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News: Entry visas to Armenia running out

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News: About $4.6 billion spent on refugees and IDPs in Azerbaijan

Recent update:10/02/2012

EU Spotlight 2007

20/12/2007 | EC releases call for proposals in migration and asylum areas for 2007-2013. Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova are eligible countries

17/12/2007 | IOM celebrates International Migrants Day

14/12/2007 | ECRE paper on Defending Refugees' Access to Protection in Europe

11/12/2007 | UNHCR recommendations to the Slovenian EU Presidency

11/12/2007 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees opens a dialogue on protection

10/12/2007 | EC launches the 2007 call for proposals for Integration of third-country nationals

07/12/2007 | Full Application of the Schengen acquis

06/12/2007 | Global Approach to Migration

05/12/2007 | Asylum applications in Europe – trends in 2006

05/12/2007 | Efforts to strengthen European Neighbourhood Policy

05/12/2007 | EC regrets delay in transposition of European rules on procedures for granting asylum

26/11/2007 | European Health Ministers discuss challenges posed by migration to healthcare systems

26/11/2007 | Report on transposition and implementation of the EU Reception Conditions Directive

22/11/2007 | Visa applicants entering Schengen will have to provide photo and fingerprints

16/11/2007 | Asylum court established in Austria

15/11/2007 | EC selects and support projects to tackle challenge of irregular migration

13/11/2007 | Migrants in the EU27 sent 26 billion Euro to third countries in 2006

13/11/2007 | Justice and Home Affairs Council discussion issues

12/11/2007 | Council of Europe launches a website for training judges and prosecutors on human rights

09/11/2007 | Second Forum on EU Immigration and Asylum Policy

09/11/2007 | Nine EU countries join the Shengen area

08/11/2007 | Council of Europe hearing on integration and combating racism

07/11/2007 | Conference on Models of Integration and Resettlement of Refugees

07/11/2007 | EC visions on the Common European Asylum System

07/11/2007 | Public hearing on the future of the Common European Asylum System

26/10/2007 | European Ministers of Justice address child rights of migrants and asylum seeker

24/10/2007 | EC drafts rules for employment of highly skilled third country nationals

23/10/2007 | EU Council easing visa regime for Moldovan nationals

10/10/2007 | EU signs visa facilitation and readmission agreement with Moldova

09/10/2007 | Council of Europe adopts resolution on migration mixed flows

02/10/2007 | Informal Meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers

01/10/2007 | UNHCR Executive Committee Meeting

27/09/2007 | Ministers on the Interior of the New Schengen States evaluated SISone4all

26/09/2007 | European Parliament adopts a policy plan for legal migration

25/09/2007 | Annual NGO - UNHCR consultations

20/09/2007 | Shaping Migration Patterns in Europe

19/09/2007 | UNHCR and Slovakia sign a new agreement on border and airport monitoring

18/09/2007 | Meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council

18/09/2007 | Biometric database - effective tool for the Common European Asylum System

15/09/2007 | EU to propose 'blue card' for skilled immigrants

14/09/2007 | EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv

13/09/2007 | UNHCR comments the Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System

13/09/2007 | Franco Frattini’s speech at High-level Conference on Legal Immigration

12/09/2007 | EC adopts a report on migration and integration

12/09/2007 | European Parliament recommends maximum 18 months detention of illegal migrants

10/09/2007 | Frontex resumes patrol missions

10/09/2007 | High Level Conference on Legal Immigration

05/09/2007 | Newly acceded EU States ready to join Schengen passport-free zone

04/09/2007 | European Neighbourhood Policy Conference

03/09/2007 | Schengen Information System - 24 countries linked to one another

22/08/2007 | EC supports research across the Union

13/08/2007 | European Migration Network will provide up-to-date data on migratory developments

27/07/2007 | Study on Internationalisation of EU Asylum Policy

26/07/2007 | Conclusion of the Vienna Migration Group Meeting on European Migration Policies

25/07/2007 | New Certificate in European Law on Immigration and Asylum

24/07/2007 | Trends and Developments on Racism and Xenophobia in the EU 1997-2005

10/07/2007 | New EU financial support to migration management

07/07/2007 | EU urges EU Member States on asylum burden-sharing

03/07/2007 | Scoreboard of the Hague Programme reveals both progress and delays

01/07/2007 | Portugal assumed the Presidency in the EU Council

30/06/2007 | ECRE calls for Portugal to prevent deaths at sea

29/06/2007 | Summary of the German Council Presidency in Justice and Home Affairs

29/06/2007 | UNHCR releases Ten Point Plan of Action

29/06/2007 | New EU Member States are given green light to join to Schengen

28/06/2007 | Publication of the Germany Presidency report on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

28/06/2007 | 4th Annual GDISC Conference

27/06/2007 | EU evaluates first period of the joint trio presidency

26/06/2007 | EC launched a new programme for cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum fields with 380 mln Euro for 2007-2013

22/06/2007 | Priorities of the EU Portuguese Presidency

20/06/2007 | Conclusions of the Managed Migration Conference

19/06/2007 | Council Conclusions on Extending and Enhancing the Global Approach on Migration

17/06/2007 | UNHCR recommendations to the Portuguese EU presidency

15/06/2007 | Refworld - UNHCR new web-based tool for refugee status determination procedures

13/06/2007 | Justice and Home Affairs Council agrees on VIS and further discusses SIS

07/06/2007 | The Schengen Information System in the new Member States in 2008

07/06/2007 | European Refugee Fund, External Border Fund and European Return Fund are established for the period 2008-2013

06/06/2007 | EC adopts a report on the evaluation of the Dublin system

06/06/2007 | EC single space for protection of refugees

06/06/2007 | Proposal for a Council Directive aimed at extending to beneficiaries of international protection the possibility to obtain Long-Term Residence status

06/06/2007 | Designing the future Common European Asylum System - increasing efficiency, protection, solidarity and facilitating integration

06/06/2007 | Green Paper on the future Common European Asylum System

02/06/2007 | European Parliament presents its finding on possible consequences of VIS introduction

01/06/2007 | EC urges for cooperation among EU member states to promote legal immigration

25/05/2007 | Latest EC Communications on European Migration Policy

25/05/2007 | Conference on Managed Migration

24/05/2007 | European Patrols Network is launched by FRONTEX

21/05/2007 | Towards a comprehensive European Migration Policy

15/05/2007 | Report on destitute forced migrants in Europe

15/05/2007 | The European Parliament approves a regulation on VIS

15/05/2007 | EC actions towards a comprehensive European migration policy

11/05/2007 | Integration of refugees in the EU

11/05/2007 | Cooperation in the EU on aliens’ integration

10/05/2007 | EU strong response to integration of migrants

08/05/2007 | Conference on “EU and Black Sea Regional Cooperation”

07/05/2007 | EU projects for integration of third-country nationals

07/05/2007 | EU Handbook on Integration

23/04/2007 | Migration is on priority agenda at the EU Council meeting on Justice and Home Affairs

23/04/2007 | EU agreed on framework to combat racism and xenophobia

21/04/2007 | Schengen and Visa Information System on schedule

20/04/2007 | EU strengthens FRONTEX in the fight against illegal migration

20/04/2007 | Aim for full implementation of Integrated Border Management across EU

16/04/2007 | Research on Regularisation of Illegal Aliens in the European Union

14/04/2007 | Overview on International Human Rights Framework for Undocumented Migrants

13/04/2007 | Latest Report on Partnership between the UN and EC

12/04/2007 | EC launches Black Sea Synergy

06/04/2007 | Latest ECRE reports on Dublin Regulation

04/04/2007 | Conference “Europe Without Border’s” under the auspices of FRONTEX

04/04/2007 | Handbook on new EU funding opportunities 2007-2013

03/04/2007 | Seminar on irregular migration and its effects to security

03/04/2007 | Study on workforce flows within the EU and labour migration

02/04/2007 | 2007 Guides to EU funding for NGOs

30/03/2007 | World migration prospects for the upcoming decades

30/03/2007 | Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers on 30 and 31 March in Bremen

27/03/2007 | Frontex role in the EU

26/03/2007 | Prominent global leaders to tackle immigration and integration challenges

26/03/2007 | EU leaders amend Berlin Declaration to include migration

22/03/2007 | Germany assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU

21/03/2007 | EU resettlement project started in Finland

20/03/2007 | Commencement of the EU project NGO network on administrative detention on asylum seekers and illegally staying third-country nationals across the 10 new EU Member States

20/03/2007 | The European Parliament released a report on benchmarking methodology to enhance integration policies for refugees and migrants

09/03/2007 | EU-Ukraine prospects for cooperation discussed in Brussels

08/03/2007 | EU substantially increases financial assistance to Ukraine

07/03/2007 | European Mid-Level Course on border control security is launched by FRONTEX

01/03/2007 | New Fundamental Rights Agency Opened

23/02/2007 | EU’s prospects for common asylum system

20/02/2007 | EU simplified visa regime with Russia

15/02/2007 | FRONTEX Cooperation with the EU’s Eastern Countries on Migration Issues

15/02/2007 | EU Council Approves New Instruments for Solidarity and Management of Migration Control

05/02/2007 | EU Troika Hold Talks with Ukraine and Russian

03/02/2007 | EU’s Development Policy Presented

30/01/2007 | 2006 ARGO Proposals Approved by the EC

29/01/2007 | Conference on European Security and Defence Policy in Berlin

24/01/2007 | EU Germany’s Internal Priorities at the EU Council

24/01/2007 | Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs discussed at the EU European Parliament

23/01/2007 | EU External Borders discussed at the EU Council

23/01/2007 | New Stage of Ukraine-EU Relations

22/01/2007 | Ukraine Insists on New Association Agreement with EU

18/01/2007 | Ukrainian MPs to visit EUBAM mission

16/01/2007 | Informal Meeting of the EU MS Interior and Justice Ministers

16/01/2007 | FRONTEX 1st Partnership Academy Meeting in Helsinki

16/01/2007 | New EU Financial Instrument Entered into Force

16/01/2007 | Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU on 1 January 2007

16/01/2007 | Team Presidency of the EU Council is launched

02/01/2007 | UNHCR's recommendations to the EU German Presidency