The Council has given its final approval to the new EU rules enabling more effective returns of people who are not legally entitled to remain in the EU. As set out in the EU’s comprehensive approach to migration, the new rules, which will come into force in the coming weeks, complement the Pact on Migration […]
The Commission proposes a five-point plan to strengthen the resilience and security of the EU’s external borders
The Commission is proposing a five-point plan to prevent, anticipate and respond to sudden, large-scale irregular arrivals. This plan will strengthen the resilience and security of the EU’s external borders. The EU has a comprehensive and robust framework for managing migration, which has delivered clear results, with illegal border crossings at their lowest level since […]
Situation at EU external borders – Arrivals down in the Mediterranean
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders in January fell by nearly half from a year ago to nearly 5 800*, mainly because of lower figures on the migratory routes in the Mediterranean, according to preliminary calculations. Western Africa Nearly 2 100 irregular migrants arrived on the Canary Islands in the first […]