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• Achieving common EU standards on reception of asylum seekers: Report on transposition and implementation of the Reception Conditions Directive

  27 November 2007
  The European Commission has issued today its report evaluating the implementation by Member States of the Directive laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003). - often referred to as the Reception Conditions Directive. The results of the evaluation report, along with the conclusions of the consultation on the Green Paper on the future Common European Asylum System, recently launched by Vice-President Franco Frattini, will, by 2010, form the basis of a more harmonised legislative framework relating to reception conditions. This is in line with the objectives of the Hague Programme.

• Vers des normes européennes communes en matière d’accueil des demandeurs d’asile : rapport sur la transposition et la mise en oeuvre de la directive relative aux conditions d’accueil

  27 novembre 2007
  La Commission européenne a publié aujourd’hui son rapport évaluant la mise en oeuvre par les États membres de la directive relative à des normes minimales pour l’accueil des demandeurs d’asile (directive 2003/9/CE du 27 janvier 2003), souvent appelée la « directive relative aux conditions d’accueil ». Les résultats du rapport d’évaluation, ainsi que les conclusions de la consultation sur le livre vert sur le futur régime d’asile européen commun, récemment lancée par le vice-président Frattini, constitueront d’ici 2010 le fondement d’un cadre législatif plus harmonisé en matière de conditions d’accueil. Cela est conforme aux objectifs du programme de La Haye.

• The European Commission begins a major reflection on operational cross-border cooperation against cyber crime in Europe

  21 November 2007
  The European Commission organised an EU expert meeting on the fight against cyber crime in Brussels on 15-16 November 2007.

• Proposal for a COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) for law enforcement purposes

  6 November 2007
  The purpose of this proposal is to have air carriers make PNR information available to law enforcement authorities in the EU Member States and help them in the prevention and fight against terrorist offences and organised crime.

• Amendment of the Framework Decision on combating terrorism and Evaluation report on the implementation of the Framework Decision on combating terrorism

  6 November 2007
  The Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism constitutes a key tool in the fight against terrorism. It harmonises the definition of terrorist offences in all Member States and ensures that they establish for natural and legal persons having committed or being liable for such offences penalties and sanctions, which reflect the seriousness of such offences. It sets out jurisdictional rules to guarantee that terrorist offences may be effectively prosecuted and adopts specific measures with regard to victims of terrorist offences because of their vulnerability.

• Fight Against Terrorism: stepping up Europe’s capability to protect citizens against the threat of terrorism

  6 November 2007
  Today, the Commission adopted a new package of proposals aimed at improving the EU’s capabilities in the fight against terrorism. The package contains a series of proposals dealing with the criminalization of terrorist training, recruitment and public provocation to commit terrorist offences, the prevention of the use of explosives by terrorists and the use of airline passenger information in law enforcement investigations. It also contains a report on the implementation of one of the key legal instruments of the EU’s counter terrorism arsenal.

• Lutte contre le terrorisme : renforcement de la capacité de l’Europe à protéger ses citoyens contre la menace terroriste

  6 novembre 2007
  La Commission a adopté aujourd’hui un nouvel ensemble de propositions destinées à accroître les capacités de lutte de l’UE contre le terrorisme. Il s’agit d’une série de propositions ayant pour objet l’incrimination de l’entraînement pour le terrorisme, du recrutement et de la provocation publique à commettre des infractions terroristes, la prévention de l’utilisation d’explosifs par les terroristes et l’utilisation des informations relatives aux passagers aériens dans les enquêtes criminelles. Ce train de mesures contient également un rapport concernant la mise en oeuvre d’un des principaux instruments juridiques de l’arsenal antiterroriste de l’UE.

• Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment

  6 November 2007
  This proposal forms part of the EU efforts to develop a comprehensive immigration policy. The Hague Programme of November 2004, recognised that «legal migration will play an important role in enhancing the knowledge-based economy in Europe, in advancing economic development, and thus contributing to the implementation of the Lisbon strategy», and asked the Commission to present a policy plan on legal migration «including admission procedures, capable of responding promptly to fluctuating demands for migrant labour in the labour market». The December 2006 European Council agreed on a series of steps to be taken during 2007, including to «develop, as far as legal migration is concerned, well-managed migration policies, fully respecting national competences, to assist Member States to meet existing and future labour needs (…) the forthcoming Commission proposals within the framework of the Policy Plan on Legal Migration of December 2005 should be rapidly examined».

• Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State

  6 November 2007
  This proposal seeks to respond to these requests in accordance with the Policy Plan on Legal Migration which aimed at laying down admission conditions for specific categories of migrants (highly qualified workers, seasonal workers, remunerated trainees and intracorporate transferees) in four specific legislative proposals on the one hand and introduce a general framework for a fair and rights-based approach to labour migration on the other. This proposal is to meet the latter objective by securing the legal status of already admitted third-country workers, in line with the broad philosophy of the Lisbon Agenda, and by introducing procedural simplifications for the applicants.

• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the role of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in the European Union

  29 octobre 2007
  Eurojust was set up, following the positive experience of Pro Eurojust, by a Decision of 28 February 2002 (« the Decision ») ; since then it has proved effective in bringing about a real improvement in the operation of law enforcement cooperation between the 27 Member States and has recorded significant operational successes.In the Hague Programme the European Council asked the Commission to consider Eurojust’s further development. Specialists in judicial cooperation met to discuss the issue in Vienna in September 2006 . The European Judicial Network has contributed to the process . Eurojust itself has also made a contribution. In conclusions adopted on 13 June last, the Council once again asked the Commission to present a communication on the role of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network .

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