The regulation on Frontex operations at sea sets new rules for intercepting and pushing back migrants at sea as well as for rescuing them. It replaces the current Council decision of 2010, which was struck down by the European Court of Justice because the European Parliament was unlawfully excluded from…

Like every year on world refugee day, the UN refugee agency UNHCR is reporting new figures. With 45,2 Mio people on the run worldwide, the globe sees the highest population of refugees since the genocide in Rwanda and the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1994. Of those people, only very few…

Ska Keller together with Barbara Lochbihler, Hélène Flautre and Jean Lambert worked on a position paper of the Green Group in European Parliament. Climate change and environmental degradation have had a significant impact on population movements worldwide – and this is still to increase. As CO2 emissions continue to rise, is the…

Brussels – 30 May 2013 – The European Parliament and Council yesterday reached agreement on legislation to set up the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR). The Greens have criticised the proposed system and expressed regret at the agreement, with migration policy spokesperson Ska Keller stating: “Today’s deal will set up a system aimed…

The EU is spending a substantial amount of money on the Greek Asylum System. But a recent report shows that despite this support, progress is lacking and the situation of migrants in Greece continues to be unbearable.

Vergangenen Freitag war Ska Keller mit dem Bundesvorstand der Grünen Jugend unterwegs, um für die Smash Borders Aktion viele Leute zum mitmachen zu animieren. Smash Borders ist unsere derzeitige Aktion gegen das Europäische Grenzüberwachungssystem Smart Borders, nur eines der vielen Grenzüberwachungssysteme der EU, die völlig überflüssig und sinnlos sind (mehr…

Budget My report on the negotiations on the budget has been adopted. The Committee wants more financial resources for the funds for refugees and integration as well as for programs to come, which have not been decided yet. But we lost two amendments: the majority of committee members wants the…