External dimension of asylum and migration policies
This subject file seeks to provide Members, political groups and other stakeholders with an easy access to the relevant documents of the European institutions and UN organisations as well as in-house summaries and analyses.
In the context of the refugee and migration crisis, the Commission has presented a European Agenda for Migration in 2015 which included proposals for four areas of action:
- Reducing the incentives for irregular migration
- Border management - saving lives and securing external borders
- Europe's duty to protect: a strong common asylum policy
- A new policy on legal migration
As it was confirmed in the LIBE report on "The situation in the Mediterranean and a holistic approach to migration", these four areas afford actions inside the European Union, like the reform of the Common European Asylum System, or a revision of the Blue Card Directive for attracting skilled workers. However, there is also a need for external action, which increasingly influences internal policies of the Union. Examples are visa, return and readmission policies, the EU-Turkey statement, and the new partnership framework for the cooperation with third countries in the area of migration.
- Reducing the incentives for irregular migration
- Border management - saving lives and securing external borders
- Europe's duty to protect: a strong common asylum policy
- A new policy on legal migration
As it was confirmed in the LIBE report on "The situation in the Mediterranean and a holistic approach to migration", these four areas afford actions inside the European Union, like the reform of the Common European Asylum System, or a revision of the Blue Card Directive for attracting skilled workers. However, there is also a need for external action, which increasingly influences internal policies of the Union. Examples are visa, return and readmission policies, the EU-Turkey statement, and the new partnership framework for the cooperation with third countries in the area of migration.
European Parliament documents
- Own-initiative report: Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action - Procedure Page
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Readmission agreements
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Visa liberalisation
- Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (Visa Regulation)
- European Parliament resolution of 27 February 2014 on the future of EU visa policy (2014/2586(RSP))
- Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Ukraine)
- Report of the LIBE mission to Lebanon, 19-22 September 2016 (PDF - 903 KB)
European Parliament studies and briefings
European Commission documents
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Reports on the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- First Report on the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- Second Report on the progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- Third Report on the Progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- Fourth Report on the Progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- Fifth Report on the Progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
- Sixth Report on the Progress made in the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement
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Progress Reports on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council and the European Investment Bank on establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- First Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Annex I to the First Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Annex II to the First Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Annex III to the First Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Second Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Annex I to the Second Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Annex II to the Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Third Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council Migration on the Central Mediterranean route - Managing flows, saving lives
- Forth Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- Fifth Progress Report on the Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration
- A Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU's external action
Other Institutions and bodies
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International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Committee of the Regions
- Opinion on Partnership Framework with third countries on Migration adopted on 8-9 February 2017
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The Green Political Foundation