The European Commission calls for the implementation of decisions on refugee by the Member States
The need to implement all of the commitments of the EU decision to manage the refugee crisis will support the European Commission in the forthcoming summit, on 20 and 21 October in Brussels, according to what the deputy representative of the Commission said today, Mina Andreeva.
Mrs. Andreeva recalled that at its meeting in Bratislava, last September, the "27" leaders designed a "road map" for the immigration management and undertook to apply the decisions already taken. According to her representative, the Commission, although record progress on Europe's crisis response mechanisms but notes that it still needs a lot of work in various sectors, such as the relocation program to illegal immigrants return to Turkey, strengthening of human resources to accelerated asylum procedures in Greece, but also to strengthen the European coastguard and border guard. She stressed that Member States must take action to provide assistance to them in accordance with the agreements.
Furthermore, in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk and European leaders, the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, notes, view to the summit, the progress achieved in the framework of the financial facility for refugees in Turkey.
Among other things, Mr. Juncker stressed that six months after the establishment of this Fund (which provided for securing 2 billion. Euros from the Member States and 1 billion. Euros from the European budget), about 1.2 billion. Euro it has already reached its destination, through specific contracts and returned, providing the basic needs for Turkish refugees, who are more than three million.
Specifically, in the spring of 2016 150 million each. Euro for direct health care, education, nutrition and protection of refugees in cooperation with a number of international partner organizations, including in particular the United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations . Moreover, during the summer granted 74 mil. Euro for the protection, health and preparing for the colder months of the year, on 26 September, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Christos Stylianidis inaugurated the largest EU humanitarian aid program , funded 348 million. euros to cover basic needs (food, shelter, education) of the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey. On September 27, two important agreements on education and health were signed under the authority of Commissioner Johannes Hahn with the Turkish authorities. Involving two direct grants worth 600 million. Euro. The first contract provides half a million children access to education in Syria and the second provides access to health for about two million refugees.
The need to implement all of the commitments of the EU decision to manage the refugee crisis will support the European Commission in the forthcoming summit, on 20 and 21 October in Brussels, according to what the deputy representative of the Commission said today, Mina Andreeva.
Mrs. Andreeva recalled that at its meeting in Bratislava, last September, the "27" leaders designed a "road map" for the immigration management and undertook to apply the decisions already taken. According to her representative, the Commission, although record progress on Europe's crisis response mechanisms but notes that it still needs a lot of work in various sectors, such as the relocation program to illegal immigrants return to Turkey, strengthening of human resources to accelerated asylum procedures in Greece, but also to strengthen the European coastguard and border guard. She stressed that Member States must take action to provide assistance to them in accordance with the agreements.
Furthermore, in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk and European leaders, the European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, notes, view to the summit, the progress achieved in the framework of the financial facility for refugees in Turkey.
Among other things, Mr. Juncker stressed that six months after the establishment of this Fund (which provided for securing 2 billion. Euros from the Member States and 1 billion. Euros from the European budget), about 1.2 billion. Euro it has already reached its destination, through specific contracts and returned, providing the basic needs for Turkish refugees, who are more than three million.
Specifically, in the spring of 2016 150 million each. Euro for direct health care, education, nutrition and protection of refugees in cooperation with a number of international partner organizations, including in particular the United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations . Moreover, during the summer granted 74 mil. Euro for the protection, health and preparing for the colder months of the year, on 26 September, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Christos Stylianidis inaugurated the largest EU humanitarian aid program , funded 348 million. euros to cover basic needs (food, shelter, education) of the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey. On September 27, two important agreements on education and health were signed under the authority of Commissioner Johannes Hahn with the Turkish authorities. Involving two direct grants worth 600 million. Euro. The first contract provides half a million children access to education in Syria and the second provides access to health for about two million refugees.
