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The Commission has presented a new strategy setting out the EU’s political objectives on asylum and migration, focusing on illegal arrivals, while at the same time encouraging legal pathways to the EU.

— last modified 12 September 2018 In his ‘State of the Union’ address to the European Parliament on 12 September, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker put forward proposals on migration…

— last modified 14 March 2018 The European Commission is proposing to reform the EU’s common visa policy to adapt the rules to evolving security concerns, challenges linked to migration…

— last modified 03 March 2017 The EU Commission presented on 2 March a renewed EU Action Plan on Return and a set of recommendations to Member States on how…

— last modified 09 February 2017 The European Commission adopted Wednesday its ninth progress report on the EU’s emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 8 December 2016.AdvertisementDuring…