(ANSA) - BELGRADE, MAR 5 - Yesterday and today, the European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre assisted EU Member States in organising six repatriation flights from the Middle East, safely returning European citizens to Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, and Slovakia. Additional repatriation flights under the mechanism are expected in the coming days, as an increasing number of EU Member States activate it. The Commission stated that the priority is to assist Member States and protect European citizens stranded in the region by safely returning them home. On March 5, ten Member States activated the mechanism: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia, and Austria. (ANSA).