EU-Turkey statement, 18 March 2016
Today the Members of the European Council met with their Turkish counterpart. This was the third meeting since November 2015…
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Federica Mogherini met with Isa Mustafa
Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of European Commission, met today with Kosovo* Prime Minister Isa…
2015: a record year for asylum seekers in the EU
This short video illustrates the sharp increase in the number of first time asylum seekers registered in the EU in…
Migration crisis: an extraordinary challenge for the EU
This video looks at the issue of migration and the EU-Turkey agreement in view of the upcoming European Council on…
Invitation letter by President Donald Tusk to the members of the European Council
Dear colleagues, Our European Council Thursday and Friday, including our meeting with Turkey’s Prime Minister, will just like 10 days…
EU steps up humanitarian assistance for Ukraine by €20 million
Today the European Commission is increasing its humanitarian response to help people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, with…
Next operational steps with Turkey on migration
Today the European Commission set out its contribution to Thursday’s European Council and Friday’s meeting of the EU Heads of…
Syria Crisis: European Commission announces €445 million in humanitarian aid
Today the European Commission announces €445 million in humanitarian aid for the Syria crisis in 2016. The support is part…
Avramopoulos visits Idomeni today
Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship is visiting Idomeni today, accompanied by Commission experts who are…
Refugee crisis: Greece receives new deliveries of material support via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism
Following a recent increase in contributions to support the country via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Greece will receive additional…