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Disappearance of migrant children in the EU
Between 2021 and 2023, at least 51 433 unaccompanied minors were reported as missing across Europe, averaging nearly 47 children a day. Over 18 000 migrant and refugee children were reported as missing across Europe between 2018 and 2020. It is feared that many of these children may have been exploited and abused for sexual or labour purposes. Ϸվ has repeatedly stressed the need to address this issue.
Displaced Ukrainians: Challenges and outlook for integration in the EU
Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 forced millions of people to flee Ukraine. To date, approximately 6.8°million people have had to seek refuge, mostly in the EU and its neighbourhood. The EU responded rapidly in March 2022, activating the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) for the first time ever. The TPD's emergency mechanism offers swift protection and rights to those in need who arrive in large numbers, preventing Member States' asylum systems from becoming overwhelmed. Rights ...
Community sponsorship schemes under the new pact on migration and asylum: A common EU approach?
The number of people in the world who have been forcibly displaced inside or outside their home country has risen significantly in recent years, as reflected in the unprecedented numbers of refugees and irregular migrants arriving in the EU since 2015. This highlights an urgent need to ensure organised, legal and safe pathways to protect migrants who embark on dangerous journeys and attempt to enter countries of destination irregularly, or find themselves in protracted refugee situations. A potential ...
New Approaches to Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees
The integration of migrants and refugees into the labour market remains a critical challenge for EU countries. This study reviews recent academic research on effective policies to remove the barriers that hinder migrant integration in host countries. The study identifies nine key integration challenges, discusses existing evidence and provides policy implications. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the Committee ...
Solidarity in EU asylum policy
The arrival of refugees and irregular migrants in the EU in unprecedented numbers in 2015 exposed a number of deficiencies in the EU's external border, asylum and migration policy, and sparked EU action through various legal and policy instruments. Today, even though the EU has been relatively successful in securing its external borders, curbing irregular migrant arrivals and increasing cooperation with third countries, Member States are still reluctant to show solidarity and do more to share responsibility ...
Temporary Protection Directive
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, over 6.5 million people have been forced to seek refuge, mostly in the European Union (EU) and its neighbouring countries. Reacting swiftly when the invasion began, the EU decided to grant Union-wide temporary protection to people arriving from Ukraine. By April 2024, nearly 4.2 million third-country nationals had benefited from this possibility. The EU Temporary Protection Directive (Directive 2001/55/EC) allows EU Member States to move swiftly to offer ...
Common procedure for asylum
As part of the common European asylum system (CEAS), the Asylum Procedures Directive sets out procedures for Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection in accordance with the Qualification Directive. Following the large influx of asylum-seekers to the European Union after 2014, the directive came under criticism for being too complex and for leaving Member States too broad discretion, leading to differences in treatment and outcomes. On 13 July 2016, as part of the reform ...
Resettlement of refugees: EU framework
On 13 July 2016, as part of the reform of the common European asylum system and the long-term policy on better migration management, the European Commission presented a proposal to provide for a permanent framework with standard common procedures for resettlement across the EU, to complement current national and multilateral resettlement initiatives. Resettlement is a tool to help displaced persons in need of protection reach Europe safely and legally, and receive protection for as long as necessary ...
Reception and integration of displaced people from Ukraine
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, more than 4 million Ukrainians have been welcomed under the temporary protection scheme in the EU. From the beginning of the war, the European Commission, national, regional and local authorities, together with civil society and international organisations, have worked to facilitate the reception and the integration of people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Marco de Reasentamiento de la Unión
Hay muchos migrantes y refugiados que intentan llegar a Europa arriesgando sus vidas en peligrosos viajes marítimos para huir de la persecución, los conflictos, la inestabilidad y la pobreza. El 13 de julio de 2016, dentro de la reforma del Sistema Europeo Común de Asilo, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta de Reglamento por el que se establece un Marco de Reasentamiento de la Unión para ofrecer vías seguras y legales de acceso a la Unión a las personas con una necesidad manifiesta de protección ...