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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 reunification
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: Study § Training
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.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: qualification directive
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Directive 2011/98/EC is a directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: residence permit
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The Commission highlights the need for the EU to strengthen its external migration policy by setting up a Global Approach to Migration through partnerships with non-EU countries that address issues related to migration and mobility in a way that makes cooperation mutually beneficial
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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Is there a need to change the EU rules on family reunification of migrants? By publishing its Green Paper on the right to family reunification of non-EU nationals living in the EU, the European Commission launched the debate
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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The external evaluation of the EMN was preformed by the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services and provides detailed conclusions and recommendations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: external evaluation
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The European Parliament adopted a revised version of the asylum directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection and the content of the protection granted.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: protection criteria, qualification directive, sexual orientation
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EU Anti-Trafficking Day has been held on 18 October for the last five years. This year’s event is jointly organised by the Polish EU Presidency, the European Commission, The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and seven EU Agencies.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking day
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Migrants from third countries represent around four percent of the total EU population. The
composition of EU's population is thus changing. This leads to new conditions for social cohesion and government response to public concerns.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Immigrant integration, Social cohesion
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EuropeAid Info Point organizes a lunch-time conference on ‘Preventing and prosecuting trafficking for labour exploitation’ on Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 12.30 p.m. at the External Cooperation Info Point, rue de la Loi 43, Ground floor.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
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The European Council has launched its virtual Resource Centre on Free Movement & Migration
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Main theme: Asylum
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