Se l’Europa sono gli eserciti schierati ai confini orientali

«È sconcertante quanto avviene in più luoghi ai confini dell'Unione europea». Sergio Mattarella

Polish police and military police stand behind the border fence as migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point, officials said Monday. The development appeared to signal an escalation of a crisis that has being going on for months in which the autocratic regime of Belarus has encouraged migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere to illegally enter the European Union, at first through Lithuania and Latvia and now primarily through Poland. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

Polish forces stand guard in an area near the border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Poland has been reinforcing its border with Belarus – also part of the EU's eastern border – after thousands of migrants from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere tried to illegally enter the country. The Polish government says it is the target of a

Polish security forces surround migrants stuck along with border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Poland has been reinforcing its border with Belarus – also part of the EU's eastern border – after thousands of migrants from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere tried to illegally enter the country. The Polish government says it is the target of a

Polish security forces block migrants stuck on the border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Poland's government said Monday that it is sending 500 additional troops and special vehicles to the border with Belarus to strengthen it against increasing migrant pressure that it says is orchestrated by Belarus and Russia. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Warsaw residents place candles before the national Border Guards Headquarters in a sign of mourning for four migrants found dead over the weekend along the border between Poland and Belarus, Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. European Union members Poland and Lithuania are facing increasing migrant pressures on their borders with Belarus, which are part of the bloc's eastern border and say it is a

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere rest and warm themselves as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point, officials said Monday. The development appeared to signal an escalation of a crisis that has being going on for months in which the autocratic regime of Belarus has encouraged migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere to illegally enter the European Union, at first through Lithuania and Latvia and now primarily through Poland. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere break down the fence as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point, officials said Monday. The development appeared to signal an escalation of a crisis that has being going on for months in which the autocratic regime of Belarus has encouraged migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere to illegally enter the European Union, at first through Lithuania and Latvia and now primarily through Poland. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere warmup at the fire gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point, officials said Monday. The development appeared to signal an escalation of a crisis that has being going on for months in which the autocratic regime of Belarus has encouraged migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere to illegally enter the European Union, at first through Lithuania and Latvia and now primarily through Poland. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere chops down trees as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Poland increased security at its border with Belarus, on the European Union's eastern border, after a large group of migrants in Belarus appeared to be congregating at a crossing point, officials said Monday. The development appeared to signal an escalation of a crisis that has being going on for months in which the autocratic regime of Belarus has encouraged migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere to illegally enter the European Union, at first through Lithuania and Latvia and now primarily through Poland. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

In this handout photo released by State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, a wounded migrant lies at a tent camp set by migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus. Polish authorities said Wednesday that two groups of migrants managed to cross the border from Belarus into Poland but that all the people in the groups were detained. Poland's Defense Ministry also accused Belarusian forces of firing shots into the air in a border area where migrants have set up a makeshift camp. (State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus via AP)

A Belarusian activist, second left, hands over humanitarian aid to migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to intervene with Belarus over the migrant situation on that country's border with Poland. Merkel spoke with Putin by phone on Wednesday. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA via AP)

In this handout photo released by State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere stand near near the barbed wire gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus. Thousands of migrants have flocked to Belarus' border with Poland, hoping to get to Western Europe, and many of them are now stranded at the frontier, setting up makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and prevent them from entering the country. (State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus via AP)

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere warm up at the fire gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. The European Union has accused Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko of encouraging illegal border crossings as a

Migranti ammassati al confine tra Bielorussia e Polonia, foto Ap

A Polish police officer watches a passing convoy at a checkpoint near the border to Belarus, that was closed because of a large group of migrants camping in the area on the Belarus side who had tried to illegally push their way into Poland and into the European Union, near Kuznica, Poland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Migrants warm themselves by a fire as they gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. A large number of migrants are in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border in frigid conditions. Belarusian state news agency Belta reported that Lukashenko on Saturday ordered the military to set up tents at the border where food and other humanitarian aid can be gathered and distributed to the migrants. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Migrant children eat near the barbed wire fence as migrants gather at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. A large number of migrants are in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border in frigid conditions. Belarusian state news agency Belta reported that Lukashenko on Saturday ordered the military to set up tents at the border where food and other humanitarian aid can be gathered and distributed to the migrants. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Belarusian servicemen set a tent for migrants gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. A large number of migrants are in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the border in frigid conditions. Belarusian state news agency Belta reported that Lukashenko on Saturday ordered the military to set up tents at the border where food and other humanitarian aid can be gathered and distributed to the migrants. (Leonid Shcheglov/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Children sit on firewood as other migrants warm themselves near fire gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.Poland's prime minister says Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO for emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense standoff on their borders with Belarus. The EU nations say Belarus is orchestrating a migrant crisis on their borders in retaliation for EU sanctions on Belarus for cracking down on democracy protesters. (Oksana Manchuk/BelTA pool photo via AP)

A Polish border guard patrols near a barbed wire fence as migrants warm themselves near fire gathering at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, late Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021.European Union foreign ministers are expected Monday to decide to expand sanctions against Belarus to include airlines, travel agents and individuals alleged to be helping to lure migrants to Europe as part of a

Europa Migrants(Oksana Manchuk/BelTA pool photo via AP)

Migrants from the Middle East and elsewhere gather at the Belarus-Poland border, Belarus, on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. European Union foreign ministers are expected Monday to decide to expand sanctions against Belarus to include airlines, travel agents and individuals alleged to be helping to lure migrants to Europe as part of a

Europa. Anche il presidentedella Repubblica Mattarella visitando l’ateneo di Siena non ha potuto trattenere lo smarrimento: «E sconcertante è quanto avviene in più luoghi ai confini dell’Unione. È sorprendente il divario tra i grandi principi proclamati e il non tener conto della fame e del freddo cui sono esposti esseri umani ai confini dell’Unione».

Avvenire, quotidiano espressione della conferenza episcopale italiana, non usa mezzi termini ed esce martedì 16 novembre con uno speciale e un editoriale del direttore Marco Tarquinio che è un invito ad uscire dal torpore della coscienza collettiva: «Se l’Europa è i campi di concentramento di Lesbo. Se l’Europa è il finanziamento diretto o indiretto dei lager e dei negrieri di Libia. Se l’Europa è l’intrico balcanico di recinti, campi minati e miliziani picchiatori. Se l’Europa è i fucili spianati di Ceuta e Melilla. Se l’Europa è le “giungle” di Calais. Se l’Europa sono gli eserciti schierati ai confini orientali e i poveri in mezzo. Se questa è l’Europa, l’Europa è imbelle, incrudelita e tradita. E noi non possiamo più dirci europei. Eppure europei, una buona volta, dobbiamo deciderci a essere».

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