Press Release: Commission proposes better management of migration to the EU

The Commission presented initiatives for a more structured, comprehensive, rapid-response approach from the EU to the challenges and opportunities of migration, not least in view of the current developments in the Mediterranean. The initiatives cover various aspects of migration, including strengthened border control and Schengen governance, completion of the Common European Asylum System, more targeted legal migration, exchange of best practices for successful integration of migrants, and a strategic approach for relations with third countries on migration. These initiatives come in addition to the urgent short-term measures already taken by the Commission to deal with the migration situation in the Mediterranean and migration pressures on frontline Member States.

ESO: Background information: Brussels pushes for border controls http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-pushes-for-border-controls/

European Commission: Speech/11/310: Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs, "A better management of migration to the EU", Press conference on communication on migration, Brussels, 4 May 2011 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/310&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/273: Frequently Asked Questions: Addressing the Migratory Crisis http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/273&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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