The tragedy of the boat people on the MT Salamis continues. According to the will of Maltese and Italian authorities, the refugees should be brought back to the Libyan hell, while the oil on board of the tanker shall be transferred to Malta – as originally intended. PRO ASYL demands the EU to guarantee the reception of the rescued boat people in a safe port in Europe.

A broad social coalition calls for fundamentally new orientation in sharing responsibility
7-8 March: Justice and Home Affairs Council deliberates on extending border controls 

German Constitutional Court deems material reception conditions for asylum seekers in Germany unconstitutional – PRO ASYL calls for an end to social exclusion

Treated like human cargo - Italy pushes protection seekers back to Greece.

PRO ASYL and the Greek Council for Refugees publish report on systematic police violence against refugees in the Greek harbor city Patras.

Report from PRO ASYL and Bor­der Moni­to­ring Pro­ject Ukrai­ne (BMPU) unco­vers sys­te­ma­tic explo­ita­ti­on of asyl­um see­kersEuro­pean refu­gee poli­cy is respon­si­ble for this, too Refu­gees who are pas­sing through Ukrai­ne try­ing to reach the Euro­pean Uni­on are not only expo­sed to mas­si­ve human rights vio­la­ti­ons, but also find them­sel­ves expo­sed to a sys­tem of exten­si­ve cor­rup­ti­on. Whe­ther

German Minister of Interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich, announced on 28 November that transfers of asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin regulation will be put on hold until January 2013.

PRO ASYL: Open up escape routes! Support neighboring countries! Prepare for the reception of refugees!

Italy declares a state of emergency and calls for European police units
PRO ASYL: boat people have to be received in a humane manner – ways for regular entry need to be established

Transfers to Greece violate European Convention on Human Rights