Disappearance of more than 50 thousand young refugees in Europe

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Across Europe, more than 50,000 unaccompanied minors who entered Europe between 2021 and 2023 and were then initially in state care have disappeared, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported. This was reported by the international journalism network “Lost in Europe”. Therefore, according to the report, the responsible authorities have no information about the whereabouts of these missing persons. The number of these missing persons has more than doubled since 2021.

In this report, 27 European Union countries as well as Moldova, Norway, England and Switzerland were asked, But only 20 countries responded and only 13 provided data. The numbers presented are therefore considered incomplete.

Among the countries that submitted data, Italy stands out with 22,899 and Austria with 20,077 missing refugee children. In Germany, the number of missing people at this age is significantly lower, with 2,005 people. In an interview with Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, he complained about “the flawed and broken immigration system in Europe. He warned that affected children could become victims of human traffickers.

This It is assumed that most of the disappeared people have moved to another city or country without informing the authorities.

Reforms of the Common European Asylum System are to be approved in May. , which includes legislative proposals for better registration of unaccompanied minor refugees and Europe-wide requirements for the deployment of carers. Those taken at the EU’s external borders are removed for asylum seekers with little prospect of protection. In the future, they can still enter the country without formalities and start the normal asylum process, unless they pose a security threat. However, there are no exceptions to expedited procedures for minors accompanied by their parents.

The group “Lost in Europe” for three Sal has done research in this field and has achieved sad results. Based on this, 50 children disappear from immigrant reception centers every day. In this regard, Italy is in the first place, followed by Austria.

Carla Garlatti, head of the Italian Child Protection Agency that guarantees childhood, told the Italian news agency ANSA: Foreign minors who go missing are often victims of the criminal underworld or exploiters. Garlatti explained: “At a facility for underage girls, we were told that every night one or two young girls go missing, and there are often cars outside with people offering the girls jobs.

“Francesca Toscano” from Save the Children Italy also complained: national governments and the European Union have repeatedly limited the ability of minors to apply for asylum and prevented them from accessing social and protective measures, which Such measures have often been done to prevent others from coming to Europe. stop the influx of immigrants to this region without creating legal ways and with more strictness.

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