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4 February 2008, by European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
This pilot study on migrants’ experiences of discrimination is based on country studies conducted between 2002 and 2005 in Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and UK. According to the study in all these countries migrants subjectively experience discriminatory practices to a significant extent.
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5 December 2007, by European Commission
On 1 December 2007, the deadline for transposition of the Asylum Procedures Directive (Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005, on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status) expired. Until today, only 6 Member States (Bulgaria, Germany, Luxemburg, Austria, Romania and the United Kingdom) have communicated their national measures informing that they transpose fully the Directive. 4 Member States (Belgium, Estonia, France and Lithuania) have notified partial transposition.
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19 June 2007, by European Parliament
The application of the Prüm Treaty, signed on 27 May 2005 by seven EU countries, should facilitate the exchange of data from DNA and fingerprint databases to produce «a stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration», according to a report by Fausto CORREIA (PES, PT) and adopted by the European Parliament.
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19 juin 2007, par Parlement européen
Le Parlement a adopté un rapport portant sur le transfert automatisé de profils ADN, de fichiers d’empreintes digitales et d’immatriculations de véhicules dans le cadre de la discussion commune sur la coopération transfrontière en matière de lutte contre le terrorisme et la criminalité. L’avis du Parlement est en l’espèce consultatif, mais les députés souhaitent modifier la base juridique utilisée, afin que le Conseil ne puisse passer outre ses recommandations à la majorité qualifiée.
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21 May 2007, by House of Lords Select Committee on European Union
The Committee’s main criticism centres on the perception that the German Presidency is circumventing established EU procedures in its attempt to incorporate the Treaty into EU law. In particular, there has been a failure to allow other Member States and the European Parliament proper opportunity to consider the proposal. It is also noted that the Treaty contains provisions on data protection which are intended to supplement a general Data Protection Framework Decision. The problems lie in the fact that the EU Framework Decision has yet to be agreed.
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21 février 2007, par European Presidency
Le Conseil des ministres de la Justice et des Affaires intérieures de l’Union européenne qui s’est tenu le jeudi 15 février à Bruxelles a permis de parvenir à un accord politique sur la transposition des dispositions essentielles du Traité de Prüm (Eifel/Allemagne) dans le cadre juridique de l’UE. Le projet de décision y afférent devra être transmis sans délai au Parlement européen pour avis. Ainsi, la procédure de transposition du Traité dans le cadre juridique de l’UE pourrait encore aboutir sous présidence allemande.
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21 February 2007, by European Presidency
At their meeting in Brussels on Thursday, 15 February, the council of European Union justice and home affairs ministers agreed on incorporating the main provisions of the Prüm Treaty into the EU’s legal framework. The resulting draft decision is to be forwarded without delay to the European Parliament for its comments, meaning that the process of incorporating the treaty into EU legislation could be completed before the German Presidency ends on June 30.
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13 February 2007, by European Council
Implementing Agreement of the Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, signed in Prüm, Germany, on 27 May 2005.
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17 janvier 2007, par European Presidency
A l’occasion de la réunion informelle des ministres de l’Intérieur de l’Union européenne à Dresde, le ministre fédéral de l’Intérieur, Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, a présenté, aujourd’hui, l’initiative visant à transposer le Traité de Prüm dans le cadre juridique de l’UE.
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16 November 2005, by European Commission
La direction générale de la justice et des affaires intérieures de la Commission européenne a signé un contrat avec une équipe multinationale de sociétés informatiques menée par STERIA-France et HP-Belgique en vue de mettre au point un nouveau système d’information Schengen (SIS II) et un système d’information sur les visas (VIS). Les sociétés informatiques qui collaborent avec STERIA-France et HP-Belgique sont STERIA-Belgique, Mummert und Partner-Allemagne et Primesphere-Luxembourg.
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29 août 2005, par Federal Republic of Germany,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Kingdom of Belgium,
Kingdom of Spain,
Kingdom of The Netherlands,
Republic of Austria,
Republic of France
Les Hautes Parties contractantes du présent Traité, Etats membres de l’Union européenne, Considérant qu’il est important, dans un espace de libre circulation des personnes, que les Etats membres de l’Union européenne renforcent leur coopération afin de lutter plus efficacement contre le terrorisme, la criminalité transfrontalière et la migration illégale,
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29 August 2005, by Federal Republic of Germany,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Kingdom of Belgium,
Kingdom of Spain,
Kingdom of The Netherlands,
Republic of Austria,
Republic of France
The High Contracting Parties to this Convention, being Member States of the European Union, Considering that in an area with free movement of persons it is important for Member States of the European Union to step up their cooperation, in order to combat terrorism, cross border crime and illegal migration more effectively,
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2 de agosto de 2005, por Federal Republic of Germany,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Kingdom of Belgium,
Kingdom of Spain,
Kingdom of The Netherlands,
Republic of Austria,
Republic of France
Tratado entre el reino de Bélgica, la república federal de Alemania, el reino de España, la república Francesa, el gran ducado de Luxemburgo, el reino de los Países Bajos y la república de Austria relativo a la profundización de la cooperación transfronteriza, en particular en materia de lucha contra el terrorismo, la delincuencia transfronteriza y la migración ilegal
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2. August 2005, von Federal Republic of Germany,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Kingdom of Belgium,
Kingdom of Spain,
Kingdom of The Netherlands,
Republic of Austria,
Republic of France
Vertrag zwischen dem Königreich Belgien, der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, dem Königreich Spanien, der Französischen Republik, dem Großherzogtum Luxemburg, dem Königreich der Niederlande und der Republik Österreich über die Vertiefung der grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit, insbesondere zur Bekämpfung des Terrorismus, der grenzüberschreitenden Kriminalität und der illegalen Migration
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2 August 2005, by Federal Republic of Germany,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
Kingdom of Belgium,
Kingdom of Spain,
Kingdom of The Netherlands,
Republic of Austria,
Republic of France
Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the Republic of France, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of The Netherlands and the Republic of Austria concerning the deepening of cross-border cooperation, in particular in the fields of the fight against terrorism, cross-border criminal activities and illegal migration