The Commission has announced an additional EUR 3 billion in funding to support the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, as well as to host refugees from Ukraine. This will provide further assistance to EU countries in managing migration and asylum in a transparent and orderly way.
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The EU-funded research project, METICOS, has been working to advance the adoption of smart border control technologies by better understanding user acceptance. Its findings have the potential to increase the adoption of innovative border checks solutions both by authorities and by travellers.
On 23 April, the Commission adopted its annual report on the State of Schengen. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the Schengen area of freedom, security, and justice without internal frontiers, marking 40 years since the Schengen Agreement was signed.
Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, signed a Working Arrangement between Europol and Egypt at the margins of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Khartoum Process, which is expected to enhance law enforcement cooperation between the two sides of the Mediterranean.
Today the European Commission adopted a Communication providing an update on the status of migration management in Greece, with a focus on the asylum and reception systems in mainland Greece, where Dublin transfers are received.
