Speed up the operationalisation of the European Border and Coast Guard. We want 10,000 border police officers by the end of 2020. External border protection is a collective responsibility. 2/7
Send €1 billion in EU funds to help Greece protect the EU border! EU Member States want to cut the budget for border protection. This is a huge mistake. We will not accept any reduction. #MFF 3/7
Answer to Erdoğan: stop blackmailing Europe, at the expense of thousands of people, or the EU will suspend the Customs Union. 4/7
Trigger all EU civil protection and humanitarian aid mechanisms to help migrants at the border! We need medical and humanitarian equipment and cooperation with the #UNHCR. 5/7
Complete the reform of the outdated European Asylum System! This must be the main topic of the @EUCouncil Summit of 26/27 March. So far, national egoism makes the EU unable to act. This must stop! 6/7
The stabilisation of #Syria must be the top diplomatic priority for Europe. Assad and Putin have destabilised Syria and caused the most serious migration crisis in recent history. The EU should impose stronger sanctions against Russia and block the #NorthStream2 project. 7/7
