“The nice words and congratulations exchanged yesterday between the Greek Prime Minister and the European Commissioner for Migration cannot hide the harsh reality neither for the European Agreement on Migration and Asylum nor for the management of refugees/immigrants in the Aegean” he underlines, in his statement, The SYRIZA-PS.

“With the Agreement, member states that do not want asylum seekers will be able, especially in times of crisis, to sponsor countries on the EU’s external borders – such as Greece – to host them there. At the same time, despite the big words, there was no provision to support legal and safe migration routes in accordance with the UN Global Compact signed in Marrakesh, nor a strong European return mechanism for those who are not entitled to asylum”, notes SYRIZA-PS, emphasizing that “both both the European and Greek leaderships seem to consider it acceptable that 600 people drown in the search and rescue area of ​​a member state in which they were for 13 hours, and six months later neither responsibilities have been assigned nor conclusions sought about what should be done be done so that this tragedy does not happen again.”

“SYRIZA-PS will continue to fight for a European policy that will distribute the responsibilities of refugee management between the EU member states in a fair and solidarity way and will be based on border protection with respect to international law. We are not going to ratify the role that Greece voluntarily accepts, of the guardian who assumes all the responsibilities – legal, operational, hospitality – of the other member states, with very serious consequences for the interests and values ​​of the country”, the announcement concludes.