News Blog - Ylva Johansson

This upcoming week, I will travel to Ljubljana, Slovenia for the first meeting of EU Home Affairs ministers under the Slovenian Presidency.

Criminals are changing their methods to smuggle deadly weapons into the European Union.

To reaffirm the EU’s commitment to protect refugees I have decided to convene a “High-level Resettlement Forum” that will take place on the 9th of July.

At this week’s European Council migration was high on the EU leaders agenda. I am pleased that progress was made. It shows there is momentum building for our #EUmigration agenda. Step by step, we are making progress.

Imagine you just took out cash from a bank machine – 100 euros. And a thief steals your wallet. The police catch him. But the money is gone. The police give you a one euro coin.

Externalisation of our share of responsibility is not part of the European way of life.

Europe needs talent. And talent needs Europe.

Migration can’t be managed without cooperation with the countries outside the EU. That is why I keep an intense travel plan to neighbouring countries for discussions on how to prevent irregular migration, develop more legal pathways and partnership arrangements.

Every year the European population is growing, with 1 – 1,5 million who are coming and staying. Most for family reasons, studies or job, some for protection.

May 2021 has seen an increase in the number of people trying to come to Europe by irregular means.

Arguments saying migration is a source of disorder and chaos only feed a debate where intolerance and fear grow. We can only move past this with facts. So welcome to my second blog outlining the facts of my #MigrationEU proposals.

Migration is normal. It is important these are the first words in the first edition of my new weekly blog; ‘#TimetoDeliverMigrationEU’.

Law enforcement in Europe joins forces across borders to fight crime. To keep one step ahead of criminals, police, customs and border guards need to work together much more closely in future.

Terrorism is changing – but the threat remains strong as ever. Our rules must be fighting fit to combat terror. Is our counter-terrorism rulebook up to date?

On September 7 2020, the Moria camp on Lesvos burned to the ground. Thankfully there were no deaths. The total destruction of the camp, originally built to accommodate 3,000 people, left 13,000 homeless overnight.

Today I kicked off the first meeting of the European Contact Group on Search and Rescue. Its goal: to set up a European approach to saving lives at sea.

Fighting migrant smugglers: Have your say!

“Equal” Europe is still a long way off

Fighting child sexual abuse – have your say