European Union

On 10 April, the European Parliament voted on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. This pact contains eight texts, all aimed at tightening external border control and undermining freedom of movement and settlement.

Over 80 leaders from international networks, NGOs, and national organisations from 18 European countries have joined their voices in an open letter.

On 31st January, Emmaus Europe organised a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Abbé Pierre’s radio appeal. To mark the occasion, we took a piece of Emmaus straight to the heart of the European Parliament in Brussels, by recreating an Emmaus salon and setting up an exhibition on Abbé Pierre.

Following the arrival of a record number of people on the move in Lampedusa, civil society, including Emmaus Europe, expresses in a statement its deep concern at the security response of European states, the crisis of reception, and reaffirms its solidarity with people on the move arriving in Europe.