Valsts finansētā migrantu instrumentalizācija, kuras mērķis ir destabilizēt ES, un pašreizējais karš Ukrainā, kas novedis pie vēl nepieredzēta bēgļu pieplūduma, liek pārskatīt Eiropas migrācijas politiku. Eiropas Ekonomikas un sociālo lietu komiteja (EESK) uzstāj: lai vienoti reaģētu uz bēgļu krīzēm, ir vajadzīga solidaritāte un sloga sadale starp dalībvalstīm. Vienlaikus EESK uzsver, ka ir jāgarantē migrantu drošība un cilvēktiesības.
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Since August 2020, the authoritarian regime of Aleksandr Lukashenko has carried out a mass attack on civil society, independent journalists, bloggers and writers in Belarus. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) published an information report on the political and media situation in the country, with a view to making recommendations ....
Responding to the state-sponsored instrumentalisation of migrants at the EU's external borders, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a conference on this topic, highlighting the momentum of the Europeanisation of migration policy. So far, authoritarian leaders have instrumentalised humanitarian suffering to blackmail Europe, as they are aware of the gap on migration policy on the continent. Nowadays, the geopolitical atmosphere calls for a common, holistic and cohesive migration policy that cannot be further delayed.
The situation of civil society in Belarus following the presidential elections in August 2020 and the huge level of repression, as well as the tragic fate of the people in Afghanistan, show that the EU has to speak up with one voice in the geopolitical arena.