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Commentary on the Tragedy of Refugees in the Mediterranean: Deadly Indifference

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About 600 migrants drowned off the coast of Greece. This is probably the biggest refugee tragedy in Europe in decades.
Fabian Eberhardprincipal investigator

Almost exactly ten years have passed since the tragedy of refugees in the Mediterranean shook the whole of Europe. “The European Union cannot accept the fact that thousands of people are dying on its borders,” José Manuel Barroso warned. The then President of the European Commission immediately went to Lampedusa. In the hall, he laid roses on the coffins of about 300 victims. The tragedy produced tears, headlines, front pages.

And now? The mass extinction in the Mediterranean continues. Up to 600 people drowned off the coast of Greece this week. Young migrants, women, children – crowded into the hold of a dilapidated ship. This is the biggest drama about refugees in decades. But the fate of Europeans is almost not touched, there is almost no horror. Great death – great indifference. These are our dead. They are perceived as a side effect of the isolation policy. Escort Fortress Europe.

Ten years ago, EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström also went to Lampedusa, mourning in front of the coffins and saying: “This is not the Europe we want.”

Then change! Fight against smugglers. Help is on the spot so that the desperate do not even set off on the road. And above all: rescue people drifting in the sea.

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