Delivering on migration and border management: Commission reports on progress made under the European Agenda on Migration

On the 28 September 2016, the European Commission reported on the progress made on the European Union’s relocation and resettlement schemes, but it also informed about the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement.

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European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/16/3205, 28.09.16: Questions & Answers: A coordinated EU approach for temporary internal border controls http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3205_en.htm

Euronews, 28.09.16: Just 5,000 migrants moved under flagship EU relocation policy http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/28/just-5000-migrants-moved-under-flagship-eu-relocation-policy

ESO: Background information: Implementing the EU-Turkey Statement http://www.europeansources.info/record/implementing-the-eu-turkey-statement/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/16/2437, 13.07.16: Establishing an EU Resettlement Framework: Frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-2437_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: SPEECH/16/3220, 28.09.16: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the Press Conference following the College Meeting of 28 September http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-3220_en.htm

ESO: Background information: One year after launch, EU fails on relocation http://www.europeansources.info/record/one-year-after-launch-eu-fails-on-relocation/

EurActiv, 28.09.16: EU likely to break refugee promise one year after vowing to relocate 160,000 https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-likely-to-break-refugee-promise-one-year-after-vowing-to-relocate-160000/

Kathimerini, 28.09.16: EU expects to move 30,000 refugees from Greece by end 2017 http://www.ekathimerini.com/212386/article/ekathimerini/news/eu-expects-to-move-30000-refugees-from-greece-by-end-2017

EUObserver, 29.09.16: Greece ill-prepared for EU asylum returns https://euobserver.com/migration/135301

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