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EU-GREECE: Relocation out, "one-for-one" in; Frontex calls for 1,500 more police officers in Greece

21 March 2016

EC press release: Commission makes immediate proposal to implement EU-Turkey agreement: 54,000 places allocated for resettlement of Syrians from Turkey (pdf)

The title of the Commission's press release should say 54,000 places reallocated, as: "54,000 places which were foreseen for relocations will now be available for the purpose of resettling Syrians from Turkey to the EU," under the "one-for-one" scheme.

In September 2015 Member States agreed to relocate 160,000 people in need of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States, based on two Council Decisions, one for 40,000 people and one for 120,000 people.

Under that scheme as of 18 March, 97,725 "places" had been formally made available out of the 16,000. 937 people had been relocated (368 from Italy and 569 from Greece).

Under a Commission proposal published today, 54,000 of the "places" that were promised and never materialised will now be transferred to the "one-for-one" scheme.

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