| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/15/5700 (23.09.15) |
| Publication Date | 23/09/2015 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Commission announced on 23 September 2015 the adoption of a set of priority actions regarding migration and the refugee crisis hitting Europe ( COM(2015)490 ). These actions were to be taken within the following six months. The package of measures followed the presentation on 13 May 2015 of the European Agenda for Migration, which set out a comprehensive approach to migration management. Since then, a number of measures had already been introduced: + First package of implementing measures of the European Agenda for Migration was announced on 27 May; + On 25-26 June, the European Council agreed to move forward on the proposals made by the European Commission in the European Agenda on Migration, focusing on relocation and resettlement, returns and cooperation with countries of origin and transit; + On 20 July, the Justice and Home Affairs Council agreed to implement the measures as proposed in the European Agenda on Migration, notably to relocate people in clear need of international protection from Italy and Greece over the next two years, starting with 32,256 in a first step, and to resettle 22,504 displaced persons in clear need of international protection from outside the EU. + On 9 September, the Commission proposed a new set of measures, including an emergency relocation mechanism for 120,000 refugees, as well as concrete tools to assist Member States in processing applications, returning economic migrants, and tackling the root causes of the refugee crisis. + On 14 September, Member States adopted the Decision to relocate 40,000 refugees in clear need of international protection from Italy and Greece. + On 22 September, Member States adopted the Decision to relocate 120,000 refugees in clear need of international protection from Italy, Greece and other Member States directly affected by the refugee crisis. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker presented the priority actions to European Heads of State and Government on the 23 September 2015 on 23 September at an informal Summit. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5700_en.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
