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Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants: entry bans policy and use of readmission agreements (EMN Inform)

EMN Inform return and readmission

11/12/2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements as the EU main policy measures to implement effective return policies

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
entry ban
forced return
readmission agreement
return directive

Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Screen shot study return and readmission

11/12/2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements and also identify good practices in this field, including possible synergies in the implementation of return and reintegration measures.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
entry ban
forced return
readmission agreement
return directive

When the best option is a leaky boat: why migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean and what Europe is doing about it (MPC)

04/12/2014

This policy brief, produced by the Migration Policy Centre, focuses on immigration to Europe via the Mediterranean and related issues such as smuggling, sea routes, Mare Nostrum and risks encountered by migrants. It also provides statistics and data.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
boat migrant
human smuggling
Mare Nostrum
Mediterranean
migrant death

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies (EMN Inform)

Cover page EMN Inform

03/11/2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Cover report EMN Study use of detention and alternatives to detention

03/11/2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies and identifies similarities, differences and good practices in this field

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention

Functioning of the Schengen area: release of the 6th Bi-annual report (May-October 2014)

Logo European commission

03/11/2014

On 11 November 2014, the European Commission has released its 6th bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area covering the period from 1 May to 31 October 2014.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Data & Statistics
Type:
News item
Keywords:
border management
irregular migration path
Schengen
visa policy

Fatal journeys: Tracking Lives Lost During Migration (IOM)

30/09/2014

The report, compiled under IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, indicates Europe is the world’s most dangerous destination for “irregular” migration, costing the lives of over 3,000 migrants this year.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Keywords:
Mediterranean
smuggled migrant
migrant death

Fighting abuse of EU citizens' right to free movement: Commission helps Member States tackle marriages of convenience

European Commission Logo

26/09/2014

The European Commission published on 26 September 2014 a handbook to help EU Member States take action against marriages of convenience between EU citizens and non-EU nationals in the context of EU law on free movement. The Commission prepared the handbook in close cooperation with Member States.

Theme:
Family Migration
Irregular Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
free movement
handbook
marriages of convenience
misuse

Statistics on enforcement of immigration legislation in the EU (Eurostat)

logo Eurostat

01/09/2014

2013 statistics on enforcement of immigration legislation have been released by Eurostat in September 2014.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Data & Statistics
Type:
News item
Keywords:
entry refusal
external border
illegal stay
obligation to leave the territory

Annual Report 2013 (Immigration Office)

Activiteitenrapport DVZ 2013

16/07/2014

The annual "activity report" 2013 of the Immigration Office is available.

Theme:
Migration
Economic migration
Family Migration
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
Immigration Office

EMN Annual Conference: Irregular Migration and Return: Challenges and Practices (2 days, Athens)

First page of EMN annual conference programme

08/05/2014

This year, the EMN Conference aims to support the policymaking process on a number of key areas of irregular migration policy, namely readmission, return, reintegration and cooperation with countries of transit and origin, as well as re-entry bans and (alternatives to) detention.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention
effective return
re-entry ban
reintegration

Administrative fine is due when carrying someone (even if later authorized) to Belgium without necessary documents

09/05/2014

The Court of Cassation ruled today that an administrative fine is due for carrying someone who doesn't hold documents to enter or transit Belgium, even if at the border an authorization to enter is issued.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
administrative fine

Criminalisation of migrants in an irregular situation and of persons engaging with them (FRA)

Cover picture FRA criminalisation of migrants

01/03/2014

This paper published in March 2014 examines the sanctions applied to counteract irregular migration.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
illegal entry
penalties
sanction

Conference EU Third Countries on Migration Flows Management - The Democratic Republic of Congo (ACTED - FJEC - OCDH)

Poster of conference

07/11/2012

This conference takes place within the framework of the project "Awareness raising of the risks associated with irregular migration and support to vocational reintegration of migrants in the Republic of Congo" (2011-2012).

Theme:
Irregular Migration
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Democratic Republic of Congo
flow
management

Practical Measures to Reduce Irregular Migration - EU synthesis (EMN)

Cover page of this EMN synthesis report

31/10/2012

This synthesis report summarises the main findings of the national reports for the EMN study on practical measures to reduce irregular migration preformed by EMN national contact points from 22 member states.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Thematic Studies

Play & Debate: "Odysseys": a fresh perspective on irregal immigration (De Poche Theater)

Poster of the play Odysseys

22/08/2012

What drives so many migrants to risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean sea? How does Europe react? These questions will be addressed with representatives from CIRé, CNCD and Boats4People during a debate following the play on 25 September 2012.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Mediterranean
boat migrant

Annual Risk Analysis 2012 (Frontex)

19/04/2012

The Annual Risk Analysis (ARA) for 2012 presents an analysis of events related to border control as well as to illegal border crossing and different forms of cross-border crime during 2011.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Keywords:
Frontex

The Court makes assisting illegal immigration punishable by criminal penalties for fraudulently obtained and not yet annulled visa holders

Logo of the Court of Justice of the European Union

10/04/2012

Based on judgement in case C-83/12 Minh Koa Vo, a Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have entered the Union territory, national of non member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Keywords:
Court of Justice of the European Union
criminal penalties
judgement

Press release: Common responses to current challenges of secondary mixed migration flows

Foreign Affairs Logo

07/03/2012

The Ministers responsible for asylum and migration of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom met in Brussels on 7 March 2012 to discuss measures in the field of combating illegal immigration

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Type:
News item

Study on Active Inclusion of Migrants

European Commission

29/02/2012

The publication commissionned by the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, offers a descriptive and analytical assessment of the use of social assistance by migrants in 19 European Member States.

Theme:
Economic migration
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
European Commission
social assistance

"Exils": new play in "Théâtre National" from 24 January to 11 February 2012

01/01/2012

In "Exils", classed somewhere between a documentary and an imagination, reality and virtual reality, actors and marionettes tell how the destiny of an exile stranded at Lampedusa intertwines with that of a police officer charged with the expulsion of new refugees.

Theme:
Irregular Migration

Practical Measures for Reducing Irregular Migration towards Belgium

afbeelding rapport Irr. migratie

23/01/2012

This national report on the EMN-study topic "Practical Measures for Reducing Irregular Migration" provides an overview of existing approaches, mechanisms and measures implemented by Belgium to address irregular migration.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Thematic Studies

Irregular Migration in Europe

09/01/2012

Irregular migration is a subject of ongoing public debate in Europe. Policy makers are under pressure to reduce it and majorities often view it as a problem. Have policy interventions contributed to a decline in irregular migration? Have new hotspots of irregular entry emerged?

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
border management
detection
illegal entry
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