Fifty applicants for international protection, including four children, were welcomed in Luxembourg last month following relocation from Italy.
Pursuant to the decisions taken by the Justice and Home Affairs Council in September 2015, and under the relocation mechanism, Luxembourg will host a total of 557 people from Greece, Italy and Spain by the end of 2017.
Luxembourg is determined to ensure that this mechanism works and continues its commitments.
The number of relocations from Italy now stands at 111 out of a total of 248, while 217 out of 309 have been relocated from Greece.
The group was welcomed on their arrival at Luxembourg Airport by representatives of the Directorate of Immigration at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Luxembourg Office for Hospitality and Integration (OLAI), the trusteeship administration under the Ministry of Family and Integration, and the Health Branch.
The OLAI will take care of the reception and the social support for the group and will support them in their approaches of everyday life throughout the procedure of their request for international protection.
Applicants for international protection relocated from Greece and Italy go through the asylum procedure as provided for by the Law of 18 December 2015 on international protection and temporary protection.
