Spotlight on the refugee crisis
For the last 2 years Europe has experienced the greatest mass movement of people since the Second World War. More than 1 million refugees and migrants have arrived in the European Union, the large majority of them fleeing from war and terror in Syria and other troubled countries. The EU has agreed on a range of measures to deal with the crisis, including steps to relocate asylum seekers already in the EU, resettle people in need from neighbouring countries and return people who don’t qualify for asylum. Last week the European Commission published the ‘Ninth report on relocation and resettlement’, which provides an updated state of play and assesses the actions undertaken by all relevant stakeholders to deliver on the commitments under the relocation and resettlement schemes. The topic of migration was also discussed during the 121st plenary sesssion of the European Commitee of the Regions.
Following these developments, the Publications Office presents a selection of related information on the refugee crisis and migration in general.
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A literature review
This publication provides a comprehensive review of the literature examining significant factors that influence population movements, the decisions of migrants to leave their countries of origin, and the decision to subsequently claim asylum in the European Union, within a push/pull framework.
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Instruments and policy responses
This study provides an overview of the current implementation of the Common European Asylum System from both a legal and practical perspective. Against the background of large inflows of seekers of international protection, the study covers the Common European Asylum System instruments and the EU policy responses brought forward in 2015 until May 2016.
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Improving lives, fostering integration
The 2016 civil society prize awarded by the European Economic and Social Committee rewards civil society organisations and individuals who have taken up the challenge of helping refugees and migrants, improving their lives and helping them to integrate into society, while preserving our basic European values of humanity and solidarity. This brochure presents the winners of the prize.
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Special report
A key milestone in building a stronger EU health security framework was the adoption in 2013 of a decision on serious cross-border threats to health. This publication contains the results of an audit of this framework, which found that the decision on serious cross-border threats to health indeed represents an important step for better dealing with such threats in the EU, but that significant weaknesses affect the implementation of the health security framework.
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Supporting the implementation of EU environmental and climate policy
Discover the 34 climate action projects selected for funding under the LIFE programme, the European Union’s fund for the environment and climate action. The projects are led by universities, research institutes, public authorities and private enterprises, and they involve a total investment of EUR 75.1 million, of which the European Commission is providing action grants worth EUR 41.5 million.
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Registration is now open!
If you are a young person looking for a volunteering or occupational experience, or an organisation looking to attract young people to your solidarity activities, then the European Solidarity Corps may well be the answer. Find out how you can get involved and what you can get out of it.
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