Valencia: No to the European Pact on Migration and Asylum

Actions are being prepared to reject the new anti-immigrant measures of the EU imperialist Bloc. “Fortress Europe” is an aberration against elementary rights. Let's fight for a world without borders.

By Santiago González

On Tuesday afternoon 2 of April, in the halls of the Intersindical Valenciana, The preparation assembly for the concentration against the European Pact on Migration and Asylum was held (PEMA) proposed by the European Union. With the participation of various groups, political organizations, unions and independent activists, work teams were formed for the concentration planned for the 10 April in Valencia. Demonstrating a great will to coordinate the fight between various sectors to stop the terrible plan that the EU has for immigrants.

An anti-rights and anti-human Pact

The PEMA agreed by the European Commission proposes new rules for people who try to request asylum in European territory. What initially arose with the idea of ​​providing an equitable response among the countries that make up the bloc to the migration crises, was transformed by pressure from the extreme right in the institutions, in a pact to avoid giving asylum to people who need it on European soil to which right-wing and social democratic governments also signed.

Among the agreed rules, it is foreseen that governments will be able to avoid relocations with the payment of 20.000 euros per person rejected. Enables hot returns without prior identification or attention of any kind, also the detention time at the border which harshens the wait for those who were not returned immediately. Obliges people to remain in deprivation of liberty until 6 months in border areas and enables the detention of entire families and children over 6 years. Therefore, the proposal is the illegalization of entry of the “refugee” for whatever reason., because first comes rejection or detention before humanitarian aid. These measures are already applied totally or partially in the member countries of the imperialist Bloc, complemented by the abandonment of people at sea that causes thousands of deaths a year, border repression and deportations that return immigrants to the horror they are trying to escape.

Territorial actions

Broad progressive and democratic sectors, both independent and organized, They reject the cuts to democratic and social rights, inhuman treatment and racism towards immigrants. The Pact is increasing the anger , That is why in more than 30 territories throughout the State there will be different actions between the 5 and the 11 of April.

10 April in Valencia: everyone to the Plaza de la Virgen

For all these reasons, Valencia is not the exception but the rule in the protest. The call will begin at 7 p.m.. with the concentration in which more than 22 organizations and groups. There will be artistic interventions and a projection of what is happening in Brussels. Let us be many and demonstrate with street pressure the rejection of lobby anti-immigrant that politically commands the extreme right and from the governments make up both right-wing and social democratic expressions. No person is illegal, roles and rights for everyone!

Also in Brussels

further, A mobilization is called at the door of the European Parliament on the day 10 of April, on voting day with the participation of organizations and protesters from all countries involved in the vote.  Also comrades from civil society in the fight against the Pact, present their citizen initiatives admitted for processing, in Brussels, the day 9 April at 5 p.m..

For a world without borders

We promote the broadest unity of action and intercontinental coordination, mainly European-African, in defense of the rights of immigrants. There is an alternative to the imperialist “Fortress Europe” project promoted by the extreme right and consented to by the right and social democracy, We need a Europe of Workers and Peoples, egalitarian, supportive and welcoming, in a world without borders that can only be socialist.