With regard to migration, the Council discussed inter alia the following:

• the future management of the EU's external borders: An overwhelming majority of member states were in favour of strengthening the collective responsibility for external border controls and stressed the need to reinforce the role and capacity of Frontex.
• the future of return policy: The Council adopted a set of conclusions on the future of the return policy referring inter alia to the need to (i) allocate adequate financial resources to increase the effectiveness of the EU's return system (with particular attention being paid to support Member States under strong migratory pressure), (ii) increase return rates, assessing the functioning and implementation of the Return Directive, identifying any obstacles to effective returns and making possible legislative proposals, if appropriate, to remedy such obstacles, (iii) foster practical cooperation among Member States on return, and strengthening Frontex, (iv) build synergies between the European Integrated Approach on Return towards Third Countries (EURINT), the European Reintegration Instrument Network (ERIN) and the European Return Liaison Officers network (EURLO), as well as European Migration Liaison Officers (EMLOs), Immigration Liaison Officers (ILOs) and Frontex Liaison officers, (v) ensure the effective implementation of all readmission commitments and propose comprehensive and tailor-made packages to be used vis-à-vis third-countries in order to remedy problems encountered in implementing effective readmission, (vi) make additional efforts in terms of reintegration support to ensure the sustainability of return, (vii) monitor and assess through the European Migration Network whether disparities among voluntary return and reintegration programmes of the Member States could lead to return shopping, (viii) develop safe and sustainable reception capacities and provide lasting prospects and adequate procedures for refugees and their families in regions in third-countries affected by migratory pressure, until return to their country of origin is possible.
• latest developments regarding the relocation of 160 000 persons in need of international protection, following the decisions adopted on 14 and 22 September: Ministers welcomed the first relocations, which will begin already on 9 October 2015.
• response to the migration crisis: the Council approved additional financial assistance from the 2015 EU budget in response to the migration crisis. This puts into effect the commitments made by the European Council on 23 September 2015.

For more information on the results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 08-09/10/2015, please use the following link.