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Debate organised by the Fondation Robert Schuman whith Mr. Jacques Barrot (former Vice-President of the EU Commission) and Mr. Carlos Coehlo (EU MEP, EPP), moderated by Mr. Jean-Dominique Giuliani
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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The Council Directive 2003/109/EC has been amended by the Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection
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Main theme: International Protection, Migration
Keywords: EU directive, Long-term Residents
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EMN presents its synthesis report of the EMN study ‘Satisfying Labour Demand through Migration ’. Source of this publication are the different national studies, carried out in 2010 by the National Contact Points (NCP's) of the EMN.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, labour policy, labour shortages, low-skilled workers, mobility, work permit
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The conference of the King Baudouin Foundation focus on migrants from China, Congo, Morocco and Turkey. The conference will discuss the question if transnational activities are factors of integration or rather segregation.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: King Baudouin Foundation, transnationalism
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On 9 and 10 June 2011, the Justice and Home Affairs of the Council of the European Union took place in Luxembourg. On the agenda of the home affairs ministers stood, amongst others, amendments on FRONTEX-rules and the Schengen evaluation of Bulgaria and Romania.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Economic migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: Council
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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
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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
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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
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On 19 May 2011, the 14th EU-Russia meeting on justice and home affairs took place in Russia
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
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Final conference of the European TCN's project on migration and integration of third-country nationals in Europe, carried out by higher educational institutes in Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Malta and the UK.
When: 27 May 2011
Where: Hotel Corbie Mol, Corbiestraat 64, 2400 Mol/Belgium
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Main theme: Migration, Cross-sectional, Integration
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The European Immigration Lawyers Network (EILN) organises a bi-lingual conference (French/English) on familiy reunification in Europe
Where: Maison du Barreau, 2, rue de Harlay, 75001 Paris
When: 20 May 2011
Registration fee: € 200
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Main theme: Family reunification
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The Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) invites to an evening lecture followed by a debate on the theme 'Education in Intercultural Society'
Where: Kapel Grauwzusters, Lange Sint-Annastraat 7, 2000 Antwerp
When: 17 May, 18-19.30h
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Main theme: Migration, Study § Training, Cross-sectional, Integration, Vulnerable groups
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The International Training Centre of ILO (ITC-ILO) organizes its acadamy in close collaboration with other partners like ILO Migrant, the Global Migration Group and the European University in Florence. The academy takes place in Turin, Italy, 4-15 July 2011
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: ILO, labour migration, Training
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Johan Wets and Fernando Pauwels of HIVA-KULeuven present a research project on Eastern European labour migration and make recommendations. Practical information: Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 14-17 pm, Trierstraat 31-33, 1041 Brussels
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Eastern Europe, labour migration, labour shortages
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The Institute of Jewish Studies (IJS), in collaboration with the Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) organizes on Thursday, May 5, 2011 4:00 p.m. a seminar: "Comparative Diasporas: Politics and Culture, an International Workshop.
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In the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Polish NCP EMN organizes the annual EMN European Conference in Warsaw on 25 October 2011
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, irregular resident, Polish Presidency
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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
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Urgent action or Wait and see? – The nexus of climate change and migration
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Main theme: Migration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: climate change
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Conference of the Network Migration in Europe and the Research Group "Migremus" in Berlin/Germany
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, climate change, conflict
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Guidelines on EU funding and programming as well as specific cases and good working techniques on implementation, evaluation and auditing will be explored. Do not miss your chance to participate in this practical seminar organised by the European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA)!
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Main theme: Migration
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The Council adopted the new directive on trafficking in human beings as proposed by the Commission last spring
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
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The Belgian National Contact Point participated in an international workshop on “Migration challenges for pre-accession countries in South-East Europe” in Belgrade and gave a lecture on "The European Migration Network and other international instruments.
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Main theme: Migration
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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'.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: annual report, migration policy
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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
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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.