SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

Council of the EU and European Parliament ready to begin negotiations on permanent resettlement programmes for refugees

Brussels, 16/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 15 November, the Committee of Permanent Representatives to the EU defined its position on the regulation establishing a framework for the resettlement for admission into the EU of people requiring international protection. On the basis of this mandate, the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU explained in a press release that it would be beginning negotiations with the European Parliament, which adopted its position on 12 October.

Andres Anvelt, the Estonian Minister for...