After fire in Moria: Greece is using tear gas against refugees - pressure on Seehofer is growing

After the fire in Moria, Horst Seehofer wants to tackle the problems of refugee policy during the EU Council Presidency.

The EU Commission is meanwhile planning a new course on the refugee issue.

• Following the

  major fire in the Moria refugee camp

  on the Greek island of Lesbos, a debate about European refugee policy has broken out.

• Interior Minister Seehofer wants to tackle the problems of refugee policy during the EU Council Presidency.

  (Update from September 11, 7:33 p.m.)

• The EU Commission wants to present a new plan by the end of September.

Update September 12th, 5:55 p.m

.: According to Greek radio stations, the first temporary

still be occupied on Saturday evening.

Before they arrive, they should

undergo

tests.

In the afternoon it became known that a baby a few days old with severe symptoms had tested positive and had been taken to a clinic in Athens with his mother.

Most of the migrants in

are preparing for another night without a roof.

During the day there were repeated

on the part of the refugees - among other things, they had one another in a protest march in the island's capital,

, which the police want to prevent.

While shouting “No camp”, individual protesters threw stones at police officers who, according to pictures on Greek television

, are said to have used

.

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After fire in Moria: The police used tear gas in clashes with Mytilene, the capital of the island.

© Photo: John Liakos / InTime News / AP / dpa

Meanwhile, Austria's Chancellor Kurz warned in a video message against "making the same mistakes as in 2015".

In Germany, Brandenburg has promised to support the local situation with the delivery of camp beds - but given that 40 families with sick children have already been accepted, there are only limited opportunities to help.

Moria refugee camp after fire: Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to take in more people

Update September 12, 14.50 pm:

Even

has called for more people to take out the burnt Greek refugee camp Moria, as previously planned.

So far, Germany and other EU countries have promised to accept around 400 unaccompanied minors.

“That has to be more,” Scholz commented on this number on Saturday in Berlin.

The admission of minors, of whom

would take on around 150, could

"only be a first step"

for the

. The EU must agree on further steps, since the numbers mentioned so far are "far from the requirements that there are “, be.

A commitment to “take in more refugees on a larger scale” must also come from the German side.

This dictates “our humanitarian reason”, said Scholz.

Update September 12, 10:48 a.m.:

On Saturday night,

the construction of a

continued

on the

, which is to

accommodate the people

previously

housed

in the

.

“All people have to go there.

Only in this way will we be able to provide them properly, ”said Greece's

the Athens news channel Skai.

The head of the branch of the aid organization Doctors of the World, Dimitris Patestos, also told the

: "The temporary camp must function as quickly as possible."

Refugee camp fire: Refugees want to live in "freedom"

There is little willingness to return to the new camp among the refugees who are now camping out on the streets.

Many migrants told local reporters they did not want to go to the makeshift camp.

“We want freedom.

We want to go to Germany - not to the camp, ”many said.

Meanwhile, thousands of migrants, including many children, had

spend

the

.

At the same time, humanitarian and government organizations are trying to ensure that people are supplied with water and food, as recorded by the Greek television station ERT.  

Refugee camp fire: Roth attacks Seehofer and calls on Merkel to act

Update September 12, 8.21 a.m.:

According to

, Germany wants to

take in up

to 150 people

from the burned down

.

For the Green Party politician

, this decision is incomprehensible - she strongly criticizes Seehofer.

"Horst Seehofer's announcement that only between 100 and 150 minors from Moria will be admitted to Germany is a total failure of the interior minister," said the

vice-president of

the

.

Roth said that this number corresponds to only a fraction of the offers for admission from almost 180 municipalities and several federal states.

"With his rejection, Seehofer makes himself jointly responsible for the inhuman suffering on Europe's doorstep," Roth accused the CSU politician.

must now

intervene.

"I expect the Chancellor to make use of her authority to issue guidelines and to enable generous acceptance in Germany."

Refugee camp fire: Greek army erects tents for homeless people

Update from September 11th, 9:58 p.m.:

After the

refugees who were made homeless

by the devastating

have already spent the third night in a row

, Greek soldiers are currently erecting tents.

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Greece, Lesbos: Greek soldiers erected UNHCR tents on a shooting range on the island of Lesbos to accommodate refugees.

© Petros Giannakouris / AP / dpa

The

currently reporting that organizations founded by refugees themselves are also providing help on site: Since April, the local people have taken care of corona prevention measures themselves, and they are currently present in igloo tents.

Refugee camp fire: EU parliamentarians put pressure on Seehofer

Update from September 11th, 7:33 pm

:

has announced that it will take the next step after accepting unaccompanied minor refugees: "Personally, I attach great importance to the fact that we find a quick solution for families with children find “, he said on Friday evening in Berlin.

However, there are still no figures available as to how many families are currently on the island of Lesbos and are waiting to leave.

In addition, they are working on a joint letter from the

and the EU Commission to the

.

Update from September 11th, 5.47pm

: Over 150

put pressure on Horst Seehofer as a representative of the German EU Council Presidency.

In a joint letter they demand sustainable solutions for the refugees who were housed in Moria.

First of all, the Greek authorities would have to be supported with

and humanitarian aid provided.

Instead of rebuilding the camp, however, the people should be completely distributed among the EU countries.

In addition to the Greens, the letter was signed by members of the

as well as a representative of the right-wing ECR.

Demonstration after the fire disaster in Moria: Refugees demand freedom

Update from September 11, 4:36 p.m.:

A group of around a thousand

demonstrated

after the

to be allowed to leave

the

.

The people chanted “Freedom” and “Germany” and marched from the burned down camp towards the port of the island's capital, Mytilene.

The

did not

get access to the port

because a large number of security forces blocked it.

According to the police, the number of demonstrators amounted to around a thousand people.

Local media representatives spoke of

.

 Refugee camp fire: people have been sleeping on the street for days

Fires broke out

in the completely overcrowded

on Tuesday and Wednesday evening, and it was

.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that the fire left around

.

For the past three days, many of the people have had to sleep under blankets outside.

The Greek authorities are currently setting up temporary tents for the refugees.

Refugee camp fire: Green politician criticizes Seehofer's plan as a "drop in a bucket"

Update from September 11th, 2:07 p.m.:

After

announced that Germany was

planning to

from the burned down refugee camp Moria,

this decision as too little

.

"It has nothing to do with humanity and order that must prevail, it is a

that has evaporated before it even arrives," said Göring-Eckardt to the

.

There are still 4,000 children with their parents in Greece.

"That has nothing to do with Europe's values."

The Green politician demanded that Germany should take in significantly more people than the planned 150 minors.

"That is good for each and every one of these 150 children, but it has nothing to do with coping with this crisis," said Göring-Eckardt.

The Federal Republic should go ahead and "show what is possible".

In addition, Göring-Eckardt pleaded for a

from which admitting states should benefit.

Moria refugee camp: new center for the reception of refugees is to be built

Update from September 11, 2020, 11:29 a.m.:

A new, modern

is to be built on

in the future

.

For the time being, the Greek authorities are setting up a temporary tent camp.

For the time being, the majority of the more than 12,000 migrants who have

become homeless

due to the

will be housed

there.

According to information from the

, the camp is to be set up on a target practice area of ​​the Greek army, just a few kilometers north of the island's capital,

.

There is already a smaller camp called Kara Tepe nearby, which is run by the

and the Mytilene community.

Fearing the reaction of the islanders, who are

demanding

the closure of

and the departure of all

and also oppose the establishment of new camps, Athens reinforced the police units on Lesbos with water cannons and personnel on Friday morning.

Moria refugee camp: Seehofer embarrasses EU deputy on PK - Germany takes in refugees

First report from September 11, 2020:

Berlin -

spoke for the first time since the

.

“Thank goodness there were no injuries or deaths according to my information.

But it is undoubtedly a humanitarian emergency, ”he said.

“We want to draw the right conclusions.

The most important thing is the on-site help.

To offer the people there accommodation and food. ”The federal government had received a list of requirements from

.

According to

, the

aid organizations should work

together and deliver as much as possible.

He confirmed again that Germany would like to take in 400 unaccompanied minors along with ten other EU countries.

But they are still in talks with other countries.

The main part would be carried by

and

with 100-150 people each.

Finding a

is also important

.

Fire in Moria: Seehofer wants to find a European solution - Interior Minister emphasizes Germany's pioneering role since 2015

The

had already announced before the fire * submit a plan by the end of September, as the refugee policy should look in the future, said the

.

As the holder of the

, Germany now wants to find a solution quickly.

"I will personally do my best to ensure that we find a solution for families with children quickly."

pointed out that several hundred asylum seekers are admitted to Germany every working day.

He also emphasized that 1.73 million refugees have already been accepted in this country since 2015.

"Even before the Moria fire, Germany agreed to take in 243 children in need of treatment in Germany." Seehofer also said that some young people had already come to Germany when asked.

"We have problems not only on Lesbos, but also on other Greek islands and 

, on Malta, 

 and in 

." His suggestion is to focus primarily on families with children.

“The first step is followed by others.

But always in a European network. "

“We are dealing with a global problem.” Therefore, one should not believe that this can be solved globally.

“If the Germans acted alone, you can put a

on file.

It will be a Herculean work to establish European thinking and European solidarity.

You don't have to wait until the last state has understood that. ”In the past few days, Seehofer has often been approached for his refugee policy *, including from his own party.

Greece: Seehofer embarrasses vice of the EU Commission - new center planned on Lesbos after fire

"The top priority is to help immediately," said the

, who was connected via video conference.

He had made his own picture of the situation on site.

"The Commission will present an EU pact on migration and asylum on September 30th," announced Schinas.

Seehofer

rushed out at the joint

conference and asked Schinas

to speak

about a new project on

, which the Interior Minister himself described as outstanding.

"If you want to comment on it now," said the

laugh.

It is about a new, modern refugee center that is to be created in cooperation between the EU and

.

responded with an embarrassed laugh and said that he would not

talk to

Greek

about it for

half an hour

and then he would comment.

Then he declared: “Moria no longer exists.

It is therefore clear that the Greek authorities have to create a new facility that is more modern and that also enables asylum procedures to be carried out. ”The fire was probably set by migrants themselves. (Md)