asylum procedures and the treatment of asylum seekers in The European Union determines. These innovations are expected to be approved by the European Union Parliament before the European elections next May. Organizers of the rallies and refugee policy groups warn that the CEAS plans will make EU asylum rules tougher and weaker. They are afraid of violating human rights and ending the basic right of an individual for asylum.
One of the speakers of the SOS Humanity organization in Berlin said: Today, refugees and their helpers are systematically criminalized. He emphasized: The European Union wants to limit illegal immigration and fight against “smugglers” with its CEAS plans. At the same time, he criticized that there is no legal escape.
He warned about these rules and said: German people will soon be tried for rescuing refugees at sea, the basis for this is to change. It is planned in the residence law, which the Bundestag still has to approve.
He asked the parliament to reject these reforms.
Despite many criticisms of the controversial plan to transfer the centers. Accepting asylum to third countries, the German Foreign Minister has requested the approval of these common European reforms as soon as possible. He stressed that Germany should do all it can to ensure that an agreement is reached in the negotiations between the European Union Commission, the Parliament and the member states. “We need an agreement on a common asylum system very quickly, in the next few months, and we need to do everything in the trilogue to ensure that an agreement is reached,” the controversial said.
German Prime Minister Olaf Schultz recently supported the controversial plan to move refugee reception centers outside the European Union in a speech in line with Berlin’s strict policies to deal with the influx of refugees.
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