The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) publishes the English version of its Annual Report on Trafficking & Smuggeling 2009, which was published in French and Dutch in October 2010
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: smuggling, trafficking, victims of human trafficking
This ACP-EU Council of ministers addressed questions of migration and discussed progress in the ongoing ACP-EU dialogue on migration. Ministers agreed to reach concrete results to strengthen the operational cooperation in the areas of visa, remittances and readmission over the coming year.
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Main theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: ACP
On May 24, 2011, the European Commission presented its proposals for a better managment of migration flows from the Southern Mediterranean region and for amendements to the Visa Regulation
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) launches a call for papers on research on migration and integration policy
Deadline for papers: 19 October 2011
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Integration
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecila Malmström presented the paper at a press conference on 4 May 2011
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
VALENTINA POP - EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - France on Sunday blocked the passage of Italian trains in order to prevent Tunisian migrants from entering its territory, a move promptly slammed by Rome. EU council chief Herman Van Rompuy meanwhile appealed for Paris not to "exaggerate" the migration issue
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Main theme: Economic migration, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
This Eurostat Newsrelease is presenting an overview of the asylum trends in the EU27 for the year 2010.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum outcomes, comparability, Eurostat
The Council adopted the new directive on trafficking in human beings as proposed by the Commission last spring
When21 March 2011
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
On 10 May 2011, the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) invites the press to a conference on the occasion of the launching of its forth annual report 'Migration'.
When28 April 2011
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: annual report, migration policy
The European Commission presented an EU agenda for reinforcing the rights of the child. It includes a series of concrete actions, including promoting specific safeguards and procedural guarantees for children seeking asylum and child specific reception measures.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: detention, representation, rights, unaccompanied minors
Commissioner Malmström presents Action Plan on visa liberalisation with the Republic of Moldova
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Malmström, moldova, visa liberalisation
Returning asylum seekers to Greece violates the European Convention on Human Rights, says ECtHR
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Main theme: International Protection
The federal State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policies Melchior Wathelet has given a pressconference presenting the asylum and migration policies in 2010 and providing an overview of some statistical data.
When19 January 2011
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Main theme: Asylum, Return & Readmission, Regularization, Data & Statistics
Frontex held an inauguration ceremony in Piraeus, Greece, on October 1 for the opening of its pilot Frontex Operational Office (FOO).
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Frontex
To follow the progress of migrants in the host society and to identify the spheres in which policy measures should be taken, we must increase the asylum and immigration longitudinal data.