Named and shamed: EU countries are failing to share responsibility for refugees

There are currently an estimated 22.5m people living as refugees around the world. On 10 July 2017, representatives from more than 80 countries gathered at the Palais de Nations in Geneva to discuss how best to share responsibility for them. Organised by UNHCR, the discussion will inform a new Global Compact on Refugees which is being developed in the hope of addressing the long-term challenges associated with displacement.

This article focuses, in particular, on the challenges facing the European Union and its Member States, and its relocation programme.

UN: Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants (#UN4RefugeesMigrants): Global Compact on Refugees http://refugeesmigrants.un.org/refugees-compact

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

ESO: Background information: Central Mediterranean Route: Commission proposes Action Plan to support Italy, reduce pressure and increase solidarity, July 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/central-mediterranean-route-commission-proposes-action-plan-to-support-italy-reduce-pressure-and-increase-solidarity/

ESO: Background information: Relocation: Commission launches infringement procedures against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, June 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/relocation-commission-launches-infringement-procedures-against-the-czech-republic-hungary-and-poland/

ESO: Background information: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council. Twelfth report on relocation and resettlement (COM/2017/260) http://www.europeansources.info/record/twelfth-report-on-relocation-and-resettlement/

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