Public Migreurop meeting - 6 octobre 2023 - Marseille

On the occasion of its 2023 General Assembly in Marseille, Migreurop is organizing a public meeting on migration policies and anti-black racism in the Maghreb.
Friday 6 octobre 2023 18h30 - 21h CocoVelten - 16 rue Bernard du Bois, 13001 Marseille (Only in French/no interpretation)
6:30 - 7:20 PM: PART 1 Moderator: Nawal Karroum (Migreurop)
Welcome address (5’) 6:35 – 6:45 pm: Introduction by Aminata Pagni (GADEM/online) 6:45 – 7:00 pm: History of anti-black racism in North Africa. Some (...)

Collective action: Joint statement by 82 organizations

Following the arrival of a record number of people on the move in Lampedusa, civil society expresses 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.
More than 5,000 people and 112 boats: this is the number of arrivals recorded on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday September 12. The boats, most of which arrived autonomously, originated in Tunisia or Libya. In total, more (...)

Collective action: Joint statement by 56 organizations

European states must stop obstructing civilian search and rescue efforts in the Central Mediterranean
Up to 600 people lost their lives in another avoidable shipwreck off the Greek coast in June 2023. As civil society, we are horrified by the preventable deaths in the Central Mediterranean sea which happen year in, year out. Search and rescue ships are urgently needed to prevent further loss of life on the deadliest migration route in the world, yet EU member states – most prominently Italy (...)

This short, educational video was produced by Migreurop and CCFD-Terre Solidaire.

Since its creation, Migreurop has been documenting the externalisation of European migration policies. The aim of these externalisation policies is to keep people on the move as far away from Europe as possible, whatever the consequences for migrants’ rights. To this end, the EU and its member states bargain with so-called "third" countries (of origin and transit), to which they subcontract the management of migratory movements. In so doing, they shirk their obligations under the (...)