The European Commission considers that the temporary mandatory mechanism that has helped relocate more than 29,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy since September 2015 has been a success.
On Monday 25 September, on the eve of the mechanism’s expiry, Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas stated that given the number of difficulties it has faced, it has been“a success”. In response to the migration crisis of 2015, the Council of the EU adopted a provisional decision...