Joint hearing on Budgetary implications of the current refugee and migration crisis, Brussels - Main contents

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date	June 30, 2016 09:00 - 13:00
city	Brussels, Belgium
location	Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i
station	EbS+
room	3C50
attending	(Claude) Moraes i, (Elmar) Brok i, (Maurice) Ponga i, (Jean) Arthuis i et al.
organisation	Committee on Budgets (BUDG) i

30-06-2016 - Joint hearing on Budgetary implications of the current refugee and migration crisis

BUDG AFET DEVE LIBE 16-09-2016 - 14:22

On 30 June from 9.00, BUDG committee held a high-level joint hearing with LIBE, AFET and DEVE committees on the budgetary implications of the refugee and migration crisis. The keynote speech was given by Mr George Soros, founder and Chair of Open Society foundations. Other speakers included the Commission's Directors General for Budget, DEVCO and NEAR, Directors of Frontex and EASO, the UNHCR Europe Director, ECRE Secretary General and Oxfam representative.

MEPs discussed the past andpresent budgetary initiatives, solidarity and cost-sharing between MemberStates and the EU external actions' financing in relation to the crisis.

Location : Paul-Henri Spaak PHS 3C50 (3rd floor), European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels, Belgium

Programme

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    Draft Programme

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    Statement submitted to the European Parliament Joint Hearing by George Soros on 30 June 2016

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  Interview - Refugee and migration crisis: the financial cost
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  Extracts from the Joint Hearing

The Parliamentary Committee on Budget is responsible for:

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  The multiannual financial framework of the Union's revenue and expenditure and the Union's system of own resources