1. Managing the refugee crisis The way forward 23 September 2015

2. The refugee crisis - a test for the European Union  European Agenda on Migration (May 2015) – a comprehensive approach to migration management  Its implementation has begun, e.g. tripled presence at sea, two emergency schemes adopted to relocate 160,000 people in need of international protection, etc.  But: the situation worsened and the crisis needs to be managed with solidarity and responsibility  Commission today proposed immediate operational, budgetary and legal measures for the way forward

3. Operational measures in support of Member States  Implement Council decisions to relocate 160,000 people (e.g. through Migration Management Support Teams working in "hotspots")  Frontex joint operations  EU Civil Protection Mechanism  Rapid border intervention teams (RABIT)  Lifting temporary internal border controls in Schengen area  Diplomatic offensive and intensify cooperation with third countries, e.g. Valletta Summit on Migration (November), High- level Conference on the Western Balkans (October)

4. Budget support [1/3] Increasing funding for EU agencies to cover new staff for 2015. + €1.3 million for EU agencies Frontex...........60 EASO..............30 Europol...........30 * *European Asylum Support Office + €100 million Increasing emergency funding for most affected Member States for 2015. + €600 million Increasing emergency funding and funding for EU agencies for 2016.

5. Budget support [2/3] World Food Programme Restoring Member States' funding for food aid via the WFP to 2014 levels. EU humanitarian aid Additional €200 million for organisations such as the WFP and UNHCR in 2015 EU humanitarian aid Additional €300 million in EU humanitarian aid in 2016

6. Trust Fund for Syria Budget support [3/3] €500 million EU €500 million Member States €1.8 billion EU €1.8 billion Member States Emergency Trust Fund for Africa Refugee-related actions in Turkey Up to €1 billion In 2015-16 Serbia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Additional €17 million

7. Implementing existing EU law  Full and swift implementation by Member States of EU law in the area of asylum and migration.  40 infringement decisions have been adopted today against 19 Member States to ensure full compliance with the Common European Asylum System  Restore the normal situation and reinstate Dublin transfers to Greece within six months.

8. Legislative steps towards a robust Common European Asylum System  Establishment of a European Border and Coast Guard and extension of the Frontex mandate (December 2015)  Legal migration package including revision of Blue Card (March 2016)  Further reform of the Dublin Regulation (March 2016)  Proposal for a structured system on resettlement (March 2016)