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On 2 December the European Border Surveillance System becomes operational. EUROSUR will make an important contribution to saving lives and will also equip the EU and its Member States with better tools to prevent cross-border crimes and to detect and provide assistance to migrant boats in distress.
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Main theme: Asylum, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EUROSUR, Frontex
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From 29 October 2013 until 12 January 2014, the Commission of the EU organizes a public consultation, inviting all interested ones to contribute their opinion on the New Agenda for Home Affairs.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Home Affairs, Stockholm Programme
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The European Parliament and Council provisionally agreed on a draft directive that will manage temporary legal migration and ensure protection of workers from exploitation.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: seasonal employment, seasonal workers directive
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Starting from today, 18 October 2013, a new definition of "short stay" and another method of calculating the period of short stay, must be applied by all EU Member States.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen acquis
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Today, 18 October 2013, three international anti-trafficking expert mechanisms called for a global response to fight the transnational scourge of trafficking in persons.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: GRETA, human trafficking, OSCE
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The European Commission has released a new Communication entitled “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration” recommending ways in which migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in this area.
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On the occasion of Europe Day and Fête de l’Iris, the Directorate-General for Home Affairs of the European Commission is organising a screening of the film Sisters followed by a debate on the subject of trafficking in human beings.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
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Today the Commission staff working document "Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration", accompanying the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, was released.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: environmental refugee, climate change
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The Commission has made its new proposal to replace the measure which the Court of Justice annulled in September.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Frontex, external sea border
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Coreper reached an agreement today on the final two legislative texts forming part of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System, asylum procedure directive, Eurodac Regulation
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Today the Commission proposed to make it easier and more attractive for non-EU national students, researchers and other groups to enter and stay in the EU for periods exceeding three months.
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Main theme: Student Migration
Keywords: researcher directive, student directive
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Today is the last day for civil society organizations that wish to participate in the first meeting of the EU civil society platform on THB to send their duly completed form to the anti-trafficking unit.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: civil society platform, directive 2011/36/EU
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Today is the deadline for registering for the multimedia competition organized by the European Commission's DG Home Affairs under the theme "Migrants In Europe".
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
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Today, the Commission proposed a "smart border package" to reinforce border check procedures for foreigners travelling to the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: entry exit system, registered traveller programme, smart border
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The European Commission is asking Belgium to further facilitate the entry and residence of non-EU family members of Union citizens in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC.
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Main theme: Family Migration
Keywords: Directive 2004/38/EC, free movement, infringement
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This Eurostat news release shows that workers remittances amounted to 39.1 billion euro in 2011, up by 2% compared with 2010.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: remittances
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Today in a report on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU, the Commission calls for improved efforts at both national and European level to respond effectively and in full respect of the rights of the child to this complex transnational challenge.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors
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According Regulation (EC) No 862/2007, the Commission is required to submit this first report to the European Parliament
and the Council with a view to examining the dgree of progress in the implementation of the above Regulation.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: community statistic, comparability, definition
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From 1 June to 23 August 2012, the consultation collects opinions on future rules on the entry and residence of non-EU national researchers, students, school pupils, unremunerated trainees and volunteers in the EU, with a view to the revision of the students and researchers Directives.
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Main theme: Student Migration
Keywords: education, mobility, research, researcher directive, student directive
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The newsletter of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for July/August 2012 has been launched.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO
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On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat
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The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) released its newest quarterly Issue 3, July–September 2011.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: cross-border crime, Frontex, migration route
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The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has recently published its Work Programme 2012. During its 2nd year of operations, EASO will consolidate the work undertaken in 2011 and start new tasks in accordance with the EASO founding Regulation.
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Eurostat presents its report 'Migrants in Europe - A Statistical Portrait of the First and Second Generation'
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat, migration flows, Immigrant integration
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On December, 20, 2011,The Directive 2011/95/EC was published. The Qualification directive sets standards for the identification of people in need of international protection in the EU either as refugees or as beneficiaries of subsidiary protection.
