INTERFACE | Our recommendations

Confrontations Europe [vc_btn title= »Download article » style= »outline » color= »primary » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2FInterface-108-Proceedings-of-the-conference-Refugees-p18.pdf||target:%20_blank| »] 1. Move away from distributing migrant population flows according to imposed quotas. Solidarity will not come as the direct result of an administrative decision. Solidarity is indeed needed, but it cannot be built without respecting the specific contexts and history of each Member State. Of the 160,000 resettlements requested in 2015, only some 30,000 refugees were in fact relocated. And we do not believe that resorting to financial sanctions is the best solution for improving inter-State solidarity within the EU. 2. Share responsibility for migration within Europe. A European fund could be set up to assist with refugee training and integration, and to support the efforts of the Member States taking them in. A new investment plan for Africa (modelled on the “Juncker” Investment Plan) could provide help for “first-entry” countries, to better manage mass arrivals of migrants