Type: Acts of the Council of Europe: Special Report “EU response to the refugee crisis: the hotspot approach”

Authority: European Authorities - European Union (European Court of Auditors)

Date: 04/25/2017

Subject: The European Court of Auditors looks at a critical part of the management of the migration chain included in the May 2015 European Agenda on Migration: the ‘hotspot’ approach. The Court founds that the hotspot approach has helped improve migration management in the frontline of Italy and Greece, under very challenging and constantly changing circumstances, by increasing their reception capacities, improving registration procedures, and by strengthening the coordination of support efforts. Moreover, the Court makes a number of recommendations for the Commission to assist the Member States in improving the hotspot approach as regards hotspot capacity, the treatment of unaccompanied minors, the deployment of experts and roles and responsibilities in the hotspot approach. We also recommend the Commission to evaluate and further develop the hotspot approach, in view of optimising EU assistance towards migration management

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 18 Refugees

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