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Protection challenges examined during EMN national event in Dublin

17/12/2012

At the occasion of the IE EMN NCP conference in Dublin, a wide audience, including national policy makers and experts as well as representatives from the Commission and other NCPs, discussed protection challenges.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
CEAS
EASO
protection

Nearly 40 billion euro transferred by migrants to their country of origin in 2011

Eurostat logo

11/12/2012

This Eurostat news release shows that workers remittances amounted to 39.1 billion euro in 2011, up by 2% compared with 2010.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
remittances

Migration Initiative 2013 in support of Developpement (IOM)

Cover Page IOM Migration Profiles Publication

07/12/2012

The edition provides a summary of IOM's regional strategies and presents IOM's responses and funding needs according to key thematic areas which all aim to enhance migration's positive impact on development.

Theme:
Migration
External Dimension
Keywords:
human developpement
high-level dialogue en migration and development

Public lunchtime debate: COMBAT - Prevention, Protection and Support against Trafficking

Poster of the event/debate COMBAT

25/10/2012

On Wednesday 5 December in the European Parliament, key stakeholders, including EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Ms Vassiliadou, will comment on the realities of combating trafficking.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
COMBAT
prevention
protection
support

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

Do Reintegration Funds Favour Voluntary Returnees as Actors of Development? (Master thesis Yaël Chemin)

31/10/2012

This publication focuses on Brazilian migrants who have resided in Belgium and who
returned to Brazil through the system of voluntary return. The thesis investigates if and how
these returnees become actors of development in their home region in Brazil.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
External Dimension
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
AVRR
Brazil

JHA Council 25-26 October: one step closer to a Common European Asylum System

29/10/2012

The Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) achieved a Political Agreement on the Reception Conditions Directive, discussed recent developments in Syria and council conclusions were endorsed concerning the new EU strategy to combat human trafficking.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
CEAS
Syria

6th EU Anti-Trafficking Day & High Level Conference in Brussels

Programme of Anti Trafficking Day 18 October 2012

20/09/2012

To mark the 6th EU Anti-Trafficking Day, the Cyprus EU Presidency and the European Commission are organising the conference 'Working together towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings: The Way Forward'

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
anti-trafficking day
prevention
prosecution
protection

Annual report Trafficking of human beings 2011 (Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism)

image of annual Trafficking report

09/10/2012

One week before the European Anti Trafficking Day (18 October), the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism presented its fifteenth annual report on trafficking in, and smuggling of human beings.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking

Council of Europe report calls for better co-operation to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders

Cover page of the report of GRETA

04/10/2012

In its latest annual report, published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking watchdog GRETA (Group of experts on action against trafficking in human beings) urges countries across the continent to step up the fight against human trafficking.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item
Keywords:
convention on fighting human trafficking
investigation
prosecution
protection

ISC Seminar: Diaspora as a theme of EU Policy

Intelligence in Science Logo

14/09/2012

ISC Intelligence in Science, together with Emer Costello MEP, organise a seminar to explore the impact of Diaspora on EU policy priorities and examine options for Diaspora as a theme of EU policy.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
diaspora

Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting its Victims (Directive 2011/36/EU)

First page of directive 2011/36/UE

21/09/2012

On 5 April 2011, the European Union adopted Directive 2011/36/EU which sets out minimum standards to be applied throughout the European Union in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
definition
directive 2011/36/EU
penalties
prevention
prosecution
protection

The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016

20/09/2012

The Strategy, adopted on 19 June 2012, contains a set of concrete and practical measures that will support and complement the Directive 2011/36/EC whose deadline for transposition is 6 April 2013.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
identification
joint investigation
prosecution
protection
strategy

Preparations and Agenda for GFMD 2012 presented at the HLWG on Asylum and Migration in Brussels

GFMD 2012 logo

13/09/2012

GFMD 2012 will focus on "Enhancing the Human Development of Migrants and their Contribution to the Development of Communities and States". A provisional agenda (as of 3 September 2012) was presented at the High Level Working Group on Asylum and Migration on 13 September.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
Global Forum on Migration and Development

Transnational practices of migrants in Belgium: vector of integration or withdrawal into one's community? (King Baudouin Foundation)

Cover page of the KBF publication "Transnational practices of migrants"

03/08/2012

This study provides an insight into the variety of transnational practices developed by people of Chinese, Congolese, Moroccan and Turkish origin residing in Belgium.

Theme:
Integration
External Dimension
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
link with country of origin
transnationalism
assimilation
diaspora
development

Migration Profiles: Making the Most of the Process (IOM)

11/07/2012

Taking stock of more than 80 migration profiles, this guide presents the key lessons learned and the main challenges as well as practical guidance on how to initiate, implement and follow up on a migration profile process in a particular country.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
migration governance
Global Forum for Migration and Development
migration mainstreaming

One-day Policy Workshop: "Mobility Partnerships: Why? What? And How?"

First page of invitation letter

11/05/2012

The workshop aims at sharing ideas on the relevance of mobility partnerships and projects supporting their implementation as well as enhancement of collaboration and funding opportunities.

Theme:
External Dimension

One-day Conference "Mobility Partnerships: Past, present & Future"

First page of the invitation to the conference

11/05/2012

The conference aims to foster the exchange of practices and experience among present and potential partners and to raise awareness of Mobility Partnerships in their full multidimensionality and reflect on their future.

Theme:
External Dimension

IOM Global Migration Issues to examine global migration and its implications for development

26/06/2012

The first issue on "Global Perspectives on Migration and Development" explores fresh strategies proposed by the GFMD in its fourth year of operation in Mexico and beyond.

Theme:
External Dimension
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Global Forum on Migration and Development
migration costs
development
circular migration

New Belgian Action plan to combat trafficking in human beings

Logo België

22/06/2012

The Belgian Minister of Justice and the State Secretary for Immigration and Asylum have presented a new national action plan to combat trafficking in human beings and human smuggling to the Belgian Council of Ministers.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item

IOM/MPI launch handbook on diaspora engagement for development

20/06/2012

The handbook was presented and commented on by panelists from IOM, MPI, Swedish Ambassador for the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) as well as representatives from the European Commission, Board of the Diaspora Forum for Development and other stakeholders.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
Global Approach on Migration and Mobility

Developing a Road Map for Engaging Diasporas in Development

07/05/2012

This Handbook for policymakers and practitioners in home and host countries gives concrete examples of policies and programs that have been effective, and pulls out both useful lessons and common challenges associated with the topics at hand.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
Brain circulation
remittances

Communication from the Commission on external dimension on social security coordination

cover communication commission

03/05/2012

In a globalised economic environment, labour mobility both within the EU and between the
EU and the rest of the world is a growing reality and necessity. Social security coordination is
a system of rules aimed at facilitating such mobility.

Theme:
Economic migration
External Dimension
Keywords:
labour mobility
bilateral agreements
common approach

The Migration Newsletter of the Migration Policy Centre

Logo of the MPC

30/03/2012

Philippe Fargues, director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), presents the different tasks, projects and activities of the new MPC, founded in January 2012, with the support of the European Union.

Theme:
Integration
External Dimension
Type:
News item
Keywords:
European research for Integration

Cross-border Trafficking In Human Beings: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Reducing Sexual Exploitation

15/03/2012

Peter H. van der Laan, Monika Smit, Inge Busschers and Pauline Aarten have published their study for the Campbell Collaboration. It focuses on cross-border trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation and prostitution.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
cross-border crime
victims of human trafficking

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