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On 5 December, the Council of the EU adopted unanimously a regulation, introducing a suspension and reciprocity mechanism in the Council Regulation, listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas to enter the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Council, visa requirements
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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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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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The Members of the European Parliament approved the operating rules of Eurosur, a communication network that enables Member States to share real-time images and data on development at the EU's external borders.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: EUROSUR, external border, Lampedusa
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The Academy of European Law (ERA) organises a conference on the internal border management of the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen, Schengen acquis
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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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SIS II, which is seen as a vital seucirty factor in the EU, will be in operation on 9 April 2013, becoming one of the world's largest IT systems in the field.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen acquis, Schengen Information System
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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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In a strategic Communication adopted today, the Commission examines how the implementation and development of the common visa policy could help growth in the EU by facilitating travel opportunities for third country nationals willing to visit the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: economy, growth, tourism
Deadline for sending feedback on the implementation by Frontex of its fundamental rights obligations
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In view of the new legal framework and the interest taken by civil society in the EU's management of external borders, including its fundamental rights dimension, the Ombudsman seeks to clarify, by an own-initiative inquiry, the implementation by Frontex of its fundamental rights obligations.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU border agency, fundamental right, ombudsman
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The annual conference on the Schengen area (Academy of European Law) intents to provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the European Commission's proposed Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen acquis, Schengen borders code
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On 30 June 2012 the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, taking over the Danish Presidency, presented its 6 months programme. Asylum, Migration and Borders is one of the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency's Operational Programme.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: CEAS, legislation, policy, Stockholm Programme
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Based on judgement in case C-83/12 Minh Koa Vo, a Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have entered the Union territory, national of non member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, criminal penalties, judgement
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The Ministers responsible for asylum and migration of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom met in Brussels on 7 March 2012 to discuss measures in the field of combating illegal immigration
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
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The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) organizes a two-day symposium on key policy issues of the common European border security
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: arab spring, border control, border security, Frontex
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The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) released its newest quarterly report, covering January - March 2011
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking, External Dimension
Keywords: border control, Frontex, Lampedusa
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EU leaders on 24 June agreed to establish a "safeguard mechanism" allowing the re-introduction of internal borders in exceptional circumstances
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Council, Schengen Agreement
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EMN Conference Come Stay Go - Schengen Luxembourg Europe to be held in Luxembourg City on 27 and 28 September 2011
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: Luxembourg, Schengen Agreement
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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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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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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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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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Commissioner Malmström presents Action Plan on visa liberalisation with the Republic of Moldova