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The conference of the Academy of European Law (ERA) will focus on managing the migration and refugee crisis, as well as on return.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, human rights law, immigration law, judicial remedies
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How fundamental rights have been applied in the European migration policy in 2015 ? This is one of the question addressed by the report.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: fundamental rights
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Today the Commission is reporting on progress in the fight against trafficking in human beings. The report presents trends, progress and challenges in this field. Efforts must be stepped up to effectively fight this phenomenon.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking, EU strategy, prevention, prosecution, protection
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The Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) organizes a Policy Forum on the role of the EU's home affairs agencies in the refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU-Turkey Agreement, European Asylum Support Office, Europol, Frontex, refugee crisis
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This conference is organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Vilnius office, the EMN, the Ministry of Interior and the University of Vilnius.
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: border management, migratory route
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The new directive regulates the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data in the EU. Its main objective: the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: security, passenger name record
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The Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to be decided upon by the Council, to prolong proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders for a maximum period of six months.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: border control, Greek Action Plan, Schengen borders code
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The Commission has announced today the approval of new actions in the Horn of Africa region under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Horn of Africa
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Experts from Austria and abroad will present methods and possibilities for international cooperation in order to determine individuals' identities.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: age assessment, identity
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The Odysseus Academic Network launches a Young Researcher Prize and a Best Publication Prize for publications on EU Immigration or Asylum Law.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, immigration law, Odysseus Network
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The Commission finds that good progress has been made to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: EU-Turkey Statement, resettlement
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The 16th edition of the Odysseus Summer School on EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy will take place from 4 to 15 July 2016 in Brussels.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, migration law, Odysseus Network
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Today the European Commission is launching the process for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and developing safe and well-managed pathways for legal migration to Europe.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Common European Asylum System
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This 3-day conference, as well as the exhibition, focus on the technologization of border controls, whether relating to persons, goods or capital.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: border control, technologies
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Today, key Belgian stakeholders in the fight against migrant smuggling discussed inter alia the use of social media in migrant smuggling at a round-table organized by the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrant smuggling, social media
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The EU and Turkey have found an agreement in order to end irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.
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Main theme: International Protection, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: EU-Turkey Agreement, humanitarian admission, resettlement
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The Council conclusions on migrant smuggling were adopted by the Council at its 3455th meeting held on 10-11 March 2016
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The 13th IMISCOE annual conference focuses on the migration-development nexus, and a number of more general subjects including global diversity issues.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration-development nexus
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Today the Commission proposes a new Emergency Assistance Instrument for faster crisis response within the EU.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: european assistance instrument, humanitarian crisis, refugee crisis
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Today, the Commission confirmed that Greece is in the process of returning 308 irregular migrants to Turkey, as the EU steps up its efforts to ensure that those who do not qualify for international protection will be quickly and effectively returned to their countries of origin or transit.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: Greece, irregular migrant, return, Turkey
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Today 27 February, numerous platforms and citizens came together for a European March in more than hundred cities in 28 countries, including Brussels where 3000 persons expressed support for the initiative.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: internal border, reception, refugee crisis, safe route
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.
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Today Interior Minister Jan Jambon announced the Belgian government's decision to patrol the border with France until 23 March 2016, alleging a surge in arrivals caused by the closure of the refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Calais Jungle, internal border control, Schengen Agreement
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Today Europol launched the new European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC) to pro-actively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organized migrant smuggling.
