Press Release: Refugee crisis: Commission reviews 2015 actions and sets 2016 priorities

On 13 January 2016 at their weekly meeting, the European Commission reviewed 2015 refugee crisis actions and set 2016 priorities.

In 2015, an unprecedented rise in the number of people seeking international protection in Europe proved a major test for the Common European Asylum System and the Schengen area. The European Commission took swiftly measures to respond to the crisis, and worked with Member States and third country partners to manage the flow of people, protect Europe's borders, and address the root causes of these migratory pressures.

2016 was be another important year for progress towards an asylum system based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibilities.

ESO: Background Information: Tag: Europe's Refugee Crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/tag-europes-refugee-crisis/

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

ESO: Background information: State of Play: Measures to Address the Refugee Crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-state-of-play-measures-to-address-the-refugee-crisis/

ESO: Background information: MEPs debate relocation, hotspots, Schengen and Dublin rules with Avramopoulos http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-meps-debate-relocation-hotspots-schengen-and-dublin-rules-with-avramopoulos/

Deutsche Welle, 16.01.16: [Opinion]: The year of last chances http://dw.com/p/1HejM

ESO: Background information: Why the EU’s refugee relocation policy is a flop / EU urges Turkey to do more, amid fresh talk of mini-Schengen http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-the-eus-refugee-relocation-policy-is-a-flop-eu-urges-turkey-to-do-more-amid-fresh-talk-of-mini-schengen/

Deutsche Welle, 15.01.16: EU 'failed to deliver' on refugees, says Juncker http://dw.com/p/1HeRy

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