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Migration Trends 2006-2008
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EU Policy

FREE MOVEMENT OF EUROPEAN CITIZENS WITHIN THE UNION
Right of Union citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States
The Schengen area and cooperation
The Stockholm Programme
Action plan on the Stockholm Programme
SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM
Legal instruments governing migration from SIS 1+ to SIS II
System (SIS II) - 1st pillar legislation
System (SIS II) - 3rd pillar legislation
Access of vehicle registration services to SIS II
IT agency for the area of freedom, security and justice
New functions for the Schengen Information System in the fight against terrorism
Improved effectiveness, enhanced interoperability and synergies between European databases
PENETRATING EXTERNAL BORDERS
Next steps in border management in the EU
Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
Rapid reaction border intervention teams
FRONTEX - the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
Reinforcing the management of the EU's southern maritime borders
European external border surveillance system (EUROSUR)
Local border traffic at external land borders
Obligation of air carriers to communicate passenger data
External Borders Fund (2007-2013)
EU internal security strategy
Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security
VISAS
Visa policy
Community Code on Visas
Visa requirements for nationals of Non-EU Member Countries
Uniform format for visas
Facilitating procedures for issuing visas for those taking part in sporting events
Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD)
Airport transit arrangements
Information system on visas
Establishment of the Visa Information System (VIS) - Stage 1
Establishment of the Visa Information System (VIS) - stage 2
VIS Regulation
Access to the Visa Information System (VIS) by the national authorities responsible for internal security and Europol
Consular cooperation and document fraud
Integration of biometric features in passports and travel documents
Local consular cooperation regarding visas
General provisions for the right of residence
Detecting forged documents
Exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
ASYLUM
European asylum system
Policy Plan on Asylum
Future common European asylum system
European Asylum Support Office
Joint EU resettlement programme
Entry of refugees into the EU and enhancing protection for them in the countries of first asylum
Minimal harmonisation of national legislation
Conditions governing eligibility for refugee status or international protection
Minimum standards on the reception of applicants for asylum in Member States
Minimum guarantees for asylum procedures
Minimum standards for procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status
Cooperation and coordination of asylum systems
Dublin II Regulation
Closer practical cooperation
"Eurodac"
Non-EU Member Countries participate in Dublin and Eurodac
Financial programmes
European Fund for Refugees (2008-2013)
IMMIGRATION AND RIGHTS OF NATIONALS OF NON-EU MEMBER COUNTRIES
Immigration policy
European Pact on Immigration and Asylum
A common immigration policy for Europe
Towards a common immigration policy
Policy plan on legal migration
Actions and tools for integration
Towards a comprehensive European migration policy
Common framework for the integration of non-EU nationals
Entry and residence
Uniform format for residence permits
Single application procedure for a residence and work permit and a common set of rights for Non-EU Member Country workers
Limiting the number of admissions from Non-EU Member Countries for:
Pursuing activities as self-employed persons
Employment
Studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service
Entry and residence of highly qualified workers (EU Blue Card)
Residence permit issued to Non-EU Member Country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings and who cooperate with the competent authorities
Status of Non-EU Member Country nationals who are long-term residents
Reuniting families
Illegal immigration
Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration
Links between legal and illegal immigration
Penal framework for preventing the facilitation of illegal immigration
Defining the facilitation of illegal immigration
Preventing the facilitation of unauthorised entry and residence
Financial penalties on carriers
Sanctions against the employment of illegally staying non-EU nationals
Immigration liaison officers’ network
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea
FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS
GENERAL FRAMEWORK
The external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice
Combating trafficking in human beings
Plan on best practices, standards and procedures
Group of Experts on Trafficking in Human Beings
Residence permit for victims of human trafficking
Protocol against the trafficking of people
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Air and Sea
THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Action plan on unaccompanied minors (2010-14)
Towards a Strategy on the Rights of the Child
Combating trafficking in human beings, the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
Combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography
Combating child sex tourism
The implementation of measures to combat child sex tourism
Safer Internet programme 2009-13
Combating child pornography on the Internet
Search for missing or sexually exploited children
THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN
Trafficking in women for the purpose of sexual exploitation
New measures to combat trafficking in women
Return and expulsion
Common standards and procedures for returning illegal immigrants
Mutual recognition of expulsion decisions
Joint flights for the removal of illegal immigrants
Information and cooperation
The European Migration Network (EMN)
Mutual information procedure concerning national measures
Community statistics on asylum and migration
Information management in the area of freedom, security and justice
Financial programmes
Common programme for the integration of Non-EU Member Country nationals
Framework programme on solidarity and management of migration flows for the period 2007-2013
Return Fund (2008-2013)
Integration Fund (2007-2013)
RELATIONS WITH NON-EU MEMBER COUNTRIES
The external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice
Integration of concerns related to migration within the external policy
Circular migration and mobility partnerships
Migration and development: some concrete guidelines
Strengthening the Global Approach to Migration
Migration: Global Approach to the Eastern and South-Eastern regions of the EU
Towards a comprehensive European migration policy
Thematic programme for cooperation with Non-EU Member Countries in the areas of migration and asylum
External borders and visas
Reciprocity regarding visa exemptions
Transit Kaliningrad – Russian mainland: proposals and implementation
Asylum
Regional Protection Programmes
Return and readmission
Readmission agreements with the Western Balkan countries
Readmission agreement with Russia
Readmission agreement with Sri Lanka
Readmission agreements with Eastern European countries, with the exception of Russia