The EU’s ‘short-sighted’ migration deal with Turkey

As it becomes clear that winter weather and stricter border controls will not be enough to deter migrants and refugees from trying to reach Europe, the European Union has reached a three-billion-euro deal with Turkey aimed at substantially stemming the influx “with immediate effect”.

The agreement, finalised at a summit in Brussels on Sunday, means that a joint action plan sketched out in October will now move ahead, despite criticism from human rights advocates and migration experts who regard it as “short-sighted” and say it poses more questions than it answers.

Read the article on the IRIN website


Related Articles

New approach to internal displacement must aim for prevention, better solutions – UN deputy relief chief

10/24/2016. “Through this new way of working we must aim not only to save lives in the short term, but to work with development and other partners over years”, Kyung-wha Kang, the UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

Global forced displacement hits record high

06/20/2016. UNHCR Global Trends report finds 65.3 million people, or one person in 113, were displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015.

The Order Of malta increases its efforts to assist refugees arriving in Europe

09/15/2015. With its network of 80 thousand volunteers worldwide, the Order of Malta is participating in the enormous efforts being made to offer medical care, accommodation and basic necessities to the thousands of people in flight.