Meeting: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 09 November 2015

A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council took place on 9 November 2015 in Brussels.

The migrant crisis was the main discussion topic, as the situation on the ground deteriorated. The Council showed its intention to strenghten and operationalise the European Union's response, guarantee follow-up on and the implementation of measure previously decided.

Ministers were expected to establish a further course of action to handle the refugee and migration crisis by adopting a set of conclusions.

• Primary Source

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/6031, 09.11.15: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos following the Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-6031_en.htm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 09.11.15: Council Conclusions on Measures to handle the refugee and migration crisis http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2015/11/09-jha-council-conclusions-on-measures-to-handle-refugee-and-migration-crisis/

EUObserver, 09.11.15: EU considers migrant 'processing centres' in Balkans https://euobserver.com/migration/131036

Politico, 09.11.15: Ministers back refugee processing centers in the Balkans http://www.politico.eu/article/ministers-back-refugee-processing-centers-in-the-balkans/

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