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26.1. European Agenda on Migration – Legislative documents concerning most recent updates such as Visa reciprocity, Visa liberalisation, COVID-19 arrangements, and others.
26.2. Council decision (EU) 2015/1523 of 14 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and of Greece
26.3. Parliamentary questions: Answer given by Mr Avramopoulos on behalf of the Commission – Question reference: E-014909/2015. The European Agenda on Migration identifies Niger as the single most important country of transit in the context of current migratory flows through the Central Mediterranean to Italy, and the onward movement to the rest of the EU. In the Agadez region, migration has become a major factor for the local economy, in substitution of tourism which stopped due to insecurity. Irregular migration benefits criminal networks.
26.4. European Council Press release: EU-Turkey statement, 18 March 2016.
26.5. European Commission 23 September 2020, ‘A fresh start on migration: Building confidence and striking a new balance between responsibility and solidarity’. Today, the European Commission is proposing a new Pact on Migration and Asylum, covering all of the different elements needed for a comprehensive European approach to migration. It sets out improved and faster procedures throughout the asylum and migration system. And it sets in balance the principles of fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity. This is crucial for rebuilding trust between Member States and confidence in the capacity of the European Union to manage migration.
26.6. European Commission 29 June 2021, ‘New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Agreement reached on the new European Union Agency for Asylum’. The Commission welcomes the agreement that the European Parliament and the Council have just found to transform the European Asylum Support Office into a European Union Agency of Asylum. It is a key initiative under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The new agency will help make asylum procedures in Member States of higher quality, more uniform and faster. Its new reserve of 500 experts will also provide more effective support to national asylum systems facing a high caseload, making the overall EU migration management system more efficient and sustainable.
26.7. European Institute for the Mediterranean, Fabian Willermain’s Study assessing EU’s response to the 2015 refugee crisis.
26.8. InfoMigrants is a news and information site for migrants to counter misinformation at every point of their journey: in their country of origin, along the route, or in the places where they hope to start a new life.
26.9. Migration.iom.int is an IOM online platform designed to enhance access to Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) migration flow information products, including a visualization of population flows. The DTM also has a second online platform, displacement.iom.int, designed to visualize internal displacement monitored through the DTM systems; this platform facilitates a better understanding of mobility trends within a country in assessed areas.