We must refuse the encampment of foreign citizens and the closure of borders

On its ten-year anniversary, the Migreurop network met in Calais last weekend to lend its support to the third-country nationals who are trapped in difficult terrains in the Calais region and exchange views with the activists and organisations who are involved in the struggles against policies of hounding of migrants by the French and British states as well as the European Union (EU).
These three days of debates with militants who came from all over Europe, Turkey and Africa flowed towards (…)

Frontexit Press Release – 10 December 2015

On this International Human Rights Day, member organisations of the Frontexit Campaign alert the authorities and the public opinion on the dangers of reinforcing the European agency Frontex. They draw attention to 10 upcoming measures, like a set of poisoned chalices, which contribute to the violation of the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees at the expense of their reception and protection.
At a time when fear guides European choices and when measures guaranteeing the “security” (…)

November 2015
Dear friend / colleague,
For some months, developments in the news and the movements of solidarity have highlighted the failure of European policies on migration, which Migreurop has long exposed. Our growing activity costs money. In order to strengthen our financial independence, we are turning to you.
Our network of militants and researchers was founded in 2002, when individuals and organisations united when the Sangatte camp in Calais was ‘closed’ to argue that Calais (…)

Since 2002, the Migreurop network analyses and denounces the encampment policy, a key element of the arsenal used by the European Union (EU) to wage its war against migrants. The Calais region is one of several spaces of police sovereignty where States and European Agencies exonerate themselves from national laws and international conventions in order to block the exiles seeking protection and/or a better life. These exiles, who often put their lives on the line to reach the Franco-British (…)