{"id":40647,"date":"2020-04-13T11:45:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T09:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=40647"},"modified":"2020-04-13T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T10:54:25","slug":"measures-to-prevent-covid19-crisis-in-refugee-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/measures-to-prevent-covid19-crisis-in-refugee-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Measures to prevent Covid19 crisis in refugee camps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The situation of refugees in Greece<\/strong> calls for a concerted EU response to avoid a Covid-19 outbreak, according to MEPs on the civil liberties committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As Europe grapples with the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, concern is also growing over the living conditions of asylum-seekers in camps on the Greek islands.<\/p>\n

The situation at the Greek-Turkish border escalated<\/a>\u00a0at the beginning of March when Turkey opened its borders to asylum seekers and refugees by breaking the 2016 migration pact with the EU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Videoconference meeting<\/h3>\n
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In a virtual meeting, the civil liberties committee<\/a>\u00a0discussed the current border situation and the need to avoid this humanitarian crisis turning into a public health issue with the Greek government. Representatives from the European Commission, Frontex and the EU\u2019s Fundamental Rights Agency joined MEPs in stressing the importance of solidarity and the unity of the European Union to help mitigate the growing crisis.<\/p>\n

Measures in place<\/h3>\n

Together with member states and EU agencies, the Commission has set up an emergency contingency plan, regularly monitors the situation and has adopted new measures.<\/p>\n

Two rapid border interventions were launched:<\/p>\n