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• Inventory of the Agreements Linked to Readmission

  22 July 2008, by MIREM
  The inventory of all the standard bilateral readmission agreements, concluded by each of the 27 EU Member States, would not suffice to provide an overall picture of the various mechanisms and cooperative instruments that have emerged, over the last decade, to sustain the removal or expulsion of illegally staying third-country nationals.

• Minutes of the CHALLENGE Training school : Migration, Visas and Asylum: Social, legal, political and economic issues

  15 July 2008, by Carrapiço Helena, Faure Atger Anaïs, Mir Miriam
  Since Maastricht, the issue of a common EU policy on the movement of third-country nationals into and across the EU has made its way steadily up the political agenda. The issue finds itself high on the priority lists of nearly all EU Council presidencies and forms part of the Strategic Objectives of the Barroso Commission. Yet the ‘migration dossier’ is highly complex as it comprises a considerable number of different facets, making it nearly impossible to find a «one size fits all» approach.

• Proposal for a European Pact on Immigration and asylum

  15 July 2008, by European Presidency
  The European Council considers that the time has come to provide a new impetus, in a spirit of mutual responsibility and solidarity between Member States and also of partnership with third countries, to the definition of a common immigration and asylum policy that will take account of both the collective interest of the European Union and the specific needs of each Member State.

• Development v. Terrorism — migrant remittances or terrorist financing?

  8 July 2008, by Vlcek William
  This paper discusses recent developments in the campaign to combat terrorist financing in Europe and the intersection of these with the flow of migrant remittances from the Members States of the European Union to Third Countries. New regimes of control within the European Union (EU) towards migration affect more than just those seeking entry to Europe. Migrants frequently leave behind families that they expect to support from their earnings once they secure employment at their final destination.

• Observatoire des frontières

  1er juillet 2008, par Migreurop
  Le projet de création d’un « Observatoire européen des frontières » permettra, à travers un regard non gouvernemental, d’informer sur la situation des migrants aux frontières, de dénoncer les violations des droits qui y sont commises, de contribuer à leur respect, et ainsi d’améliorer la prise en compte des droits fondamentaux dans les politiques d’immigration des pays de transit et d’accueil.

• Borders Observatory

  1 July 2008, by Migreurop
  The project of creating a « European Borders Observatory » aims at fostering non-governmental information on the situation of migrants at the borders, at denouncing violations of rights committed there, at promoting those rights, and thus improving the consideration for fundamental rights in the immigration policies of both transit and host countries.

• Europe’s internal and external borders

  25 June 2008, by cilip
  It offers an excellent comprehensive update of the emerging border control regimes in Europe with particular reference to Germany

• Integration and Immigration: The Vicissitudes of Dutch ‘inburgering’

  24 June 2008, by Besselink Leonard F. M.
  The Netherlands has set an example to a range of other EU Member States in devising measures to integrate immigrants not only as a goal in itself, but as part of a restrictive migration policy. This essay describes the vicissitudes of ‘integration programmes’ (inburgering) in the Netherlands. It focuses on law, and we reflect in particular on the legislation through which these programmes were to be enforced.

• Parliament adopts directive on return of illegal immigrants

  24 June 2008, by European Parliament
  The compromise reached between Parliament negotiators and the Council on the directive on the return of illegal immigrants was approved at first reading by the full Parliament on Wednesday. This legislation, which is a step towards a European immigration policy, will encourage the voluntary return of illegal immigrants but otherwise lay down minimum standards for their treatment.

• Le Parlement européen adopte la directive « retour »

  24 juin 2008, par Parlement européen
  Le compromis négocié entre le rapporteur et le Conseil sur le retour des immigrés illégaux a été adopté aujourd’hui. La directive, une étape vers une politique d’immigration européenne, va favoriser le retour volontaire des immigrants illégaux et établir des standards minimaux en matière de durée de rétention et d’interdiction de retour, mais aussi un certain nombre de garanties juridiques. Les Etats membres restent libres d’appliquer des normes plus favorables.

• Taking forward the common immigration and asylum policy for Europe

  23 June 2008, by European Commission
  Today the Commission adopted a Communication on «A Common immigration policy for Europe: principles, actions and tools» and a Policy Plan «Asylum – an integrated approach to protection across the EU». The Communication puts forward ten Common Principles on which to base the common immigration policy, grouped under the three main strands of EU policy: prosperity, solidarity and security. The Policy Plan on Asylum provides for the architecture of the second phase of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Both address the remaining elements on immigration and asylum of The Hague Programme. They should be endorsed by the European Council of 15 October 2008 and will, in the course of 2009, feed into a new five-year Programme in the Justice, Freedom and Security area.

• Promouvoir la politique commune de l’immigration et de l’asile pour l’Europe

  23 juin 2008, par European Commission
  La Commission a adopté aujourd’hui une communication intitulée « Une politique commune de l’immigration pour l’Europe : principes, actions et instruments », ainsi qu’un plan d’action dénommé « plan d’action en matière d’asile : une approche intégrée de la protection au niveau de l’Union ». La communication présente dix principes communs sur lesquels la politique commune de l’immigration doit se fonder. Ces principes sont rattachés aux trois principaux volets de l’action de l’UE que sont la prospérité, la solidarité et la sécurité. Le plan d’action en matière d’asile prévoit quant à lui l’architecture de la seconde phase du régime d’asile européen commun (RAEC). Les deux textes portent sur les éléments restants concernant l’immigration et l’asile du programme de La Haye. Ils devraient être approuvés par le Conseil européen du 15 octobre 2008 et seront intégrés courant 2009 dans un nouveau programme quinquennal dans le domaine de la justice, de la liberté et de la sécurité.

• A Common Immigration Policy for Europe

  23 June 2008, by European Commission
  During the last decade, the need for a common, comprehensive immigration policy has been increasingly recognised and encouraged by the European Commission and the EU’s Member States. The Commission is therefore now proposing concrete principles and measures – accompanied by a new strategy on immigration governance – on which to base the further development of the common immigration policy over the coming years.

• The impact of migration from the new European Union Member States on native workers

  17 June 2008, by Lemos Sara, Portes Jonathan
  Migrants coming to the UK from Eastern Europe have not caused unemployment or stopped UK workers from finding jobs, according to research published today. The research, ‘The impact of migration from the new European Union Member States on native workers’ concludes that new migrants have not had an impact on the numbers claiming unemployment benefits in the UK, or had a significant impact on wages.

• The Database on Return Migrants to the Maghreb (DReMM)

  17 June 2008, by European University Institute
  The Database on Return Migrants to the Maghreb (DReMM) is now available online. The DReMM constitutes a rich source of information regarding the processes of reintegration of around one thousand return migrants and their post-return conditions in their countries of origin. It includes an array of variables allowing the analysis of return migrants’

• Amnesty International’s ten-point human rights programme for the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union : critical review instead of complacency

  17 June 2008, by Amnesty International
  In a briefing (available at http://www.amnesty-eu.org) that has been handed over to the French government, Amnesty International highlights key challenges for the next six months, such as the need to ensure that the rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants are fully respected

• Council Conclusions on enhancing the Global Approach to Migration

  16 June 2008, by European Justice and Home Affairs
  The Council welcomes the progress being made in applying the Global Approach to Migration through the development of instruments such as migration missions and the related follow-up process, cooperation platforms, mobility partnerships and migration profiles and through making use of existing structures for dialogue and cooperation. The Council believes that these instruments need to be further tested, evaluated, implemented and enhanced.

• Press release following 5/6 JHA Council meeting

  16 June 2008, by European Justice and Home Affairs
  The Council expressed its support to an overall compromise on the proposal for a directive of the EP and of the Council on common standards and procedures in MS for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. It also reached a general approach on a decision laying down the necessary administrative and technical provisions for the implementation of a decision on the stepping up of a cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime («Prüm decision»). Regarding counter-terrorism, the Council shared the view of the EU counter-terrorism coordinator on his proposals to concentrate work in the coming months on the prevention of radicalization and on the identification of technical assistance to Northern Africa/Sahel and Pakistan.

• Norwegian Dispute over Passenger Information

  5 June 2008, by Aftenposten
  The Norwegian police are to an increasing degree controlling the airline companies’ passenger lists. Especially passengers coming from other Schengen countries are controlled, because they are (through the Schengen agreement) exempted from regular passport checks. Estimates show that between 250 and 450 passengers travelling with Norwegian companies are checked every day. The police check the passengers up against their own registries, as well as the Schengen Information System

• Muslims to protest against new security measures

  2 June 2008, by Adnkronos
  Members of the Islamic community in Naples and surrounding areas are planning to protest newly proposed security measures. The package could make illegal immigration a crime and replace police officers with security personnel to patrol the streets - including soldiers.

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