Explainers

Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU has taken a number of steps to help refugees fleeing the war, including through the EU temporary protection mechanism.

The integrated political crisis response (IPCR) arrangements support rapid and coordinated decision-making at EU political level for major and complex crises.

The EU has introduced a set of rules to manage migration more effectively and establish a common European asylum system. This system ensures efficient and uniform procedures, and solidarity and fair responsibility-sharing between member states.

The EU regulation on asylum and migration management sets rules for determining which member state should examine an asylum application. It also ensures fair sharing of responsibility through a mandatory but flexible solidarity system.

The EU stands with the Syrian people. It supports a peaceful and inclusive transition in Syria, the respect for human rights and the country’s socio-economic recovery.

Targeting criminal networks that exploit vulnerable migrants is necessary in order not only to fight migrant smuggling, but also to combat human trafficking.

Revised rules should ensure adequate standards of living and comparable living conditions and help reduce secondary movements for all applicants in all EU member states.

The EU and its member states have taken a number of measures to address the migration situation on the Western Mediterranean and Western African routes.

The EU has adopted various rules to manage legal migration flows, process asylum requests and return people staying illegally in the EU.