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II. Implementation – DG EMPL 3 Commission services missions to Member States and third countries (incl. DG EMPL): missions to HR, SI, EL, AT, RO, HU,…. Monitoring Committee meetings aim is to use the different EU funding instruments for contributing to tackling this challenge: needs assessment and coordination are key
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Response to the refugee crisis
ESF Technical Working Group Luxembourg, 3 December 2015
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I. Leaders Statement – 25.10.2015
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• Permanent exchange of information and effective cooperation: contact points; joint needs assessment and make use of all tools available and financial assistance
• Limiting secondary movements by discouraging movements to another border
• Providing shelter and rest to refugees• Managing the migration flows together:
registration, exchange of info, swift return policy• Increased efforts for border management and
tackling smuggling and trafficking• Information on the rights and obligations of
migrants and refugees : ‘no registration, no rights’• Commission to monitor implementation on an
weekly basis
II. Implementation – DG EMPL
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• Commission services missions to Member States and third countries (incl. DG EMPL): missions to HR, SI, EL, AT, RO, HU,….
• Monitoring Committee meetings aim is to use the different EU funding instruments for contributing to tackling this challenge: needs assessment and coordination are key
III. Questions & Answers paper
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• Few additional questions on: • Declaration of expenditure under the 2007-
2013 period : expenditure to be paid by 31.12.2015 – See also FAQs on closure guidelines
• No extension of the eligibility period for the 2007-2013 period
• Non-eligibility of an asylum seeker participating in an ESF action who does not yet have access to the labour market
IV. Discussion
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• Update on plans for using the ESF to support asylum seekers and/or refugees – OP amendment ?
• Do you encounter problems in using the ESF to tackle the refugee challenge?
• Useful information beneficial for other MA when using ESF to support migrants?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !