NATO Expands Aegean Sea Migrant Patrols Into Turkish and Greek Territorial Waters – Rescued Migrants to Be Automatically Returned to Turkey

#otan #migrations #Mer_Egée #guerre_aux_réfugiés #guerre_aux_migrants #politique_migratoire

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The German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220), left, and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), right, take on fuel and stores from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10), center, during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea on March 23, 2013. The Eisenhower, Hamburg and USS Hue City (CG 66), top, are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

In a press conference, Mr Stoltenberg insisted the deployment of Nato’s Standing Maritime Group 2 was “not about stopping or pushing back refugee boats”.
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Nato confirmed that any refugees it “saves” from the vessels will be taken back to Turkey. According to Reuters, the Greek and Turkish coastguards will continue to operate exclusively within their own territorial waters.

La page d’actualités du #SNMG2
▻http://www.mc.nato.int/org/smg/Pages/SNMG2.aspx
(rien sur cette nouvelle mission pour l’instant)

NATO launches sea mission against migrant traffickers

NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe, the alliance’s top commander said on Thursday.

▻http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-nato-idUKKCN0VK0TT

Turkey, Germany take migrant crisis to NATO

Germany and Turkey have pledged to exert joint efforts to secure NATO’s involvement in curbing the refugee flow to Europe, with the latter emphasizing that it should not be expected “to shoulder the refugee issue alone.”

▻http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-germany-take-migrant-crisis-to-nato.aspx?pageID=238&nID=94

Migrant crisis : Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols

Nato ships are being deployed to the Aegean sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece.

▻http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35549478?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twi

Migranti, la missione Nato preoccupa le associazioni: «Nuovo ostacolo»

Saranno tre le navi dispiegate nel tratto di mare tra Grecia e Turchia. Il rischio, denunciano tra le altre Amnesty International e Medici senza frontiere, è che l’operazione si traduca in una chiusura delle vie di fuga e in respingimenti illegali

▻http://www.redattoresociale.it/Notiziario/Articolo/500362/Migranti-la-missione-Nato-preoccupa-le-associazioni-Nuovo-ostacolo

Why warships can’t solve the refugee crisis

As NATO deploys warships to the Aegean, anthropologist and author of “Illegality, Inc.” Ruben Andersson, of the London School of Economics, offers some alternatives to Europe’s failed policy of ever-increasing border security.

►http://www.irinnews.org/opinion/2016/02/15/why-warships-can%E2%80%99t-solve-refugee-crisis

NATO Defence Ministers Agree on NATO support to assist with the Refugee and Migrant Crisis

NATO Defence Ministers agreed that NATO will provide support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis on Thursday (11 February 2016). “The goal is to participate in the international efforts to stem the illegal trafficking and illegal migration in the Aegean,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

▻http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_127981.htm

Nato enters the migration control business

European policymakers have been burning the midnight oil looking for ways to keep Syrian and other refugees and migrants from reaching Greece and swelling the ranks of asylum seekers in the European Union.

▻https://euobserver.com/opinion/132309

Turkey: Germany to command NATO mission in Aegean to combat illegal migration

In line with a recent NATO decision, Germany will lead a naval mission in the Aegean Sea and NATO planes will conduct reconnaissance flights on Turkey’s border areas as part of efforts for tackling illegal migration, Turkish officials have said.

▻http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-germany-to-command-nato-mission-in-aegean-to-combat-illega

Nato to help Turkey and Greece ’stem flow’ of refugees

Nato will “immediately” move three naval ships to the Aegean Sea to help Greek and Turkish coastguards to “stem the flow” of migrants trying to get to Europe.

▻https://euobserver.com/justice/132231

NATO’s Mediterranean Mission

What the Alliance is Doing in the Aegean Sea

▻https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/2016-02-21/natos-mediterranean-mission

NATO support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis, 25 FEB 2015

Statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on NATO support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis, 24 February 2016. This statement followed a meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYzw9uQ_4iM&feature=youtu.be

The NATO pushbacks in the Aegean and international law

On Thursday 11 February 2016, NATO announced that its ships would immediately be deployed in the Aegean in order to combat irregular migration, in cooperation with the relevant authorities and with Frontex. On 23 February, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg stated in the European parliament: “When we rescue those people, what we agreed with Turkey at a ministerial level, we agreed that if those people came from Turkey then we can return them to Turkey.” Stoltenberg repeated this on 24 February. Is this compatible with international law?

►http://thomasspijkerboer.eu/thomas-blogs/the-nato-pushbacks-in-the-aegean-and-international-law

Statement by the NATO Secretary General on NATO support to assist with the refugee and migrant crisis

We have just agreed the modalities of NATO’s support in responding to the refugee and migrant crisis.

▻http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_128372.htm

NATO Expands Aegean Sea Migrant Patrols Into Turkish and Greek Territorial Waters – Rescued Migrants to Be Automatically Returned to Turkey

NATO announced on Sunday, 6 March, that its Aegean Sea patrols have been expanded to Greek and Turkish territorial waters. NATO patrols have been operating only in international waters. And while NATO says its ‘mission is not to stop or turn back those trying to cross into Europe’, NATO has made it clear that NATO ships will return rescued migrants directly to Turkey: ‘In case of rescue at sea of persons coming via Turkey, they will be taken back to Turkey.’ NATO’s plan to summarily return intercepted migrants is consistent with previous statements made by the British and German defence ministers who have said that the purpose of the NATO mission is to stop migrants and return them to Turkey.

▻https://migrantsatsea.org/2016/03/07/nato-expands-aegean-sea-migrant-patrols-into-turkish-and-greek-territ

Fabrice Leggeri, directeur de #Frontex : « La Turquie ne doit plus être l’autoroute pour l’Europe »

Frontex et le commandement maritime de l’OTAN ont mis au point un « common understanding » (arrangement commun) qui nous permet de coordonner nos positions respectives et l’échange d’informations en temps réel. Frontex a actuellement 13 bateaux déployés dans les eaux grecques, l’OTAN a 5 bateaux dans la région et en attend d’autres.

Cette coopération entre l’OTAN et l’UE dans un domaine purement civil – l’immigration, le contrôle des frontières – est tout à fait nouvelle.

▻http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/03/11/fabrice-leggeri-directeur-de-frontex-la-turquie-ne-doit-plus-etre-l-autorout
#autoroute