Press Release: Migration: MEPs debate EU response

The European Parliament held a discussion on 20 May 2015 concerning the European Commission's plans to tackle the large numbers of migrants seeking to reach the European Union, often risking their lives at sea.

Commission vice president Frans Timmermans and migration commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos announced a number of measures, including an emergency mechanism for relocating migrants, a resettlement scheme to take in migrants from countries outside the EU and more funds for securing borders.

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ESO: Background information: Managing migration better in all aspects: A European Agenda on Migration http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-managing-migration-better-in-all-aspects-a-european-agenda-on-migration/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5008, 20.05.15: Opening Statement by Commissioner Avramopoulos at the European Parliament Plenary Debate on the European Agenda on Migration http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5008_en.htm

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5009, 20.05.15: Opening Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans at the European Parliament Plenary Debate on the European Agenda on Migration http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5009_en.htm

EurActiv, 21.05.15: MEPs angry at member states over immigration http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/meps-angry-member-states-over-immigration-314752

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