Report on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection

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The main aim of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 is to collect and compile European statistics on migration and international protection. Article 12 of the Regulation states that by 20 August 2012 and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistics compiled pursuant to this Regulation and on their quality.

The first report was adopted by the Commission in September 2012 and the second in July 2015. This report documents the progress that has been made by Member States, together with the Commission (Eurostat), in implementing the Regulation since the second report and outlines the next steps to further improve the quality of the statistics on migration and international protection.