One year after launch, EU fails on relocation

A year since the European Union agreed on its relocation scheme for refugees and asylum seekers, media reported on the challenges facing an initiative which meets resistance from several member states.

EurActiv, 06.09.16: Commission accepts that Germany sends migrants back to Greece http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/commission-accepts-that-germany-sends-migrants-back-to-greece/

ESO: Background information: Why the EU still requires a fairer formula for distributing refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-the-eu-still-requires-a-fairer-formula-for-distributing-refugees/

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

ESO: Background information: Fifth report on relocation and resettlement [July 2016] http://www.europeansources.info/record/fifth-report-on-relocation-and-resettlement/

EurActiv, 07.09.16: Greece balks at ‘unacceptable’ German plans to send back refugees http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/greece-baulks-at-unacceptable-german-plans-to-send-back-refugees/

European Parliament: Press Release, 15.09.16: MEPs urge EU countries to take more asylum-seekers from Italy, Greece and Turkey http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160909IPR41786/

EurActiv, 16.09.16: Schulz admits mandatory relocation of refugees has failed http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/schulz-admits-mandatory-relocation-of-refugees-has-failed/

EUObserver, 19.09.16: EU stands by unloved migrant quotas https://euobserver.com/migration/135151

EUObserver, 28.09.16: Learn to love migrant quotas, Juncker tells eastern EU https://euobserver.com/migration/135257

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