THE STORY WAS UPDATED It is usually the rule rather than the exception that everywhere EU’s Frontex polices with local border guards the border, “European values” are thrown under the bus or underwater in most cases. For this reason, some fear that Finland’s pushback law will be just another example of the corruption, violations, and…
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MEP Henna Virkkunen: A future EU commissioner of Finland who would care less for the fate of those crossing into the EU
National Coalition Party MEP Henna Virkkunen is hoping to become an EU commissioner. However, there is a question: Is a person qualified if he or she would care less or very little if people die when coming to Europe? In the 2019 MEP election, she responded in the Alma Meter election compass in the affirmative…
How long will our good will and patience last while millions of Ukrainian seek refuge in the EU?
On Tuesday, 2.011 million refugees have fled Ukraine since February 24, according to the UNHCR. Some sources speculate that up to 4 million refugees may flee the war in Ukraine. In light of Europe’s bleak history and the worst human rights abuses, atrocities, and wars in all of history, one wonders how long our goodwill lasts. The…
A new Afghan family of four arrives at the Moria refugee camp on Lesvos Island
As European politicians fruitlessly figure out how to resolve the ever-worsening refugee situation, Europe’s inaction has tuned refugees into invisible beings whose muffled sounds of suffering turn some of our hearts into stone. Some Europeans are indifferent to the plight of such people because they believe that they could never become refugees in their lifetimes….
Migrant Tales’ shameful “let them drown” list of Finnish MEP candidates
The Alma Median EU election compass shows that (85/234) MEP candidates of the Perussuomalaiset* and National Coalition Party as the most eager to allow migrants drown in the Mediterranean. Even a neutral, or no opinion answer, is problematic. Does it mean that you are quiet and look the other way when people drown?
Hassan Abdi Ali: My journey to Finland (via the Mediterranean)
My journey to Finland from Somalia lasted five months. It was a very long and dangerous journey, and I would never do it again.