Commission reports on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration

On 8 December 2016, the European Commission reported on progress made in the putting into force of the EU-Turkey Statement and on the EU's relocation and resettlement schemes.

The Commission also adopted a fourth Recommendation that assessed the progress achieved by Greece to implement a fully functioning asylum system and set out a process for the gradual resumption of Dublin transfers to Greece.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/16/4353, 08.12.16, Questions & Answers: Recommendation on the conditions for resuming Dublin transfers of asylum seekers to Greece http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-4253_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: SPEECH/16/4329, 09.12.16: Remarks by Commissioners Avramopoulos and King at the press conference ahead of the EU Internet Forum http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-4329_en.htm

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

ESO: Background information: International Summit: Meeting of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey, Brussels, 7 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/international-summit-meeting-of-the-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-with-turkey-brussels-7-march-2016/

ESO: Background information: Relocation and Resettlement: Member States need to sustain efforts to deliver on commitments http://www.europeansources.info/record/relocation-and-resettlement-member-states-need-to-sustain-efforts-to-deliver-on-commitments/

ESO: Background information: Delivering on migration and border management: Commission reports on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration, September 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/delivering-on-migration-and-border-management-commission-reports-on-progress-made-under-the-european-agenda-on-migration/

ESO: Background information: Thousands flee Greek refugee camp fire http://www.europeansources.info/record/thousands-flee-greek-refugee-camp-fire/

ESO: Background information: Commission adopts second Recommendation identifying steps to restore Dublin transfers to Greece, June 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-adopts-second-recommendation-identifying-steps-to-restore-dublin-transfers-to-greece/

Euro|Topics: Debates, December 2016: Should refugees be sent back to Greece again? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/170967/should-refugees-be-sent-back-to-greece-again

Kathimerini, 09.12.16: Refugee response in Greece: A flawed system http://www.ekathimerini.com/214403/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/refugee-response-in-greece-a-flawed-system

Politico, 09.12.16: Greece open to taking back migrants next year http://www.politico.eu/article/greece-open-to-taking-back-migrants-next-year/

BBC News, 09.12.16: Migrant crisis: Greece urges EU support for Aegean camp reduction plan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38265684

Kathimerini, 09.12.16: Mouzalas requests mainland pre-removal centers http://www.ekathimerini.com/214458/article/ekathimerini/news/mouzalas-requests-mainland-pre-removal-centers

Kathimerini, 10.12.16: [Opinion]: Should asylum seekers be returned under Dublin system? http://www.ekathimerini.com/214443/opinion/ekathimerini/comment/should-asylum-seekers-be-returned-under-dublin-system

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