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The maria refugee camp in greece had become a shameful symbol for europe a symbol of the misery that migrants encounter when they try to come here a symbol of the failure of the European Union to agree on a fair and equitable migration policy on tuesday night europes largest refugee camp wind up in flames leaving thousands homeless yet again tonight what will happen to these people has their dream of europe gone up in smoke was that dream ever more than smoke and mirrors im print off in berlin this is the day. This it gets tricky images of what happened morning thats a terrible. Picture of the day before i expressed myself of the events in moria i recognize the difficult conditions because youll. Know what. Normandy typical for nothing is an excuse for find out reactions to health checked to see them it was a bit hysterical not about to increase to deal with this alone in the people in the camp. Also coming up the explosive already a recording us President Donald Trump admitting that he downplayed the deadly threat from the coronavirus that he concealed the truth from the public the president has never lied to the American Public on coded the president s been very the president was expressing common his actions reflect that. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with smoke and ashes and thousands of people who were once again without a home on tuesday night the migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos coldfire by daybreak the extent of the destruction was visible the overcrowded camp built for 3000 which had become home 212000 was completely destroyed maria was europes largest refugee camp but it was never designed or built to be that for years its over crowned in squalid conditions had triggered warning after warning of a humanitarian disaster in the. The coronavirus pandemic had added yet another layer of danger in fear or now that humanitarian disaster has happened what will you do about it for some now is the time for soul searching in the face of europes lack of empathy for the plight of refugees for others the smoke will send a signal to would be migrants telling them to think twice before they head for the shores of europe our coverage begins tonight with this report daylight reveals the devastation morea lies in ruins it was a temporary home for over 12000. 00 migrants stuck on the greek island of less boss human Rights Groups have long deployed conditions in the overcrowded camp operating at 4 times its intended capacity. Overnight several shocks went up in flames before the entire camp began to. Winds reaching 70 Kilometers Per Hour fanned the flames forcing thousands to flee. Here our. Kids from our 1st night here. Or our. It is. The inhabitants headed to nearby hills and woods others began walking to the islands capital mytilene the riot police were deployed along the roads amid fears that the camps residents might spread the corona virus across the island last week moria was placed under lockdown after 35. 00 cases were detected in the camp. As day broke some residents return to search for belongings among the remains the fire has been put out but over 12000 migrants are now left homeless once more in their lives they have nowhere to go. Whats next for moria is a question many have been posing for years and from authorities has now become ever more. Well the maria camp was built to cope with an unprecedented number of people who fled war and tried to reach europe back in 2015 the trails of migrants making their way through Eastern Europe seemed endless spent many never reached their destination the perilous journey by boat across the mediterranean claimed more than 3700. 00 lives that year and at the end of august police in austria made a gruesome discovery the bodies of 7 words into a truck on its way from hungary germany. The news sent shock waves around the world and it prompted european leaders to act. Its a humanitarian tragedy that has influenced european politics like no other the procession of migrants and refugees hoping to find a new hold believe you a crisis that peaked in 2015. For 5 years now hundreds of reporters myself included have been trying to shed some light on the policies that a human bers states and institutions have been trying to come up with in response to these pictures so lets take a look at what has actually changed since 2015 is the e. U. Any better prepared for a new major increase in migration flows today one thing that your Member States here at the European Council in brussels have all agreed on is strengthening then use external borders part of that strategy has been a landmark deal with turkey to prevent migraines and Asylum Seekers from entering the you in the 1st place and despite the recent drought over what exactly turkey gets in return apart from Financial Aid for refugees in turkey the fact has been a dramatic decrease in the number of a rifles. Preventing people from heading for europe is now a common condition that the e. U. Ties to economic partnerships and Even Development aid particularly when it comes to african countries its also why they fund the libyan coast guard proactive search and rescue operations like this one along with Central Mediterranean routes have in turn practically stopped so europes fortress is stronger than ever but what about europes ideals human rights protection from War International conventions the e. U. Commissions plan was that Reception Centers like this one on the greek island of less would welcome Asylum Seekers in a dignified manner and process their plea cation forms quickly but moria europes biggest camp for displaced people became a sprawling symbol. A failure even before the devastating fire and the recent covered 1000 locked down built to house 3000 some 12000 people were living here rather than days it took off years to process applications thanks to baracoa see indifference but above all a lack of political will this human suffering is the result of dysfunctional legislation the Current System known as the doppler regulation stipulates that most people must claim asylum in their country of arrival but states with extra no borders like italy or greece say thats just not fair so in the heat of the crisis the e. U. Tried to bring in relocation quote us with each country taking their share of refugees and migrants based on their g. D. P. And population but the idea crashed and burned hungary the Czech Republic slovakia and poland refused to accept refugees or abide by the rules now its done only one of all im sorry paces 5 years on the new remains deeply divided on the issue take the coronavirus pandemic already some Member States have been using the virus as an excuse to bring in tougher controls without epidemiological justification after countless delays the e. U. Commission is expected to finally bring forward its new pact on migration and asylum at the end of the month. Its president was a life on the line is adamant that he uses asylum system needs a fresh start. And for more now im joined by eric Mark Lawrence he is a member of the greens and a member of the European Parliament mr norcrosss good to have you on the program youve been to moria before youve seen firsthand the deplorable conditions there did you think that a disaster like this fire was inevitable was it just a matter of time. I actually did not only think that this kind of protest just happened but he said it in interviews in march many human suffering organization said that the situation we have is a big problem and that this kind of protests of pekin happen and every time so he did not know how this catastrophe would happen but that it was just a question of time when Something Like this happens and was very clear who do you blame for the conditions that allowed this disaster i think its a difficult question actually so of course you can say ok they have people who try to put some trials and cant and in the end theyre responsible you can say that you know that we sponsor but of course i think the kind on fire as a politician and as a member of so you can see him and to follow the political debates about you can assign him system as a condition that takes time about us for quite a long time i must say that im not very interested in doing the police work now and seeing who did the fire im interested in talking about a situation where you can Member States governments where are we in the European Parliament where not able to react to the situation to this catastrophe and i think in the end its a political disaster and we should feel ashamed for that i mean this does it does expose one of the European Unions greatest failures i mean this is what happens when some members of the e. U. Refuse to take the migrants and leave other members of his greece to deal with the reality on the ground do you agree. I would say that its not only a few Member States who did not we locate people from greece on the big island especially its all of them so there were some in the states that said ok we take some unaccompanied minors but in the end we cannot say ok we have no unified positions on our son policy for quite a long time for 4 years that you can Member States do not find a position in the commission as a position that you can find and has a position as u. P. A. Member states are not able to find a unified position and they are also not able to see said when you have conditions where there is not enough water where there is no education because the children where there is no Fire Protection system that they can test if you will happen and so its somebody you have to react so its like responsibility not from the you can do when youre in and the others its their responsibility for everybody who has the possibility to have do you know who is going to take responsibility for these migrants now. What i have from today is pretty shocking actually so yesterday at night received. Some friends and i said ok its a. Few minutes later. And says ok thats bigger than india and it was clear that almost the whole was burning and we have 13000. 00 Homeless People who lost everything and the situation is that they just have no they have not even have a tent to sleep they have nothing left and so one day later. They have the 2nd night just without saying. I need a shamed as a politician i cannot do something that if i would be a government i would take immediate action to have these people make humanitarian aid or nothing at all so. We. Also want to. Earlier this week 13000 shares were placed in front of the German Parliament building to symbolize the 13000 People Living in the camp the just went up in flames and you were involved with that demonstration having to wear face masks has brought thousands of protesters here to berlin recently. Burned out refugees in greece will they get more attention than just a bunch of. So i come directly from a demonstration and the demonstration was 5 to 10000 people who were just shocked by this its not accidental but these are and the pictures they saw and the 5 to 10000 people was know about mobilization one day and also in Different Countries and cities in germany where they dont stray ssion so i think that we should understand that there are lots of people. Who would be very proud when they can use their possibilities to help people in need and i think that the situation where we hear so much from the fall i believe you all north every time when we talk about migration about the problem of migration but when we have. Huge amount of people and possibilities to help these poor people and i think it makes genuine i dont have a people like doing demonstration prepay snouts but i care about the dignity of people about human rights and i think that they are the basis of our societies and i think that many people are not against the look asian of these people actually are you know where the leaves and you see if there is a mini type of public action now that this camp has been destroyed eric mark fraud a member of the European Parliament mr macleod we appreciate your time and your thoughts tonight thank you. Thank you. I think you will not necessarily think i dont think thats the thats the phrase used. Actually internationally has done well if you look at other Nobel Laureates for example in the germ nothing so its no many asked in her personal life from his 1st minutes and how he treats his wife or known as dr other Nobel Peace Prize winning. And you shouldnt ask that for have rights or marias. Personal right for he doesnt the rest of it is not what he gets international. And that was the far right norwegian lawmaker christiane t. Bring yetta explaining why he has again nominated u. S. President donald trump for the Nobel Peace Prize he says trump should be considered because of his role in the Peace Agreement between israel and the United Arab Emirates and mr t. Bring get a 1st nominated President Trump for the prize back in 20 teen for his efforts to bring reconciliation between north and south korea. Are lets take this story now to washington d. W. Correspondent abbie who has a son joins me now abbie good evening to you has there been reaction from the white house to this nomination for the prez. Certainly a brand i mean they welcome this nomination and they praise the israel u. A. E. Agreement that led to the norwegian m. P. To nominate trump in the 1st place and again it allows the white house and the administration to tout President Trumps Foreign Policy prowess thats what theyve been doing and this homestretch going into the election they certainly did that when the argument agreement rather was initially find their critics will certainly question how substantial of this agreement will be in bringing about lasting peace to the region especially given that the palestinians werent even invited to the table and that it could in fact hurt the overall Peace Process but the white house certainly doesnt see it that way brant the norwegian lawmaker nominating mr dreier he is a far right member of the Norwegian Parliament now that would be reason enough for most politicians in the u. S. To disassociate themselves what about president. While hes not one to turn against anyone who is complimentary of him he hasnt actually mentioned the norwegian m. P. By name and neither has the white house and not press release the nomination process is worth noting here any politician working at the National Level can put forth a name for 2020 in particular there are more than 300 nominees so this is by no means a short list again as you mentioned earlier this is the same m. P. From norway who nominated tromp in 2018 back then he cited the president as a reason for improved relations on the Korean Peninsula but again as i mentioned in my 1st answer what kind of progress was actually made thats what critics are saying that north and south korea leaders did meet in a historic summit but in the end when kim jong un met with trump on 3 separate occasions he did so without making any major concessions and north korea continues to test miss out and has not agreed to give up its Nuclear Program nor has it addressed Human Rights Violations so again there is a big gap between having summits and findings and seeing actual results on the ground that is indeed the truth trending on twitter at the moment is hash tag. And we learned today that. Donald trump told the reporter bob woodward that he knew the coronavirus was dangerous and deadly and on march 19th he admitted to bob woodward that he had always wanted to play you know so here we have the president admitting that he has concealed the truth about this pandemic. And its on tape brant trump spoke more than a dozen times with bob woodward for this book and bob woodward of course is a veteran journalist who broke the watergate story that ended up helping to push president nixon out of the white house and his new book reveals that in the days leading up to the lockdown and multiple states the president was downplaying the virus publicly but privately he seemed to understand and grasp the fact that it was a deadly disease and that it was an air Borne Disease so in the tape from mid march trump is heard saying quote i wanted to always play it down i still like playing it down because i dont want to create panic but again at the time he was still publicly saying that the corona virus was similar to the seasonal flu th