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#WithRefugees: Joint statement on World Refugee Day 2016
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2016, European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans, High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini and Commissioners Mimica, Avramopo
Overall, more than €10 billion of the EU budget for the years 2015 and 2016 have been allocated to address the refugee crisis within the EU and in third countries. The EU further tripled its resources for search and rescue operations at sea last year, contributed to saving more than 240,000 people in the Mediterranean. Any sustainable solution requires close co-operation with countries of origin and transit and legal avenues for those fleeing conflict and persecution in order to reach Europe safely.
Last November, EU and African leaders agreed to work together to address the root causes of displacement and irregular migration. Migration will become even more central to the European external action through the new Partnership Framework presented earlier this month, which aims at establishing strong partnerships with key countries of origin and transit and to provide support to those countries hosting large refugee populations. The full statement can be found here.
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