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For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply: (1) ‘resettlement’ means the admission to the territory of a Member State, following a referral from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), of a third-country national or a stateless person, from a third country to which that person has been displaced, who: (a) […]
In its Recommendation to the Member States of 8 June 2015 on a European Resettlement Scheme, the Commission recommended that resettlement should be based on an equitable distribution key. This was followed by conclusions of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 20 July 2015 to resettle, through […]
In the case of an emergency admission, the assessment of the admission requirements established under this Regulation should be accelerated. Emergency admission should not necessarily be linked to the regions or third countries from which admission is to occur pursuant to this Regulation. All Member States should be encouraged to offer emergency admission places.
Without prejudice to the right to apply for international protection, Member States may, in the case of humanitarian admission, reach a conclusion on the admission of a third-country national or stateless person to its territory based on an initial evaluation and grant that person humanitarian status under national law.
The Union Framework shall: (a) provide for the legal and safe arrival to the territory of a Member State of third-country nationals or stateless persons who are eligible for admission and who do not fall under the grounds for refusal under this Regulation with a view to granting them international protection in accordance with this […]
On 15 December 2015, the Commission addressed a Recommendation for a voluntary humanitarian admission scheme with Turkey to the Member States and associated States, recommending that participating States admit persons displaced by the conflict in Syria who are in need of international protection.
An admission procedure should be concluded as soon as possible, while ensuring that Member States have sufficient time for an adequate examination of each case. Member States should make every effort to ensure that a third-country national or stateless person in relation to whom a positive conclusion on admission was reached enters their territory no […]
The humanitarian status under national law should provide for rights and obligations equivalent to those of Articles 20 to 26 and 28 to 35 of for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. Such a status should be withdrawn only in the event that new circumstances or new evidence arise concerning the person’s eligibility following the decision on […]
The determination of the regions or third countries from which Union resettlement or humanitarian admission occurs shall primarily have as a basis: (a) the Projected Global Resettlement Needs; (b) the scope for improving the protection environment and increasing the protection space in third countries; (c) the scale and content of commitments to resettlement or humanitarian […]
In its communication of 6 April 2016 entitled ‘Towards a Reform of the Common European Asylum System and Enhancing Legal Avenues to Europe’, the Commission announced that it would set out a proposal for a structured resettlement system framing the Union’s policy on resettlement and providing a common approach to safe and legal arrival to […]
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