End the EU’s war on migration
Stop the criminalisation of migration!
Stop the criminalisation of solidarity!
Stop the EU deportation regime!
The European Commission is proposing three laws that give new, broad powers to EU and national law enforcement authorities, allowing them to racially profile, detain and deport migrants and criminalise NGOs with impunity.
To take action on this, email your Member of European Parliament demanding they end the war against migrants.
Subject line: RE Facilitator’s Package: new EU legislation criminalises migration and expands police powers
Dear [insert MEP name],
I’m writing to you with deep concern regarding the EU’s upcoming Facilitator’s Package.
These two new EU laws are set to endanger migrants and humanitarian actors, and give more money and powers to police and border forces with a track record of human rights violations, violence, and death.
Your vote can help stop this.
Both these laws will have a disproportionate impact on migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, humanitarian workers, and racialised communities at the EU’s borders and beyond.
The Facilitation Directive:
Risks unfairly charging and imprisoning migrants and NGOs with ‘smuggling’ and ‘trafficking’ instead of targeting organised crime
Deflects responsibility away from the EU’s failure to provide safe and regular pathways
Fails to comply with the EU’s obligations under international law.
The Europol Regulation:
Unlawfully offers more powers for EUROPOL and FRONTEX, EU agencies with known human rights violations
Allows the collection of sensitive biometric data and promotes racial profiling
Wastes money on violent and ineffective criminal law responses to natural human migration.
To rectify these proposals and end the criminalisation of migrants in the Package, we recommend:
Amending the Facilitation Directive to include
A clear definition of smuggling as a for-profit activity (Article 3)
A legally binding humanitarian exemption that protects migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, their families, and human rights defenders from being charged with smuggling (Article 2)
Voting against the most harmful parts of the Facilitation Directive
Do not make ‘public instigation’ a crime (Article 5)
Remove harsh punitive sentences likely to be used against migrants and humanitarian actors (Article 6)
Ban the use of special investigative tools (Article 16)
Rejecting the Europol Regulation in its entirety
It’s wrong to further politicise migrants and use violence, detention and deportations against them and those in solidarity with them. The EU should be upholding international law.
EU migration policy should focus on protecting migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and human rights defenders. EU funds should be moved away from deadly police and border agencies and towards social needs.
Yours sincerely,
[your name]
Remember to cc: secretariat@equinox-eu.com
Find Your MEP below
Name of MEP | Country | Email address |
Lukas MANDL | Austria | lukas.mandl@europarl.europa.eu |
Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | saskia.bricmont@europarl.europa.eu |
Sophie WILMÈS | Belgium | sophie.wilmes@europarl.europa.eu |
Emil RADEV | Bulgaria | emil.radev@europarl.europa.eu |
Kristian VIGENIN | Bulgaria | kristian.vigenin@europarl.europa.eu |
Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | tomas.zdechovsky@europarl.europa.eu |
Marina KALJURAND | Estonia | marina.kaljurand@europarl.europa.eu |
François-Xavier BELLAMY | France | fxbellamy@europarl.europa.eu |
Mélissa CAMARA | France | melissa.camara@europarl.europa.eu |
Damien CARÊME | France | damien.careme@europarl.europa.eu |
Fabienne KELLER | France | fabienne.keller@europarl.europa.eu |
Murielle LAURENT | France | murielle.laurent@europarl.europa.eu |
Nadine MORANO | France | nadine.morano@europarl.europa.eu |
Chloé RIDEL | France | chloe.ridel@europarl.europa.eu |
Lena DÜPONT | Germany | lena.duepont@europarl.europa.eu |
Moritz KÖRNER | Germany | moritz.koerner@europarl.europa.eu |
Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | erik.marquardt@europarl.europa.eu |
Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | birgit.sippel@europarl.europa.eu |
Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI | Greece | elissavet.vozemberg@europarl.europa.eu |
Michael MCNAMARA | Ireland | michael.mcnamara@europarl.europa.eu |
Alessandro ZAN | Italy | alessandro.zan@europarl.europa.eu |
Giuseppe ANTOCI | Italy | giuseppe.antoci@europarl.europa.eu |
Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | caterina.chinnici@europarl.europa.eu |
Ilaria SALIS | Italy | ilaria.salis@europarl.europa.eu |
Cecilia STRADA | Italy | cecilia.strada@europarl.europa.eu |
Isabel WISELER-LIMA | Luxembourg | isabel.wiseler@europarl.europa.eu |
Malik AZMANI | Netherlands | malik.azmani@europarl.europa.eu |
Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | raquel.garciahermida-vanderwalle@europarl.europa.eu |
Jeroen LENAERS | Netherlands | jeroen.lenaers@europarl.europa.eu |
Tineke STRIK | Netherlands | tineke.strik@europarl.europa.eu |
Magdalena ADAMOWICZ | Poland | magdalena.adamowicz@europarl.europa.eu |
Krzysztof BREJZA | Poland | krzysztof.brejza@europarl.europa.eu |
Krzysztof ŚMISZEK | Poland | krzysztof.smiszek@europarl.europa.eu |
Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | francisco.assis@europarl.europa.eu |
Paulo CUNHA | Portugal | pauloalexandre.matoscunha@europarl.europa.eu |
Ana Catarina MENDES | Portugal | anacatarina.mendes@europarl.europa.eu |
Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | anamiguel.pedro@europarl.europa.eu |
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN | Romania | ioan-rares.bogdan@europarl.europa.eu |
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ | Slovakia | veronika.ostrihonova@europarl.europa.eu |
Branko GRIMS | Slovenia | branko.grims@europarl.europa.eu |
Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | irena.joveva@europarl.europa.eu |
Matjaž NEMEC | Slovenia | matjaz.nemec@europarl.europa.eu |
Javier ZARZALEJOS | Spain | javier.zarzalejos@europarl.europa.eu |
Estrella GALÁN | Spain | estrella.galan@europarl.europa.eu |
Jaume ASENS LLODRÀ | Spain | jaume.asens@europarl.europa.eu |
Pernando BARRENA ARZA | Spain | pernando.barrena@europarl.europa.eu |
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR | Spain | juanfernando.lopezaguilar@europarl.europa.eu |
Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | abir.alsahlani@europarl.europa.eu |
Evin INCIR | Sweden | evin.incir@europarl.europa.eu |
Alice KUHNKE | Sweden | alice.kuhnke@europarl.europa.eu |
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE | Sweden | alice.teodorescumawe@europarl.europa.eu |
Tomas TOBÉ | Sweden | tomas.tobe@europarl.europa.eu |
