Posts Tagged ‘refugees’

A Call for a European Fund for Municipalities to Welcome Refugees

Can cities become a space for a new European conception of transnational solidarity? In this interview by European Alternatives, German politician and professor Gesine Schwan, proposes the idea of a European Fund for municipalities to welcome refugees. This article is an extract from an article published on Politicalcritique.org on 21 June 2018. You have a […]

By URBACT, on June 29th, 2018 at 13:36

Welcoming Mayors Stand Up

International laws and conventions ignored After rescue procedures were arranged by the Maritime Rescue and Coordination Center (MRCC) of Rome, the “Aquarius” boat (of SOS Méditerranée and Doctors Without Borders, with 629 people on board including 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 other children and seven pregnant women) was prevented from disembarking in “a place of safety”. […]

By Laura Colini, on June 14th, 2018 at 18:18