Eurodiaconia has sent messages to heads of state and government on the eve of the extraordinary European Council meeting to address the unacceptable humanitarian disasters taking place repeatedly in the Mediterranean. The letter is calling on them to practically address this tragic situation by:

  • organising legal ways of immigration;
  • securing immigration routes;
  • sharing responsibility of treatment of asylum procedures among all EU Member States;
  • supporting social NGOs assisting and integrating EU migrants.

You can read the letter here.

Read the press release here.

Read the reply from DG Home, in the name of the President of the European Commission Mr Junker, here.

Read the reply from the European Council, here.