Refugiados

El presidente turco anima a Grecia a que abra sus fronteras hacia otros países de la UE.

European Union foreign ministers are meeting to work out a response to the migrant crisis at Greece's border with Turkey. Germany's Heiko Maas said a number of EU nations were prepared to accept some refugees.

Thousands have gathered in Berlin to demand that German Chancellor Angela Merkel change her stance and support the opening of the EU borders to migrants. Migrants are attempting to cross into Greece from Turkey.

Von der Leyen, Michel y Sassoli visitan hoy una de las fronteras críticas.

Colombia is on the front lines of the most serious humanitarian challenge the Western Hemisphere has seen in the modern era: the Venezuelan refugee crisis. This ongoing crisis on America’s doorstep must be met with greater urgency before the situation spirals out of control. We need a stronger commitment for more funds and resources from the international community. Colombia cannot do it alone.

Move appears designed to put pressure on Europe to support Turkish Idlib operation.

The violence in Syria, which has stretched now for nearly a decade, is reaching a crescendo with the Assad regime’s latest assault on the Idlib province in northern Syria. Millions of Syrians are once again forced to flee violence in the last major region outside the control of the brutal regime. Turkey is, again, shouldering an enormous responsibility in assisting the vast majority of those displaced seeking safety from the latest round of violence. Turkey is already home to over 3.6 million Syrian refugees who have fled the bullets and barrel bombs of an unjust war.

La cancillería peruana argumenta que las denegaciones y demoras al otorgar refugio se deben a la falta de personal y a su evaluación de la situación de riesgo de los peticionarios.

In 2016, Ankara and Brussels signed a refugee agreement designed to stem the flow of illegal entries into the EU via Turkey. Now, both sides are unhappy with the deal, but a revision looks difficult.