Patras Migrant Camp

EDM number 1900 in 2008-09, proposed by Diane Abbott on 15/07/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Asylum and Europe.

That this House is concerned at recent action by the Greek authorities against the migrant camp in Patras; notes reports that the camp was entered by bulldozers accompanied by 100 riot police officers who flattened the camp leaving only a mosque and a doctors' tent; further notes that reports suggest that up to 1,800 people were living in the camp; recognises that the majority of these migrants had escaped from Afghanistan; believes that whether they were legally in Greece or not these migrants must have their basic rights protected; recognises that Greece and other Mediterranean states are under pressure from the number of migrants arriving at their borders; and calls on the Government to work with the European Union to support Greece in setting up proper facilities for incoming asylum seekers.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.