Meanwhile, In Strasbourg

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Gavan Reilly tweetz:

Meanwhile: the European Parliament has rejected a resolution asking member states to step up search-and-rescue for refugees in the Mediterranean.

Fine Gael’s four MEPs voted against; it lost by two.

Watch the vote result emerge – to applause – here

MEPs reject migrant rescue resolution (EU Observer)

Previously: ‘Our Naval Service Is Part Of It’

Into Harm’s Way

UDPATE:

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan has tweeted:

Sad, sad day for me. An MEP vote around supporting the rescue of drowning migrants in the Mediterranean has been defeated.

How did the Irish MEPs vote?

Myself + Ciarán Cuffe voted for the motion…along Anderson, Carthy, Flanagan and Wallace.

All 4 FINE GAEL voted AGAINST.

I do not think FG was motivated by racism, heartlessness or anything like it.

Their group argued that rescue efforts act as a ‘pull factor’.

We in @GreensEFA do not agree, but we need to work together on a better outcome for those affected. Hateful language has no place in this.

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11 thoughts on “Meanwhile, In Strasbourg

  1. Kevin Doyle

    Fortress Europe.

    Don’t these people know we’re paying Lybian warlords and criminals to keep refugees in concentration camps at sub-Dachau levels on inhumanity for us. Not to mention Erodgan’s recent threat to flood Europe with the 3million refugees he is keeping for us.

    God. Inform yourselves.

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