4 hours agoGermany: Thousands of demonstrators in support of migrants in Greece
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Protesters in Berlin today called on European Union countries to allow migrants, trapped in Greek camps, to enter them before the EU makes proposals this week on how to help after fire at the Moria camp on the island of Lesbo, which left 12,000 people homeless on the head. After the fire [...]
After the camp fire on 9 September, Germany agreed to accept 1,553 migrants, but protest participants in Berlin are demanding more action, Reuters reports.
Dressed in protective masks, in accordance with the rules presented due to the Corona virus, about 5,000 people wore banners with inscriptions “We have space! ”, “What else should happen?”, “Evacuate Moria immediately”, “Turp for you, EU” and” Housing, don't lock down “.
I think it is unacceptable to live in one of the richest parts of the world, and for some reason we are afraid of 15,000 people and there is a lifelong discussion about who can help those people”, protester Oliver Boc said.
The European Commission must submit new proposals on migration this week. For five years, the European bloc has failed to agree on a common asylum policy, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed entry for 1.2 million migrants seeking protection in Germany.
Germany's Minister of Internal Affairs Horst Seehofer told “Bild am Sonntag” that he expects the European Commission to come up with a stable proposal so that there will be a political agreement on European asylum policy by the end of the year.
He added he does not expect more than 100,000 migrants to enter Germany this year.
