– Δεν επιτρέπεται αναστολή του δικαιώματος υποβολής αιτήματος ασύλου
All States have a right to control their borders and manage irregular movements, but at the same time should refrain from the use of excessive or disproportionate force and maintain systems for handling asylum requests in an orderly manner.
Neither the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees nor EU refugee law provides any legal basis for the suspension of the reception of asylum applications. Article 78(3) of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU (TFEU) has been evoked by the Greek Government in this regard, however this provision allows for provisional measures to be adopted by the Council, on a proposal from the Commission and in consultation with the European Parliament, in the event that one or more Member States are confronted by an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of third country nationals while it cannot suspend the internationally recognized right to seek asylum and the principle of non-refoulement that are also emphasized in EU law.

– Δεν μπορεί να καταδικάζονται άτομα που ζητάνε άσυλο, ακόμα και αν εισέρχονται παράτυπα στην επικράτεια ενός κράτους (καταδίκη 17 ατόμων)
Persons entering irregularly on the territory of a State should also not be punished if they present themselves without delay to the authorities to seek asylum.

Επαναλαμβάνουμε τη θέση μας: Η αλληλεγγύη προς την Ελλάδα θα πρέπει να βασιστεί στην διαχείριση του προβλήματος ως ανθρωπιστική/προσφυγική κρίση αλλιώς θα βρεθούμε απομονωμένοι…

Όπως καταλήγει και η ανακοίνωση της UNHCR:

“Greece, and other States on the EU external border, should not be left alone. Continued European resources, capacity and solidarity are needed to boost Greece’s response.
At the same time, international support to Turkey, which already hosts millions of refugees, as well as other countries neighbouring Syria, must be sustained and stepped up“.