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Galicia supports a European policy on migration that prevents more deaths on the Mediterranean
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- The director-general for External Relations and with the EU, Jesús Gamallo, attended the commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) meeting at the CoR
Brussels, 24 April 2015.- The director-general for
External Relations and with the EU, Jesús Gamallo, attended the commission for Citizenship,
Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) meeting at the CoR.
The meeting began with members holding two
minutes of silence, one for the recent tragedy on the Mediterranean and the
other one for the centenary of the Armenian genocide. Following the assignment
of an opinion on the Citizen Initiative and the presentation of the
subsidiarity report, local and regional representatives discussed the situation
of the European neighbourhood policy, which had to face a year full of
challenges and conflicts in southern and eastern Europe.
Despite not being on the agenda, local and
regional representatives held an intense debate on migration following the
recent tragedy on the Mediterranean. Members agreed to present a decision on the
next plenary session asking for a stronger European policy on migration. This
decision supports the need to take all possible measures to avoid more deaths
in the Mediterranean such as the reinforcement of Triton and Poseidon operations,
the fight against smugglers and human traffic and a better cooperation with the
countries where migrants come from.
Local and regional representatives backed
the conclusions of the extraordinary Council meeting held yesterday in Brussels
and they pointed out that cities and regions are the most affected from this
migration flow. Members discussed the possibility of making an opinion to
present their perspective on migration.
Gamallo pointed out that “in this dramatic
crisis, Europe must be effective. That means coordinating measures like
improving Triton and Poseidon operations, fighting against smugglers and having
the common will of setting up a better migration policy that avoids the loss of
human lives”.
Local and regional representatives insist
on the importance of reinforcing FRONTEX to warrant the protection of migrants
and fighting human traffic more efficiently. CIVEX commission persevered on the
importance of a shared solidarity and responsibility between member states to
help integrate migrants.
