EU migration chief: we decide who can come to Europe – and who cannot
A decade after a wave of migrants began entering the European Union, the bloc’s migration commissioner takes stock and looks forward to the challenges to come.
A decade after a wave of migrants began entering the European Union, the bloc’s migration commissioner takes stock and looks forward to the challenges to come.
A decade after more than a million people arrived in Europe, the legacy of the 2015 migration surge is visible in politics, classrooms, workplaces and communities. Though for EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner, sovereign control over migration policy and cooperation with third countries are key to halt a further influx of asylum seekers.
The Schengen area is the jewel in the crown of European integration, but on its 40th anniversary questions about its implementation in several countries raise concerns.
Although EU-wide statistics are not yet available, asylum applications in Germany have been falling in recent months.
The Commission aims to speed up asylum procedures in the European Union. A safe country list is one part of the measures.