ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the main challenges and the key milestones achieved by the 2015 European Agenda on Migration and to detail the main axes of support the European Union (EU) and its Member States provided to Italy in the face of the 2015–2016 migration crisis. On 6 April 2016, the European Commission published its guidelines on regular migration, as well as on asylum, in a communication. Since 2016, the European Agenda on Migration has guided the work of the Commission, EU agencies and Member States. Despite significant progress in the past four years, the situation remains volatile and geopolitical developments have created new challenges for the EU. The European Migration Network is gathering evidence on how Member States are adapting the rules on residence permits for those third-country nationals who have lost their job due to the pandemic.
