by: Rosa Raffaelli The judgment of the ECJ in the Achughbabian case, which follows closely the recently issued El Dridi judgment, has further clarified the scope of application of the Returns Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC). The Directive, adopted under the co-decision procedure by the European Parliament and the Council, aims at establishing common standards and procedures [...]
November 8, 2010 – 7:24 pm
The European Parliament is due to begin discussions on “Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals“. This follows the European Commission’s proposal on 13 July 2010 for a directive on seasonal employment which has the aim of “establishing a common procedure for entry and residence in the EU and defines the rights [...]
October 13, 2010 – 6:25 am
Please find in the link below information regarding the Conference entitled “Which Integration Policies for Migrants? Interactions between the EU and its Member States” to be held in Brussels the 28 and 29 October 2010 link: http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/odysseus/IntegrationE.html
The European Parliament submitted a draft report by the co-rapporteurs for discussion on 28 June 2010 (2010/0065(COD)) on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, repealing Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA, 28 May 2010, 10330/10. Trafficking in human beings has been primarily dealt [...]
One of the main debates concerning the European Union (EU) refers to whether policy making in an EU institutional setting can be defined as supranational or intergovernmental. Migration policies have traditionally supported the latter argumentation; however, since the implementation of the Treaty of Amsterdam (1999) a slow movement from an intergovernmental to a more communitarian [...]
The establishment of a common area of protection and solidarity, based on a common asylum procedure and a uniform status for those granted protection remains one of the prime objectives of the EU. Following the implementation of the first phase, the European Commission submitted (in late 2008 and early 2009) a set of proposals for [...]
April 20, 2010 – 12:14 pm
European Commission: Stockholm Programme: Statewatch Analysis: Action Plan on the Stockholm Programme: A bit more freedom and justice and a lot more security (pdf) by Tony Bunyan: “The “harnessing of the digital tsunami” as advocated by the EU Future Group and the surveillance society, spelt out in Statewatch’s “The Shape of Things to Come” is embedded in [...]
By Leda Bargiotti
|
Also posted in 1. Institutional framework, 10. Civil Protection, 2. Values & principles of the European Union, 3. Fundamental rights, 4. European Union citizenship, 5. Asylum & refugees rights' policies, 6. Borders control policies, 8. Judicial cooperation, 9. Police cooperation, Consular and diplomatic protection, Data protection, Free movement, Irregular immigration, Judicial cooperation in civil matters, Judicial cooperation in criminal matters, Non discrimination, equality and minority integration, Planning, Regular immigration, Transparency
|
February 22, 2010 – 8:39 am
On the 22 February the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament will hold an orientation vote on the ‘Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 [...]
February 10, 2010 – 2:33 pm
The European Parliament has approved by a very large majority, 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions, the Barroso II team on Tuesday 9 February, in Strasbourg. The new Commission begins to work today, Wednesday the 10 February and its mandate will expire on 31 October 2014. The major political groups (the EPP, the Socialist [...]
January 26, 2010 – 8:31 pm
How is it possible to avoid conflict of competences between Member States concerning the surveillance of maritime borders in the south of the Mediterranean, as well as possible conflict concerning the responsibility to rescue vessels in danger or to reject illegal immigrants at the border? These questions have been raised several times in the past [...]
