EUROPEAN AGENDA ON MIGRATION

The first part of this European Agenda on Migration responds to the need for swift and determined action in response to the human tragedy in the whole of the Mediterranean. The European Council statement of 23 April 20151 and the European Parliament Resolution a few days later,2 illustrated the consensus for rapid action to save lives and to step up EU action.3

This swift response must also serve as the blueprint for the EU's reaction to future crises, whichever part of the common external border comes under pressure from East to West and from North to South.