Refugees, Migrants and Asylum Seekers: Where to From Here?

This paper outlines the implications of the recent EU Deal with Turkey on refugees and asylum seekers.

Key concerns include:

• The EU-Turkey plan is not designed in the best interests of refugees and asylum seekers, including Syrian civilians, but is instead focuses on containing the flow of displaced people trying to reach European countries.
• The plan has the potential to seriously erode the crucial protection for refugees afforded them under international law by designating Turkey a safe third country.
• The EU-Turkey plan damages the credibility of the EU, undermines the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and sets a dangerous precedent of principled humanitarian donors motivated by political agendas.