JOINT STATEMENT: 85 ORGANISATIONS CALL ON MEPs TO REJECT THE HARMFUL SCHENGEN BORDERS CODE REFORM

Brussels, Belgium, 18 March 2024 – Despite repeated warnings from Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Schengen Borders Code reform which will be voted on in the LIBE Committee next week. The legislative file that has emerged from negotiations between the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and Commission will have devastating consequences for people in migration and racialised communities.

We call on MEPs in the LIBE Committee to reject the Schengen Borders Code reform and give a clear signal against legislation that undermines fundamental rights.

Read the statement:

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