Migration crisis

The United Kingdom House of Commons Home Affairs Committee published a report in August 2016 on Europe's migration crisis. In the report the Committee said that EU action to address had been 'too little, too late', with the EU-Turkey agreement a partial solution at best which raised serious humanitarian, human rights, logistical and legal concerns.

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UK: Parliament: Parliamentary Business: Committees: News, 03.08.16: Europe-wide failure to anticipate and tackle 'colossal' migration crisis http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/home-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2015/migration-crisis-report-published-16-17/

The Guardian, 03.08.16: UK unlikely to reach target of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/aug/03/uk-unlikely-to-reach-target-of-resettling-20000-syrian-refugees-by-2020

EurActiv, 03.08.16: UK lawmakers slam EU response to migrant crisis http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/uk-lawmakers-slam-eu-response-to-migrant-crisis/

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

ESO: Background information: International Summit: Meeting of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey, Brussels, 7 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/international-summit-meeting-of-the-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-with-turkey-brussels-7-march-2016/

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