The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done

Amendment No. 11 | Doc. 14837 | 10 April 2019

Signatories:

Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, NR ; Mr Kamil AYDIN, Turkey, NR ; Mr Akif Çağatay KILIÇ, Turkey, NR ; Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey, NR ; Mr Mustafa YENEROĞLU, Turkey, FDG

Origin

2019 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 4, second sentence, delete the words "through the Greek-Turkish sea and land borders".

Explanatory note

While there is a sharp decrease in migrant's crossings from Turkey to Greece, the number of irregular migrants coming to Turkey has largely increased. In the first ten months of 2018, 247,227 irregular migrants were detected in Turkey reflecting a 65% increase compared to previous year.