29 October 2016
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The Commission has amended Decision regarding Greece and Italy of 22.9.15 (pdf) by Decision of 29.9.16 (pdf)
The amendment enables Member States to use the 54,000 unallocated places of the second relocation decision to legally admit Syrian nationals present in Turkey into the EU through resettlement and other pathways of admission.
From Italy, 46 asylum-seekers were relocated to Romania (31) and Malta (15). Since the adoption of the relocation scheme, a total of 1,391 persons (3.5% of the 39,600 target) have been relocated from Italy (latest EC data, 21 October).
From Greece, there were 134 asylum-seekers relocated during the week. Thus far, a total of 4,865 (7.3%) asylum-seekers against the targeted 66,400 have been relocated from Greece to other EU countries since the beginning of the relocation programme in November 2015. A total of 10,755 pledges since the EU relocation scheme began in September 2015 have been made by EU Member States.
Comment: A further admission of the failure of the relocation within the EU of refugees who have arrived in the EU.
CETA signature ignores Agreement’s flaws
EU: European Commission: latest figures on relocation (27.10.16)
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