The 21st edition of the EMN Bulletin provides information on developments at EU and national level (from October to December 2017) regarding the Common European Asylum System; unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups; legal migration and integration; the management of the EU external borders; irregular migration and return; external dimensions; and trafficking in Human Beings.

This edition includes information - inter alia - on:

At EU level:

• Entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1954 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals.
• Adoption by the Council of the Regulation for an entry-exit system, and of the Regulation amending the Schengen border code in relation to the entry-exit system
• Publication by European Commission of a list of concrete actions to support the fight against trafficking in human beings.
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At national level:

• BE : Reform of the Belgian asylum law adopted by Parliament in November 2017.
• FR : New automated data processing system for personal data information for visa applications ("France-Visas").
• LT : Launch of platform www.workinlithuania.lt to provide useful information and job listings to highly qualified foreign nationals.
• LU : Georgia added to the list of safe countries of origin.
• NL : Asylum seekers who caused nuisance at a reception centre can be placed in a specific reception centre with strict surveillance (“EBTL”).
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 More developments and other information in the Bulletin (see PDF above) !