[30.06.2021, 18:00 CET] For Immediate Release At the European Cities Conference "From the Sea to the City" in Palermo, 33 cities joined forces to form the "International Alliance of Safe Harbour Cities". The network of city representatives within this consortium was led by Palermo in Italy and Potsdam in Germany. Mayor Leoluca Orlando from Palermo stressed that european cities need to take responsibility for welcoming refugees and asylum seekers, since EU member states and th

[21.06.2021, 18:00 CET] For Immediate Release On June 25 and 26, mayors and civil society actors from all over Europe will come together in Palermo for a conference of cities for a welcoming Europe to propose solutions on how to welcome refugees. While the EU and national governments continue to bet on containment and isolation at all costs in their migration policy, cities want to put human rights at the center and bring about necessary change. The goal of the conference is