European Union Adopts Action Plan Against Migrant Smuggling

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Friday, June 5, 2015
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
31
Issue: 
6
Abstract: 

Two weeks after presenting the European Agenda on Migration, on May 27, 2015, the European Commission adopted the first proposals of its comprehensive approach to improving the management of migration.The Commission has presented several different and concrete measures to respond to the current migration challenges, including: (i) Relocation: Emergency response mechanism to assist Italy and Greece; (ii) Resettlement; (iii) An EU Action plan against migrant smuggling; (iv) A public consultation on the future of the Blue Card Directive.