The European Citizens' Initiative underway "We are a welcoming Europe: let us help!"
The ACUP has adhered to the European Citizen Initiative "We are a welcoming Europe: let us help!" In order to achieve its processing, one million signatures of European citizens before 15 February 2019 (ideally before the end of years) are required in at least 7 member states of the European Union. For Spain, the minimum number of signatures to be reached is 40,000.
The Initiative has 3 main objectives:
- End the persecution of those citizens / organizations that want to help / decriminalize help
- Promote safe routes, among others, community sponsorship
- Guarantee effective access to justice for all victims of exploitation and abuse.
You can read the official translation that the European Commission of the Initiative has done here.
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