Finland: Ukrainians don’t need to apply for residence permit extension separately
Helsinki, 29 December 2022 A temporary amendment to the Aliens Act will ensure the validity...
Asylum and migration: Deal reached on new EU resettlement framework
Brussels, 15 December 2022 On Thursday, negotiators from the European Parliament and of the Czech...
Türkiye: EU adopts new programmes to support refugees and border management
Brussels, 12 December 2022 The European Commission has adopted today a €220 million package to...
High-level Forum on legal pathways to protection
Brussels, 29 November 2022 Today Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson will host the second High-level Forum...
EU Commission will provide €100m to Member States in context of Solidarity with Ukraine
Brussels, 31 October 2022 On Friday, the Commission made available a further €100 million to...
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European security and bilateral relations: FDFA State Secretary holds political consultations with Turkey
Bern, 14 October 2022 FDFA State Secretary Livia Leu received Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk...
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Main results: Justice and Home Affairs Council, 13-14 October 2022
Brussels, 14 October 2022 Home Affairs (14 October) Schengen Area Ministers exchanged views on the...
Informal EPSCO Council: Focus on refugees from Ukraine
Brussels, 13 October 2022 On October 13 2022, representatives of the member states responsible for...
Talent Pool: EU Commission offers job support to people fleeing Russia’s war
Brussels, 10 October 2022 The Commission announced a series of measures to continue supporting those...
UNHCR: Ukraine refugees are eager to work but need greater support
New York, 23 September 2022 Refugees from Ukraine are eager to work in their host...
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UN Security Council: Federal Council adopts Swiss priorities
Bern, 31 August 2022 At its meeting on 31 August 2022, the Federal Council was...
Humanitarian aid: EU supports people in need in Uganda
Brussels, 12 August 2022 The EU has allocated an additional €4 million to Uganda, to...
Palestine: EU announces €261 million in support of UNRWA’s operations
Brussels, 9 August 2022 The European Union confirmed today its role as a long-standing, predictable...
Involvement of Frontex in refugee pushbacks – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 2 August 2022 See question(s) : E-001639/2022 EN E-001639/2022 Answer given by Ms Johansson on...
Russian aggression: Over €125m support for Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland
Brussels, 22 July 2022 Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland will receive an additional €125 million funds...
Moldova: Development MEPs assess refugee situation
Brussels, 17 June 2022 A delegation of Development Committee MEPs, who made a three-day visit...
Turkey: EU Commission provides additional €50m to vulnerable refugees
Brussels, 14 June 2022 Today, the European Commission announces €50 million to support vulnerable refugees...
Refugees: EU Council endorses exchange rules for Ukrainian Hryvnia banknotes
Brussels, 13 April 2022 The EU Council agrees on a recommendation for the exchange of...
Stand Up For Ukraine: € 9.1bn euros pledged for internally displaced and refugees
Warsaw, 9 April 2022 The “Stand Up for Ukraine” global pledging event and campaign has...
Ukrainian refugees: Member States to get easier access to cohesion funding
Brussels, 1 April 2022 To further support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the...
Warsaw hosts “Stand Up For Ukraine” event for refugees and displaced people
Brussels, 30 March 2022 In recognition of Poland’s essential role in supporting refugees fleeing the...
Refugees from Ukraine: EU Council approves 10-point plan on stronger coordination
Brussels, 28 March 2022 In its conclusions of 24-25 March, the European Council called on...
S&D Group: All refugees deserve the same dignity, respect and welcome
Brussels, 28 March 2022 As Home Affairs Ministers meet for an extraordinary Council meeting today,...
Update on EU support to help Member States meet the needs of refugees
Brussels, 23 March 2022 Today, the European Commission outlines the actions being taken to support Member States...
ECDC issues COVID-19 prevention guidance for refugee centres
Stockholm, 18 March 2022 COVID-19 testing, vaccination and implementation of protective measures recommended for reception...
Uchodźcy z Ukrainy: Komisja UE publikuje wytyczne w sprawie tymczasowej ochrony
Bruksela, 18 marca 2022 Uchodźcy z Ukrainy: wytyczne wspierające państwa członkowskie w stosowaniu dyrektywy w...
Ukraine: EU Council approves swift release of cohesion resources to help refugees
Brussels, 16 March 2022 The Council today endorsed a legislative proposal that will mobilise cohesion...
MEPs to quiz Commissioner Johansson on reception of refugees from Ukraine
On Wednesday, the Civil Liberties Committee will discuss with Commissioner Ylva Johansson on the practical...
We must do our utmost to help those fleeing Ukraine, says S&D leader Iratxe García
Published: 03/03/2022 Today a delegation of Socialists and Democrats led by its president, Iratxe García,...
EU Commission: New EU asylum agency EUAA starts operations
Brussels, 19 January 2022 Today, the new European Union Agency for Asylum starts work with its reinforced...
Border emergency: S&D Group condemns EU Commission proposal to suspend asylum rules
The S&D Group today condemns the Commission’s proposal to allow the suspension of EU asylum...
EU allocates €700,000 to help refugees stranded at the border of Belarus
Responding immediately to an appeal, the European Commission has allocated €200,000 in humanitarian funding to...
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-91/20 (refugees, Germany)
Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Maintien de l’unité familiale) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The Common European...
Refugees in Turkey: EU Council approves a 2021 EU budget amendment
EU ambassadors today approved €149.6 million of funding from the EU budget to support the most vulnerable...
Increased refugee flows at the border between Lithuania and Belarus – EU Commission answer
P-003260/2021 Answer given by Ms Johansson on behalf of the European Commission (23.8.2021) As regards...
EU High Representative on the instrumentalisation of migrants by Belarus
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the instrumentalisation of...
EU Commissioner Johansson travels to Lithuania to discuss the refugee situation at border with Belarus
On Sunday, 1 August, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will travel to Lithuania to...