The Commission publishes the 9th Report on Relocation and Resettlement
The news:
The European Commission is presenting its ninth progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, providing an updated state of play and assessing the actions taken since 8 December 2016.
The background:
The temporary emergency relocation scheme was established in two Council Decisions in September 2015, in which Member States committed to relocate up to 160,000 people from Italy and Greece (and if relevant from other Member States) by September 2017. On 8 June 2015, the Commission adopted a proposal on a European Resettlement Scheme, which was followed by an agreement among the Member States on 20 July 2015 to resettle 22,504 persons in clear need of international protection.
The event:
Wednesday 8 February 2017: The Commission publishes its 9th Report on Relocation and Resettlement reporting on the progress made on the EU's relocation and resettlement schemes.
The sources:
Eighth Report on Relocation and Resettlement
Factsheet: Relocation and Resettlement - State of Play
Factsheet: Managing the refugee crisis: EU financial support to Greece
Power Point - State of play: Management of the Migration Crisis in Greece since October 2015/ Implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement since 20 March 2016