Position papers in the area of asylum, migration and displacement
Below you can access the latest position papers in the area of asylum, migration and displacement:- Position Paper: Family Reunification. Red Cross Response to the European Commission Public consultation on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the European Union (Directive 2003/86/EC) - February 2012
- Position Paper: Access to International Protection - November 2011
Operational experience of Red Cross National Societies as well as many reports on the situation of migrants outside EU borders have shown that the action taken by numerous EU Member States to prevent the illegal entry of migrants has not only an effect on irregular migration, but also seriously affects potential asylum seekers who are on their way to seek international protection in EU countries.
- Position paper: Proposed Recast of the EU Qualification Directive and the Asylum Procedures Directive - May 2010
The position paper follows previous papers on EUNS positions on the establishment of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and presents detailed response to the EC proposal for a 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 (Qualification Directive), as well as the EC proposal for a Directive on minimum standards on procedures in EU Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection (Asylum Procedures Directive).
Previous Position papers:
- European Commission's Policy Plan on Asylum: An Integrated Approach to Protection Across the EU - Position Paper (pdf) - 17 June 2008.
The Policy Plan "defines a road-map for the coming years and lists the measures that the Commission intends to propose in order to complete the second phase of the CEAS", the Common European Asylum System. While remaining insistent that European governments fully respect the rights of all asylum seekers, European Union National Red Cross Societies "commend the objectives and the strategy proposed by the Commission and welcome Vice President Barrot's pledge to work closely with international organisations and NGOs to support the realization of the policy plan".
- European Commission Green Paper on the future Common European Asylum System (.pdf) - 21 August 2007
- The European Council and the Global Approach on Migration (.pdf) - 8 December 2006
- European Commission proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (.pdf) - 11 July 2006
- Humanitarian situations affecting migrants at EU borders and within EU territory (.pdf ) - 12 January 2006
- European Commission Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration (.pdf) - 13 April 2005
- European Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the priorities for the future of the area of freedom, security and justice (.pdf) - 14 September 2004
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