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Serigne Mbayé ( Podemos ) appears in the European Parliament to denounce the real impact of the EU's trade agreements with Senegal and other African countries. Serigne Mbayé Serigne Mbayé and Idoia Villanueva during their appearance at the European Parliament. (Photo: Podemos) Newtribuna NEWTRIBUNA.ESNOVEMBER 11, 2021, 12:25 Serigne Mbayé , Secretary of Anti-Racism of Podemos and deputy of the Madrid Assembly , has gone to the European Parliament to denounce the real impact of the European Union's trade agreements with Senegal and other African countries. “Being here today is the last stage of a journey that I began, precisely, because I am not European. You don't get on a boat leaving your family for pleasure or desire, it's out of some obligation. And this obligation is what made many people like me risk their lives to come here: the plundering of our resources by foreign powers, in this case, through fishing agreements," he noted during his meeting with the La group.
European left. Why do you get on a boat? Because they deny you legal avenues and close your borders “Why are you getting on a boat? Because they deny you legal avenues and close your borders. You get on even knowing hat perhaps you will not arrive, and that, even if you arrive, you will have to face another sea, which is the bureaucratic racism that happens in many countries in Europe,” she explained. “You Australia Phone Number lose your job and are forced to migrate, but the EU tries to unlink migration from the causes that give rise to it.” This is precisely what Idoia Villanueva, MEP and secretary of Podemos International , who has accompanied Mbayé on his European agenda, has highlighted. “We have to go to the causes of the migration processes and take responsibility for the consequences that European policies have on other territories.” Mbayé and Villanueva traveled to Senegal in September to learn about the situation on the ground.
There they were able to verify that the increase in industrial fishing and the installation of foreign fish oil and fishmeal factories directly impact the employment of the communities. Not only the fishermen, but also thousands of people linked to the sector, such as the women who work in fish processing. Furthermore, there is no effective control over the volume of catches and the real origin of the vessels, which use false flags to fish. During his meeting with the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission (DG MARE), Mbayé denounced the “colonialist” approach that trade or “collaboration” agreements with Africa continue to have. “You can't destroy jobs and then give money to create jobs, that doesn't make any sense. The South does not need this: the South needs to live on its own resources.” The level of corruption is very high, the money does not reach the people For his part, Villanueva has demanded a more exhaustive monitoring of the agreements on the ground: “What we saw there does not coincide with the Commission's data.
European left. Why do you get on a boat? Because they deny you legal avenues and close your borders “Why are you getting on a boat? Because they deny you legal avenues and close your borders. You get on even knowing hat perhaps you will not arrive, and that, even if you arrive, you will have to face another sea, which is the bureaucratic racism that happens in many countries in Europe,” she explained. “You Australia Phone Number lose your job and are forced to migrate, but the EU tries to unlink migration from the causes that give rise to it.” This is precisely what Idoia Villanueva, MEP and secretary of Podemos International , who has accompanied Mbayé on his European agenda, has highlighted. “We have to go to the causes of the migration processes and take responsibility for the consequences that European policies have on other territories.” Mbayé and Villanueva traveled to Senegal in September to learn about the situation on the ground.
There they were able to verify that the increase in industrial fishing and the installation of foreign fish oil and fishmeal factories directly impact the employment of the communities. Not only the fishermen, but also thousands of people linked to the sector, such as the women who work in fish processing. Furthermore, there is no effective control over the volume of catches and the real origin of the vessels, which use false flags to fish. During his meeting with the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission (DG MARE), Mbayé denounced the “colonialist” approach that trade or “collaboration” agreements with Africa continue to have. “You can't destroy jobs and then give money to create jobs, that doesn't make any sense. The South does not need this: the South needs to live on its own resources.” The level of corruption is very high, the money does not reach the people For his part, Villanueva has demanded a more exhaustive monitoring of the agreements on the ground: “What we saw there does not coincide with the Commission's data.