Europe’s Deadly Borders: An Inside Look at EU’s Shameful Immigration Policy

Feature published by Spiegel Online International in September 2014 analysed the reality and the challenges facing the European Union concerning its immigration policy and the security of its external borders.

According to a report published by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in September 2014, more than 3000 people had already died in 2014 crossing the Mediterranean Sea, which made Europe the most dangerous destination for "irregular" migrants.

Another report released by Amnesty International told the EU to put more resources into rescuing migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. It also called for safe and legal routes to the EU for people fleeing crisis zones.

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ESO: Background information: Calais mayor warns of blockade over illegal migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/calais-mayor-warns-of-blockade-over-illegal-migration-2/

ESO: Background information: Greece requests emergency EU aid to fund migrant surge http://www.europeansources.info/record/greece-requests-emergency-eu-aid-to-fund-migrant-surge/

ESO: Background information: Commission to help Italy cope with immigrants http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-by-commissioner-malmstrom-after-the-meeting-with-italian-interior-minister-alfano-commission-to-help-italy-cope-with-immigrants/

ESO: Background information: Upsurge in refugees may cause Germany to 'push its limits' http://www.europeansources.info/record/upsurge-in-refugees-may-cause-germany-to-push-its-limits/

Euro|Topics: Tag: Immigration http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/results/?search=1&where=all&smallsearch=1&searchwords=immigration

ESO: Background information: 755 more sub-Saharan immigrants picked up from 78 boats off Tarifa coast http://www.europeansources.info/record/755-more-sub-saharan-immigrants-picked-up-from-78-boats-off-tarifa-coast/

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The New York Times, 17.09.14: Sicilian Town on Migrants’ Route Cares for the Living and the Dead http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/world/europe/sicilian-town-on-migrants-route-cares-for-the-living-and-the-dead.html

The Guardian, 18.04.14: World briefing: Europe’s worsening migrant crisis http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/18/-sp-world-briefing-europe-worsening-migrant-crisis

Spiegel Online International, 22.09.14: Europe's Original Sin: What Asylum Policy Says about the EU [Essay] http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/eu-asylum-policy-reveals-uncomfortable-truths-about-europe-a-992995.html

BBC News, 29.09.14: Migrant deaths crossing Mediterranean top 3,000 in 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29415836

France24, 29.09.14: Record 3,072 migrants killed crossing Mediterranean in 2014, report says http://www.france24.com/en/20140929-record-migrants-killed-crossing-mediterranean-2014-report/

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Amnesty International: Lives Adrift: Refugees and migrants in peril in the central Mediterranean [Report, September 2014] http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/EUR05/006/2014/en/c5180000-296c-4587-8308-56c7bfb83894/eur050062014en.pdf

Euronews, 30.09.14: Amnesty warns EU again on ‘Fortress Europe’ http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/30/amnesty-warns-eu-again-on-fortress-europe/

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