and now we're joined by one fernando lopez a whole lot of he is the chair of the european parliament's committee on civil liberties justice and home of fast thank you for joining us we've just heard the situation of maria it's a serious issue and it looks like it's politically created to keep migrants away to scare them off is that officially new policy now. absolutely we had a debate just today in the european parliament spit shit medion times this tragedy was predictable and was announced through all day debates in deliver a comedian. it's absolutely intolerable it's unacceptable that there has been 30000 then 20000 no 13000 people completely homeless with no sanitation facilities with no roof with no access to medicines it's absolutely incompatible with european values as it is incompatible the narrative which allocates that migrants are a threat to the european security or to the european identity there has to be a more humane approach which is precisely what we have been asking for more along the way we are waiting for a so-called new pact on migration as item which is a whole new

very high wanting to bend the body you have to complete an investigation and that was when the fernando lopez . chair of the european parliament justice committee meeting while the will of the german army in pushbacks has also come into focus so let's find out more about that with a reporter joel dollar who has been looking into this good to see you joe as always what was his role in this or germany's i'm well the german bund is very or navy has acknowledged that its ship was in the aegean and taking part in a nato mission at the time when on multiple occasions the great coast guard was involved in operations involving migrant boats now the great coast guard is there not has done anything unlawful however multiple n.g.o.s and media outlets have documented cases where the greek coast guard has forced migrant boats back out of european waters and into turkish waters in some cases the boats have the engine disabled and then they are then total pushed with wave force and in some cases just left to drift and have proven this would violate international law now the ngo marilla bedroom says it has c

now we're joined by one fernando lopez or he'll out of here is the chair of the european parliament committee on civil liberties justice and home affairs thank you for joining us we've just heard the situation in maria is serious and it looks like it's politically created to keep migrants away to scare them off is that official e.u. policy now. absolutely we had a debate just today in the european parliament of it said 1000000 times this tragedy was predictable and was announced throughout the debate in the lead a comedian. it's absolutely intolerable it's unacceptable that there has been 30000 then 20000 no 13000 people completely homeless with no sanitation facilities with no roof with no access to medicines it's absolutely incompatible with the european values as it is incompatible the narrative which allocate that migrants on a threat to the european security or to the european identity there has to be a more humane approach which is precisely what we have been asking for more along the way we are waiting for a so-called new pact on migration as item which is a whole new package of pieces

know we're joined by one fernando lopez are allowed he is the chair of the european parliament's committee on civil liberties justice and home of fast thank you for joining us we've just heard the situation of maria it's a serious issue and it looks like it's politically created to keep migrants away to scare them off is that official e.u. policy now. absolutely we 100 debate just today in the european parliament spit said 1000000 times this tragedy was predictable and was announced through all the debates in deliberate community it's absolutely intolerable it's unacceptable that there has been 30000 then 20000 no 13000 people completely homeless with no sanitation facilities with no roof with no access to medicines it's absolutely incompatible with european values as it is incompatible the narrative which aligator that migrants on a threat to the european security or to the european identity there has to be a more humane approach which is precisely what we have been asking for more along the way we are waiting for a so-called new pact on my regime on asylum which is a whole new package of