[News]The European Union is unable to deal with the influx of refugees

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Anna Uranitz wrote, in “Gazeta Roo”, about the European Union’s exploitation of the spread of the Corona epidemic to suppress and deport refugees

The article reads: On the night of 9 September, a fire broke out in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. No casualties have been reported, and it is only known that the largest camp in Europe has been completely burned down

Moria had 12,800 refugees, four times the camp’s virtual capacity. The fire broke out shortly after 35 cases of COVID-19 were detected among the refugees living in the camp

The Greek authorities accuse the refugees of deliberately burning the camp, in protest against the quarantine measures that have been taken in it

At the same time, not everyone in Europe believes that the cause of the accident is solely related to refugees' dissatisfaction with quarantine procedures

As Politico quotes the director of the medical operations support unit at MSF in Greece, Apostolos Vieses: “The Moria fire was a result of European policy. This was expected and was preventable. This was the political choice for the European Union, and the Greek state followed. This is a deliberate policy, clearly phrased as a deterrent and punishment for these people

The Coronavirus has been used, will be used, and will be used to enhance deterrence and intimidation, as well as to justify inhuman policies

One way or another, EU leaders have so far shown that the refugee issue is not at the forefront of their concerns. The European Commission will discuss this issue on the 30th of September. Although it was originally planned to raise this issue "after Easter", which did not happen

However, there is a high possibility that the European Union members will not be able to reach a compromise. Opponents of the redistribution

 

 

 

system will cite the coronavirus pandemic. Countries that accept immigrants may soon close their doors completely, citing the same reason

Edited September 12, 2020 by ✘-Free-palestine-✘