Updated 4 November 2015
The European Agenda on Migration adopted by the Commission in May 2015 set out the need for a comprehensive approach to migration management. Since then, a number of measures have been introduced – including the adoption of two emergency schemes to relocate 160,000 people in clear need of international protection from the Member States most affected to other EU Member States, and the endorsement of the Commission Action Plan on Return.
On 23 September, the European Commission presented a set of priority actions to implement the European Agenda on Migration to be taken within the next six months. This included both short term actions to stabilise the current situation as well as longer term measures to establish a robust system that will bear the test of time.
The list of priority actions set out the key measures immediately required in terms of: (i) operational measures; (ii) budgetary support and (iii) implementation of EU law.
The list was endorsed by the informal meeting of Heads of State and Government of 23 September 2015 and again on 15 October 2015.
These measures now need to be swiftly and effectively implemented at all levels.
For a state of play of the commitments made at the Western Balkans Route Leaders' Meeting, see here.
Financial pledges
At the informal meeting of Heads of State and Government of 23 September, Member States recognised the need to deploy additional national funding. They repeated their commitment at the European Council on 15 October. The Commission has already proposed amendments to its 2015 and 2016 budgets, boosting the resources devoted to the refugee crisis by €1.7 billion. This means that the Commission will spend €9.2 billion in total on the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016. Member States committed to deploying national funding to match. However, a large number of Member States still need to match EU funding for the UNHCR, World Food Programme and other relevant organisations (€500 million), the EU Regional Trust Fund for Syria (€500 million) and the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (€1.8 billion).
Member States' financial pledges since 23 September 2015, € million
Member States |
Africa Trust Fund
|
Syria Trust Fund[1] | Humanitarian aid pledged since 23 September 2015[2] | Total | |||
World Food Programme | UNHCR | Other | |||||
Austria | 3 | 3 | (up to) 30 | 36 | |||
Belgium | 3 | x | x | x | 7.5 | 10.5 | |
Bulgaria | x | 0.1 | 0.05 | x | 0.05 | 0.2 | |
Croatia | x | x | 0.04 | x | x | 0.04 | |
Cyprus | x | x | 0.02 | x | x | 0.02 | |
Czech Republic | x | 5 | 0.2 | x | x | 5.2 | |
Denmark | x | 10 | 9.4 | 8.7 | x | 28.1 | |
Estonia | x | 0.15 | x | x | x | 0.15 | |
Finland | 3 | x | x | x | 7.6 | 10.6 | |
France | 3 | x | 18 | 19 | 63 | 103 | |
Germany | 3 | 20 | 40 | 60 | x | 123 | |
Hungary | x | x | x | x | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22.21 | 43.21 | |
Latvia | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | x | x | 0.15 | |
Lithuania | 0.05 | x | 0.06 | 0.04 | x | 0.15 | |
Luxembourg | 3 | x | 0.20 | 0.1 | 0.76 | 4.06 | |
Malta | x | x | 0.07 | x | 0.02 | 0.09 | |
Netherlands | x | x | x | x | 2 | 2 | |
Poland | x | x | 1 | 1 | x | 2 | |
Portugal | 0.25 | x | 0.09 | x | x | 0.34 | |
Slovakia | 0.5 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.5 | |
Spain | 3 | x | 3.5 | 6.5 | |||
United Kingdom | x | x | 9 | 32 | 96 | 137 | |
Total Pledged | 31.85 | 47.3 | 439.57 | 518.72 | |||
Contribution from the EU budget | 1800 | 500 | 500 | 2800 | |||
Total required | 3600 | 1000 | 1000 | 5600 | |||
Shortfall | 1768.15 | 452.7 | 60.43 | 2281,28 |
[1] Figures for Italy and Germany include pledges for 2015 and 2016
[2] Contributions were made by Member States before that date.
Relocation Schemes
The measures proposed by the Commission and adopted by the Council on 14 September and 22 September to relocate 160,000 people in clear need of international protection will allow for a significant, if partial, reduction of the pressure on the most affected Member States. It is of crucial importance that these measures will now be fully implemented. To allow these schemes to function effectively, Member States must swiftly respond to the call for national experts to support the work in the hotspots, notify the Commission of their reception capacities, and identify the national contact points who will coordinate relocations with Greece and Italy as well as national resettlement efforts.
Member States' Support to Emergency Relocation Mechanism
Member States | National Contact Points Appointed | Liaison Officers Appointed | Reply to EASO call -Experts | Reply to Frontex call – Border guards | Relocation | ||||
Italy | Greece | Places Made Available | Relocated from Italy | Relocated from Greece | Remaining Places from the 160,000 | ||||
Austria | V | V | V | 45 | 31 | x | x | x | 1953 |
Belgium | V | V | V | 15 | 4 | 30 | x | x | 3812 |
Bulgaria | V | x | x | 1 | x | 40 | x | x | 1302 |
Croatia | V | x | x | 2 | 11 | x | x | x | 968 |
Cyprus | V | V | V | x | x | 30 | x | x | 320 |
Czech Republic | V | x | x | 10 | 8 | x | x | x | 2691 |
Denmark | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | 14 | x | x | x | N/A |
Estonia | V |
|
| 1 | 1 | x | x | x | 329 |
Finland | V | V | V | 1 | x | 200 | 48 | x | 2030 |
France | V | x | x | 6 | 48 | 900 | x | x | 19714 |
Germany | V | V | V | 14 | 50 | 10 | x | x | 27536 |
Greece | V | N/A | N/A | 1 | x | x | x | x | N/A |
Hungary | V | x | V | 1 | 4 | x | x | x | 1294 |
Ireland | V | V | x | 2 | x | 20 | x | x | 600 |
Italy | V | N/A | N/A | x | 4 | x | x | x | N/A |
Latvia | V | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 481 |
Lithuania | V | x | V | 1 | 2 | 40 | x | x | 671 |
Luxembourg | V | V | V | x | x | 90 | x | 30 | 527 |
Malta | V | x | x | 2 | x | 131 | x | x | 131 |
Netherlands | V | V | x | 6 | 43 | x | x | x | 5947 |
Poland | V | V | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6182 |
Portugal | V | V | V | x | 12 | 100 | x | x | 2951 |
Romania | V | V | V | 11 | 22 | 300 | x | x | 4180 |
Slovakia | V | V | V | 1 | x | x | x | x | 902 |
Slovenia | V | x | x | 2 | 20 | x | x | x | 567 |
Spain | V | V | V | 15 | 41 | 50 | x | x | 9323 |
Sweden | V | V | x | 2 | 6 | 300 | 38 | x | 3728 |
United Kingdom | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10 | 29 | N/A | x | x | N/A |
Norway | x | x | x | 2 | 3 | x | x | x | tbc |
Switzerland | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | tbc |
Liechtenstein | x | x | x | x | x | 43 | x | x | tbc |
Iceland | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | tbc |
TOTAL | All concerned EU Member States have now notified | 11 | 8 | 157 experts (of 374 requested) | 353 border guards | 14 Member States 2284 places (of 160,000) | 86 (out of 39,600) | 0 (out of 66,400) | 98140 (of initial 98,256)[1] |
[1]7,744 from the 40,000 decision still to be allocated
54,000 from the 120,000 decision still to be allocated.
Hotspot Approach
Central to the EU's strategy and credibility is to demonstrate that the migration system can be restored to proper functioning, in particular by using Migration Management Support Teams deployed in 'hotspots' to help Member States under the most intense pressure to fulfil their obligations and responsibilities. For the Support Teams to work they need a strong core of EU Agencies, the closest of cooperation with the authorities in Italy and Greece, and the support of other Member States.
State of Play of Hotspot capacity
| HOTSPOTS IN ITALY | |||||
| LAMPEDUSA | POZZALLO | PORTE EMPEDOCLE | AUGUSTA | TARANTO | TRAPANI |
Total Reception Capacity | 500 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 400 |
EU Presence | Frontex: | Frontex: | 0 | Frontex: | 0 | Frontex: |
EASO: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HOTSPOTS IN GREECE | ||||
| LESVOS | CHIOS | SAMOS | LEROS | KOS |
Total Reception Capacity | 700 (Moria) 780 (Kara Tepe) | 110 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
EU Presence | Frontex: 54 Officers (Debriefing, screening, fingerprinters and registration teams. Border Surveillance Officers, Advance Level Document Officer) | Frontex: 15 Officers (Debriefing, screening and Advance Level document expert teams. Border Surveillance Officer) | Frontex: 11 Officers (Screening and debriefing teams. Border Surveillance Officer and Advance Level Document Officer) | Frontex: | Frontex: 12 Officers (Screening and debriefing teams. Border Surveillance Officer and Advance Level Document Officer) |
EASO: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Returns
Ensuring effective returns is a core part of the work of the Migration Management Support Teams in 'hotspot' locations. This also requires efficient systems to be in place inside the EU for issuing and enforcing return decisions. Concrete steps have been taken over the past month to develop a system of integrated return management and to make use of the EU's information exchange systems to include return decisions and entry bans. Member States' return agencies must also be given the necessary resources to perform their role. Member States should swiftly implement the EU action plan on return proposed by the Commission and endorsed by Member States at the October 2015 the Justice and Home Affairs Council.
Returns since September
RETURNS FROM ITALY | RETURNS FROM GREECE | JOINT FRONTEX RETURN FLIGHTS | |||||||
SEPTEMBER 2015 | |||||||||
Flight date | Destination country | Number of returns | Flight date | Destination country | Number of returns | Flight date | Organising Member State | Participating Member States | Destination country |
08.09.2015 | Germany | (66): DE (45), HU (16), FR (5) | Kosovo | ||||||
17.09.2015 | Italy | (49): IT (37), DE (2), CH (5), FR (4), MT (1) | Nigeria | ||||||
22.09.2015 | Austria | (65): AT(28), DE(28), SE(5), HU(4) | Kosovo | ||||||
22.09.2015 | France | (51): FR (25), BE (8), DE (18) | Albania | ||||||
23.09.2015 | Bulgaria | (29): BG (15), AT (6), ES (3), NL(4), PL (1), | Pakistan | ||||||
24.09.2015 | Germany | (6): DE (2), FI (4) | Armenia | ||||||
28.09.2015 | Norway | (26): NO (15), SE (2), ES (9) | Nigeria | ||||||
29.09.2015 | Sweden | (49): SE (18), DE (26), FR (5) | Albania | ||||||
OCTOBER 2015 | |||||||||
09.10.2015 | Egypt | 45 | 14.10.2015 | The Netherlands | (28): NL (11), BE (3), LU (3), FI (1), SE (1), ES (8), HU (1) | Nigeria | |||
19.10.2015 | Tunisia | 30 | 15.10.2015 | Austria | (56): AT (17), DE (14), HU (25) | Kosovo | |||
12.10.2015 | Tunisia | 30 | 15.10.2015 | Italy | (42): IT (36), GR (4), BG (2) | Nigeria | |||
21.10.2015 | Egypt | 48 | 20.10.2015 | Germany | (36): DE (22), CH (8), BG (6) | Georgia | |||
23.10.2015 | Spain | ES (11 ALB, 17 GEO), SE (10 ALB, 4 GEO), GR (14 GEO) | Albania and Georgia | ||||||
Total: 153 | Total: 0 | Total: 569 |
Support for Countries Triggering the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism is designed to offer practical support to Member States overwhelmed by a crisis situation. Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia are currently calling on its support. The Mechanism can mobilise various types of in-kind assistance, including teams and equipment, shelter, medical supplies and other non-food items, as well as expertise. A call is issued by the country activating the Mechanism, and participating States provide the assistance in response to the identified needs. The Commission has increased the amount of co-financing it will provide for the transport of relief items and experts during the current refugee crisis. So far, too few Member States have responded to these calls, and a large number of resources must still be provided for Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia to cope with the current situation.
Member States' Support to Civil Protection Mechanism for Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia
| CROATIA (26 October) | SERBIA (21 September) | SLOVENIA (22 October) |
OFFERS | |||
AUSTRIA | 500 sleeping bags 2500 disposable blankets 25 000 disposable gloves 24 000 disposable raincoats | 500 pillows 50 000 protective gloves | 2500 blankets 500 sleeping bags 900 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) |
GERMANY | 45 extension cords 100 wool blankets 500 pairs of rubber boots 50 000 pairs of disposable gloves 480 pairs of rubber gloves |
|
|
CZECH REPUBLIC |
|
| 22 heated family tents 110 sleeping bags 110 field beds |
FRANCE |
|
| 1 000 blankets 1 000 field beds 1 000 sleeping kits (each composed by 1 floor mat, 1 sleeping bag and 1 pillow) |
LUXEMBOURG | 10 000 protective masks 26 000 disposable gloves 150 foldable beds | 5 000 protective masks 26 000 disposable gloves | 10 000 protective masks 26 000 disposable gloves 3 000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) 2 LIFEPACK 15 (medical equipment) 150 field beds |
NETHERLANDS |
|
| 100 field beds 10 portable light towers |
HUNGARY |
| 50 000 protective masks | 1 500 protective clothing 6 000 disposable respirators 78 winterized tents |
SLOVAKIA |
|
| 500 blankets 500 sleeping bags 275 bed linen 135 field beds 15 field tables |
UNITED KINGDOM | 150 Winterised family tents 10 000 High thermal synthetic blankets 50 000 Facemasks 100 000 disposable gloves | 11 000 blankets 500 sleeping bags 3 000 roll mats
| 11 000 fleece blankets 1 600 sleeping bags |
ROMANIA |
| 2 500 sleeping bags 1 000 blankets 2 000 bed clothes 500 folding beds 500 mattresses 1 000 pillowcases |
|
FULL LIST OF NEEDS | |||||||||
Requested item | Requested by Croatia | Offers to Croatia | Still needed by Croatia | Requested by Serbia | Offers to Serbia | Still needed by Serbia | Requested by Slovenia | Offers to Slovenia | Still needed by Slovenia |
ambulances |
|
| 0 | 5 |
| 5 |
|
| 0 |
bed linen |
|
| 0 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 275 | 9,725 |
beds (bunk beds) | 500 |
| 500 | 3,000 |
| 3,000 |
|
| 0 |
beds (foldable) | 1,000 | 150 | 850 | 4,500 | 3,500 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,495 | 3,505 |
blankets |
|
| 0 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
blankets (disposable foil) | 15,000 | 2,500 | 12,500 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
blankets (disposable wool) | 30,000 | 10,100 | 19,900 | 20,000 |
| 20,000 |
|
| 0 |
buses |
|
| 0 | 3 |
| 3 |
|
| 0 |
clothing protective and PPEs |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 50,000 | 5,400 | 44,600 |
containers (heated accommodation) | 100 |
| 100 | 174 |
| 174 | 50 |
| 50 |
containers (sanitary) | 20 |
| 20 | 40 |
| 40 | 10 |
| 10 |
containers (water) | 100 |
| 100 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
extension cords (25m) | 250 | 45 | 205 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
extension cords (50m) | 250 |
| 250 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
extension cords (7m) |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
first aid kit | 3,000 |
| 3,000 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
fuel diesel |
|
| 0 | 10 |
| 10 |
|
| 0 |
fuel oil |
|
| 0 | 10 |
| 10 |
|
| 0 |
generators (100 kWa) |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 6 |
| 6 |
generators (6kKM) |
|
| 0 | 2 |
| 2 |
|
| 0 |
gloves (disposable) | 250,000 | 201,000 | 49,000 | 76,000 | 76,000 | 0 | 200,000 | 26,000 | 174,000 |
gloves (rubber) | 50,000 | 480 | 49,520 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
heaters (electrical) | 100 |
| 100 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
heaters (tent) | 100 |
| 100 | 150 |
| 150 | 50 |
| 50 |
illumination / light towers | 10 |
| 10 |
|
| 0 | 100 | 10 | 90 |
kitchen (mobile) |
|
| 0 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 3 |
lamps | 400 |
| 400 |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 |
mattresses |
|
| 0 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 0 |
|
| 0 |
medical equipment (LIFEPAK) |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
mini vans |
|
| 0 | 10 |
| 10 |
|
| 0 |
pillow cases |
|
| 0 |
| 1,000 | -1,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
pillow |
|
| 0 | 1,500 | 500 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 |
protective face masks | 60,000 | 60,000 | 0 | 60,000 | 55,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0 |
radiators (oil) |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 60 |
| 60 |
raincoats (disposable) | 50,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 | 50,000 |
| 50,000 |
|
| 0 |
respirators (disposable) |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 0 |
roll mats | 10,000 |
| 10,000 |
|
| 0 |
| 1,000 | -1,000[1] |
rubber boots | 1,000 | 500 | 500 | 2,000 |
| 2,000 |
|
| 0 |
rubber pads | 500 |
| 500 | 3,000 |
| 3,000 |
|
| 0 |
shower (mobile) |
|
| 0 | 27 |
| 27 |
|
| 0 |
sleeping bags | 2,500 | 500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 0 | 5,000 | 3,710 | 1,290 |
tables and benches |
|
| 0 |
|
| 0 | 350 | 15 | 335 |
tents (winter) | 1,000 | 150 | 850 | 170 |
| 170 | 300 | 100 | 200 |
toilets (mobile) |
|
| 0 | 27 |
| 27 |
|
| 0 |
vehicles (4x4) |
|
| 0 | 20 |
| 20 |
|
| 0 |
water pumps |
|
| 0 | 4 |
| 4 |
|
| 0 |
[1] -xxxx represent items that were not requested but were received as part of a package/kit.
Background
The European Commission has been consistently and continuously working for a coordinated European response on the refugees and migration front.
Upon taking office, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker entrusted a Commissioner with special responsibility for Migration – Dimitris Avramopoulos – to work together with the other Commissioners, coordinated by First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, on a new policy on migration as one of the 10 priorities of the Political Guidelines.
On 13 May 2015, the European Commission presented its European Agenda on Migration, setting out a comprehensive approach for improving the management of migration in all its aspects.
Two implementation packages under the Agenda, on 27 May 2015 and on 9 September 2015 have already been adopted and the measures therein are starting to be deployed.
For more information
Press Release - Refugee Crisis: European Commission reports on progress in implementation of priority actions
Communication: Managing the refugee crisis: State of Play of the Implementation of the Priority Actions under the European Agenda on Migration
Memo – Q&A on Emergency Relocation
All press materials on the EU Migration Agenda
Letter from President Tusk, Presudent Juncker and Prime Minister Bettel to all European Heads of State and Government following the Leaders' meeting on refugee flows along the Western Balkans route
[1] Figures for Italy and Germany include pledges for 2015 and 2016.
[2] Contributions were made by Member States before that date.
[3]7,744 from the 40,000 decision still to be allocated
54,000 from the 120,000 decision still to be allocated.