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.

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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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