NAVIGATING THE AEGEAN. What the EU ought to know, and say, about refugees and the Greek islands. A policy proposal
NAVIGATING THE AEGEAN. What the EU ought to know, and say, about refugees and the Greek islands. A policy proposal
Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: refugees in Aegean;
Summary/Abstract: This paper has one simple purpose: it is an appeal to European institutions to improve their reporting on what is actually happening on Lesbos, Chios, and other Greek islands. The information that is needed to assess the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement is straightforward and should be presented in a weekly update. The fact that this does not exist yet is troubling. It raises the possibility that European institutions do not have this information. It also suggests that the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement is not proceeding as foreseen, and that the EU support mission to Greece resembles a vessel sailing in the dark, without instruments, without a captain, which might hit a rock at any moment.
Series: ESI Discussion Papers
- Page Count: 11
- Publication Year: 2016
- Language: English
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