EESC views on refugees in Turkey: “irregular crossing will not stop”

26 May 2016 11:17 AM

As part of a wider programme of country visits to 11 EU countries and to Turkey, an EESC delegation undertook a three-day mission to Ankara and Izmir to meet authorities and civil society organisations active in the migration field from 9 to 11 March 2016.  In its Turkey mission report, the EESC presents 13 concrete recommendations to address the current situation. According to the report, no matter what is agreed between States, irregular crossing will not stop as long as the war in Syria continues. Protecting persons seeking protection in Turkey and elsewhere is a key concern that would benefit from a rights-based EU approach in concluding agreements with Turkey and any concerned country.  The mission report was published yesterday and included the following conclusions:

Read the full EESC fact-finding report on the mission to Turkey here.

As part of its reflections on EU migration strategy, the (LINK) EESC published a report based on meetings with more than 180 stakeholders, mainly from civil society organisations actively working with refugees and migrants on 16 March 2016.

EESC report based on 11 fact-finding country visits:

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.refugee-crisis

Country-specific reports from each visit:

www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.immigration-and-asylum-mission-reports

For more information, please contact:

Milen Minchev, EESC Press service

Email: press@eesc.europa.eu

Tel: +32 2 546 87 53

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