The present asylum policy of the European Union gives the clear impression that its core objective is the protection of Europe from refugees rather than the protection of refugees. (frontex)
EU regulations, stating as a general rule that asylum seekers have to apply for asylum in the first EU member state they enter, create inhumane conditions for refugees and clearly illustrate a denial of solidarity with EU member states at the outer borders of Europe, such as Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain
The countries in the centre of Europe protect themselves more and more effectively against refugees. The latter who manage to arrive in another EU country via Greece are being returned to Greece. The consequences of this policy are evident: While the EU countries which only have internal borders shirk responsibility for a humane refugee policy, the EU member states at the outer borders of Europe increasingly behave in a brutal manner. This leads to a double transfer of responsibility from the inner areas of the EU to the outer borders and from there to unsafe countries outside the EU.
