EP Plenary session - Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns

EP Plenary session - Key debate - The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue

EP Plenary session - Loss of life, violence and inhumane treatment against people seeking international protection at the Spanish-Moroccan border

LIBE Committee -  Implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive in the context of the war in Ukraine - Exchange of views with European Commissioner for Home Affairs

EP Plenary session - The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of Russian aggression against Ukraine

EP LIBE delegation to Latvia and Lithuania - press conference in Vilnius

EP LIBE delegation to Latvia and Lithuania - Visit to the Medininkai Foreigners Registration Centre

EP LIBE delegation to Lithuania

EP LIBE delegation to Latvia and Lithuania.

Illustration picture in Riga, Latvia .

Meeting of the Asylum and migration Contact Group

Migrants settlement in Grande Synthe, northern France

Press conference on the draft report on Crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum

EP Plenary Session - Legal migration policy and law

EP Plenary session - Address by Filippo GRANDI, UN High Commissioner for refugees

Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) delegation in Greece, November 2-4, 2021

LIBE mission to Greece - Briefing meeting with European Commission, Frontex, EASO, FRA, Europol in the EP office in Athens, Greece, November 2, 2021

LIBE Committee - Migration package

Press conference - Draft report on Amended Asylum Procedure

Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), rapporteur for the Asylum and migration management regulation, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), rapporteur for the Crisis and force majeure regulation, Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE), rapporteur for the Screening regulation, and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE), rapporteur for the Union resettlement framework speak to the press on Migration Pact files. Parliament is set to give its final green light to the reform of the EU’s asylum and migration rules. The new rules will ensure responsibility sharing among member states in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and respect of fundamental rights. Before the vote, MEPs will review the ten legal acts in a debate with Council and Commission. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Tomas TOBÉ (EPP, SE), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, ES), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D, DE) and Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE) rapporteurs on Migration Pact files

Sophie IN ’T VELD (RE, NL), rapporteur for the Reception conditions directive, Fabienne KELLER (RE, FR), rapporteur for the Asylum procedure regulation, Matjaž NEMEC (S&D, SI), rapporteur for the Qualification regulation, and Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA (ECR, ES), rapporteur for Eurodac speak to the press on Migration Pact files. On Wednesday, Parliament is set to give its final green light to the reform of the EU’s asylum and migration rules. The new rules will ensure responsibility sharing among member states in the management of migrant arrivals, a more efficient response in case of crisis, and respect of fundamental rights. Before the vote, MEPs will review the ten legal acts in a debate with Council and Commission. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Sophie IN ’T VELD (RE, NL), Fabienne KELLER (RE, FR), Matjaž NEMEC (S&D, SI) and Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA (ECR, ES) rapporteurs on Migration Pact files

Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on the final form of five separate EU regulations, establishing how to share the management of asylum and migration flows among member states and what to do in cases of sudden migratory crisis. The rules also regulate how to deal with people arriving at the EU’s external borders, the processing of asylum claims, and the identification of those arriving. This video shows views of the trilogue roundtable (18/12) and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew), Rapporteurs.

Agreement on EU’s asylum and migration legislation: trilogue roundtable (18/12) and extracts from the press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew)

Following negotiations, President Metsola and MEPs in charge of Parliament’s position on the asylum and migration pact hold a press conference. This transcription is a result of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (ES, S&D), Tomas TOBÉ (SE, EPP) and Fabienne KELLER (FR, Renew), Rapporteurs on the outcome of the migration trilogue

Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, addresses the hemicycle with a speech. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, gives her opening statement before the address in front of the hemicycle by Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Address by Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency: introductory statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

This news item shows extracts from the debate on the adoption of the Asylum and Migration package. The Parliament discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as current challenges in Member States. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum.

Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: extracts from the debate

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, VP of the EC in charge of promoting our European Way of Life and by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of of State for the EU

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. MEPs debate (part 3)

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: MEPs debate (part 3)

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. MEPs debate (part 2)

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: MEPs debate (part 2)

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. MEPs debate (part 1)

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: MEPs debate (part 1)

The Plenary discusses the need for a speedy adoption of a comprehensive European pact on asylum and migration as well as challenges in member states. In the context of continued arrivals of refugees and migrants to the EU by sea, MEPs will debate with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the state of play of negotiations on the new European rules on migration and asylum. The situation in some countries, such as Italy –and particularly on the island of Lampedusa- could feature prominently. Opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union and by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of promoting our European Way of Life. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

The need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package: opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the EU and by Margaritis SCHINAS, VP of the EC in charge of promoting our European Way of Life

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, gives a statement on the 10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa during the plenary session in Strasbourg. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa: Statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the 10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session in Strasbourg. Introductory remark on Lampedusa, 10 years of teh shipwreck. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check agaisnt delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: Introductory remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on Lampedusa

The Parlamentarians discuss the strengthening of EU cooperation with Tunisia on migration. Following an increase in arrivals of migrants by boat from Tunisia via the Central Mediterranean route, MEPs will with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the recent memorandum of understanding between the EU and Tunisia. MEPs are expected to raise questions about the scope of the cooperation and its legal status. They are also interested in the measures to fight smuggling and to improve cooperation on search and rescue at sea. Closing statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the EU and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement.

EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy: closing statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the EU and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

The Parlamentarians discuss the strengthening of EU cooperation with Tunisia on migration. Following an increase in arrivals of migrants by boat from Tunisia via the Central Mediterranean route, MEPs will with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the recent memorandum of understanding between the EU and Tunisia. MEPs are expected to raise questions about the scope of the cooperation and its legal status. They are also interested in the measures to fight smuggling and to improve cooperation on search and rescue at sea.

EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy: MEPs debate (part 2)

EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy: MEPs debate (part 1)

The Parlamentarians discuss the strengthening of EU cooperation with Tunisia on migration. Following an increase in arrivals of migrants by boat from Tunisia via the Central Mediterranean route, MEPs will with the Spanish Council Presidency and the Commission the recent memorandum of understanding between the EU and Tunisia. MEPs are expected to raise questions about the scope of the cooperation and its legal status. They are also interested in the measures to fight smuggling and to improve cooperation on search and rescue at sea. Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union on behalf of the Spanish Presidency of the European Council and by Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy: opening statements by Pascual NAVARRO RÍOS, Spanish Secretary of State for the EU and Olivér VÁRHELYI, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement

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