The EU-Turkey Statement: Eight years of Violence, Discrimination, Segregation, and Exclusion
(alt text: boy stands at a fence looking at a port)
Athens, 21/03/2024
In March 2016, the EU-Turkey Statement was issued. This statement was a landmark that set us on a course for the implementation of violent and draconian border policies throughout Europe.
The statement's legacy is felt on a daily basis by people on the move. In particular, the statement introduced the normalisation of:
unlawful geographic restrictions and concentration of migrants in deplorable conditions in camps;
the exclusion of migrants from the EU;
the classification of Turkey as a safe third country, preventing access to Europe.
On the anniversary of the EU-Turkey statement, we've joined a group of civil society organisations to lay out out its full implications.
You can read our statement in full below. It's available in English, Greek and Turkish.
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