Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: First report on relocation and resettlement

This Communication responds to the obligation under Article 12 of the two Council Decisions to report to the Council every six months on the implementation of the Decisions and the roadmaps for Italy and Greece. It also responds to the Commission commitment under the Roadmap "Back to Schengen" to report on a monthly basis on the implementation of relocation and resettlement. This Communication summarises the challenges identified and lessons learned in these first months of implementation of the relocation and resettlement schemes and proposes recommendations and actions in the short term to improve the implementation rate.