Fourteenth report on emergency relocation and resettlement

Background and further information:

The report unveiled record levels of relocations in June 2017 and a scenario in which almost all member states undertook transfers of migrants from the hotspots regularly. However, the document also points out that more efforts were needed to accelerate relocation from Italy, in view of the situation in the Central Mediterranean route. Good progress was reported regarding resettlement from camps outside Europe.

The European Commission decided on the same day to take forward the infringement procedures against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for failing to meet their legal obligations on relocation.

Progress reports on the relocation and resettlement schemes:

+ First progress report, 16 March 2016
+ Second progress report, 12 April 2016
+ Third progress report, 18 May 2016
+ Fourth progress report, 15 June 2016
+ Fifth progress report, 13 July 2016
+ Sixth progress report, 28 September 2016
+ Seventh progress report, 9 November 2016
+ Eighth progress report, 8 December 2016
+ Ninth progress report, 8 February 2017
+ Tenth progress report, 2 March 2017
+ Eleventh progress report, 12 April 2017
+ Twelfth progress report, 16 May 2017
+ Thirteenth progress report, 13 June 2017

The European Commission published on 26 July 2017 the 14th progress report on the European Union's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes.

• Primary Source

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

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/2104, 26.07.17: Migration: Record month for relocations from Italy and Greece http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-2104_en.htm

The Guardian, 26.07.17: EU states told to get serious on funding anti-migration efforts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/26/eu-states-told-to-get-serious-on-funding-anti-migration-efforts

Deutsche Welle, 25.07.17: EU relocations: the good, the bad, and the ugly http://p.dw.com/p/2h8O8

European Commission: DG Communication: SPEECH/17/2169, 26.07.17: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos on renewed support for Italy and progress made on relocation and resettlement http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-17-2169_en.htm

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