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Policies on irregular
migrants - Volume IV: Spain and the United Kingdom (2010)
Author(s) : Rosa Aparicio, José Maria Ruiz de Huidobro De Carlos, Colin
Manchip
Synopsis
Irregular migrants, who by definition are in an unlawful situation, face
insecurity on a daily basis. This prompted the Council of Europe's European
Committee on Migration (CDMG) to assess the policy and practice in member
states. The aim of the exercise was to identify and evaluate national
experiences regarding regularisation proceedings and to draw up proposals
for dealing with irregular migration and improving co-operation between
countries of origin and host countries.
Volumes I and II cover five countries that participated in the first series
of evaluations: Armenia, Germany, Greece, Italy and the Russian Federation.
Volume III and IV include reports prepared within the second series and
cover five other countries: France, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United
Kingdom. |
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Policies on irregular migrants - Volume III: France,
Portugal and Poland (2010)
Author(s) : Marnia Belhadj, Nuno Piçarra, Francisco Borges, Anna Kicinger
Synopsis
Irregular migrants, who by definition are in an unlawful situation, face
insecurity on a daily basis. This prompted the Council of Europe's European
Committee on Migration (CDMG) to assess the policy and practice in member
states. The aim of the exercise was to identify and evaluate national
experiences regarding regularisation proceedings and to draw up proposals
for dealing with irregular migration and improving co-operation between
countries of origin and host countries.
Volumes I and II cover five countries that participated in the first series
of evaluations: Armenia, Germany, Greece, Italy and the Russian Federation.
Volume III and IV include reports prepared within the second series and
cover five other countries: France, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United
Kingdom. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6572-5
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Economic migration, social cohesion and development:
towards an integrated approach (2009)
Author(s) :
Patrick Taran with Irina Ivakhnyuk, Maria
da Conceição Pereira Ramos and Arno Tanner
Synopsis
In the final declaration of their 8th conference, the
European ministers responsible for migration affairs committed to promoting
and protecting the human rights of migrants, with special attention to
gender equality and the rights of women; to strengthening dialogue and
co-operation between receiving, transit and origin countries, particularly
within Europe; and to promoting coherence at all levels (international,
national, regional and local) between migration, development and integration
policies.
The ministers also agreed to manage economic migration with a view to
promoting economic and social progress in receiving, transit and origin
countries; to enhance social cohesion by improving the integration of
migrants and persons of immigrant background and the re-integration of
migrants who return to their countries of origin; and to strengthen the
contribution of migrants and persons of immigrant background to development
in receiving and origin countries and their involvement in co-development
programmes.
This report was prepared to support the ministerial debate during the
conference. It presents the main aspects and characteristics of migration in
the member states of the Council of Europe, analyses policy challenges
raised by contemporary migration and identifies an integrated policy agenda. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6645-6 |
Access to justice for migrants and asylum seekers in
Europe (2009)
Author(s) :
Jeremy McBride
Synopsis
Further to the 28th Conference of European Ministers of
Justice (Lanzarote, Spain, 25-26 October 2007), the Council of Europe has
continued working on access to justice for migrants and asylum seekers.
This publication contains an assessment of the situation faced by this
vulnerable category of persons in accessing justice. It deals in particular
with the identification of measures - both existing and new - for
facilitating and ensuring such access for these people. |
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Migrants and co-development - Recommendation
Rec(2007)10 and explanatory memorandum (2008)
Synopsis
The links between migration and development are high on the political
agendas of countries of origin and host countries. Many migrants are
interested in contributing to development in their countries of origin. What
can be done to help them?
Recommendation Rec(2007)10 on co-development and migrants working for
development in their countries of origin provides a detailed policy
framework for member states of the Council of Europe to help contribute to
the success of migrants' development projects and initiatives and help
ensure that they have a real and lasting effect on development in their
countries of origin. It includes both general principles and practical
measures concerning issues, from questions of part¬nership building and
mobility to project support and training.
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Life projects for
unaccompanied migrant minors - Recommendation Rec(2007)9 and explanatory
memorandum (2008)
Synopsis
Recommendation Rec(2007)9 on life projects for unaccompanied migrant minors
stresses the importance of placing the best interests of the child at the
heart of all government policy and practice in this area.
A life project is an individual tool based on a joint undertaking between
the child and the relevant authorities for a limited duration. It defines
the child's future prospects, promotes his or her best interests without
discrimination and provides a long-term response to his or her needs. Each
project aims to develop the capacities of the child, allowing him or her to
acquire and strengthen the skills necessary to become independent,
responsible and active in society. Life projects should seek to promote the
social integration of the child and his or her personal and cultural
development, as well as to open access to housing, health, studies,
vocational training and employment.
The recommendation is also aimed at improving the capacities of member
states to manage migration of unaccompanied migrant children. It underlines
the importance of co-operation between all the countries involved and
co-ordination by the relevant authorities. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6399-8 |
The Euro-Mediterranean migration system (2008)
Author(s) : Stéphane de Tapia
Synopsis
The Euro-Mediterranean region can be seen as the
focal point for movements between south and north. Starting with this
observation, the author addresses the migration problems of the countries on
the northern shore of the Mediterranean and the immigration countries of the
European Union, which recruit labour from the southern shore (for example,
Moroccans working in France, Belgium and Great Britain, Turks in Germany,
France, Benelux and Scandinavia, Algerians in France and Tunisians in France
and Italy). He also deals with the new immigration countries on the northern
shore (Spain, Italy and Greece), as well as the emigration and transit
countries of the southern and eastern shores.
This work is intended to provide the reader with a critical overview of the
existing literature on the theme of "co-development" based on sources in
various languages, highlighting matters likely to form part of needs of both
immigration countries and countries of origin, and taking account of the
questions raised by the experts. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6397-4 |
Policies on irregular migrants - Volume I: Italy and
Germany (2008)
Author(s) : Laura Zanfrini, Winfried Kluth
Synopsis
The insecurity which irregular migrants face on a
daily basis because of the unlawfulness of their residence prompted the
European Committee on Migration (CDMG) to assess their situation in Council
of Europe member states. The aim of the exercise was to pool national
experiences and evaluate them and also to draw up possible proposals on
dealing with irregular migrants and improving co-operation between countries
of origin and host countries.
Five countries volunteered (Armenia, Germany, Greece, Italy and the Russian
Federation) and submitted some aspects of their national policies on the
situation of irregular migrants for evaluation.
The first volume contains a summary chapter (objectives, methodology,
lessons to be drawn, etc) and the national reports of Italy and Germany. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6401-8 |
Policies on irregular migrants, Volume II - Republic
of Armenia, Greece, Russian Federation (2008)
Author(s) : Vardan P.Gevorgyan, Jennifer
Cavounidis, Irina V.Ivakhnyuk
Synopsis
The insecurity which irregular migrants face on a
daily basis because of the unlaw¬fulness of their residence prompted the
European Committee on Migration (CDMG) to assess their situation in Council
of Europe member states. The aim of the exercise was to pool and evaluate
national experience and to draw up proposals on dealing with irregular
migrants and improving co-operation between countries of origin and host
countries.
Five countries volunteered - Armenia, Germany, Greece, Italy and the Russian
Federation - and submitted some aspects of their national policies regarding
the situation of irregular migrants for evaluation.
After volume I, which contains a summary of the project and the national
reports of Italy and Germany, volume II looks at the situation of irregular
migrants in Armenia, Greece and the Russian Federation. |
ISBN 978-92-871-6217-5 |
Asylum and the European Convention on Human Rights
(2007)
Author(s) : Nuala Mole
Synopsis
Political upheavals, economic reforms, social
instability and civil war have all been factors contributing to changes in
the mixed flows of migrants both to and within Europe. Many of those in need
of international protection are forced to seek it in Europe and the new
member states of the enlarged Council of Europe are now also experiencing
the arrival of asylum seekers.
This revised edition considers the substantial body of case law of the
European Court of Human Rights which has examined the compatibility of the
Convention with measures taken by states in relation to all aspects of the
asylum process. It also observes the role of subsidiary protection offered
by the Strasbourg organs in protecting those at risk of prohibited
treatment. In addition, the study considers the increasingly relevant
provisions of EU law developments in the field, as well as measures taken in
the context of terrorist threats – both of which have had a significant
impact on the practical circumstances and law on refugees and asylum
seekers. |
ISBN 10 92-871-5879-7
ISBN 13 978-92-871-5879-6 |
Irregular migrants: access
to minimum social rights (2006)
Author(s) : Ryszard Cholewinski
Synopsis
Illegally resident immigrants are a particularly vulnerable group within
European societies. This publication aims to identify the minimum rights to
be granted to such persons, placing the emphasis on protecting social rights
in the host countries.
This book examines the issues in the light of the Council of Europe’s
concern to promote human rights, maintain social cohesion and prevent racism
and xenophobia, and pinpoints a number of political difficulties encountered
by governments.
The author considers each of these minimum rights in
the light of the relevant international human rights instruments, including
those adopted by the Council of Europe. He also looks at obstacles to access
by illegal migrants to a minimum standard of protection in terms of each of
these rights, referring to various examples of legislation and practice
adopted by selected member States of the Council of Europe. |
ISBN10 92-871-5748-0
ISBN13 978-92-871-5748-5 |
Current trends in
international migration in Europe (2005)
Author(s) : John Salt
Synopsis
By virtue of their regularity and continuity over the last decade, the
Council of Europe reports on migrations provide an account of how European
international migration has evolved since the great political changes of
1989-91. Based on numerous tables and figures, this book studies migration
statistics, stocks of foreign population, flows of foreign population,
labour migration, the problem of asylum, migration of expertise, irregular
migration and recent initiatives in international co-operation.
John Salt is Professor of
Geography at the University College London (UCL). He is director of the
migration Research Unit at UCL and co-director of the Leverhulme Programme
on The Movement of People in the Modern World. |
ISBN10 92-871-5409-0
ISBN13 978-92-871-5409-5 |
The legal status of migrants
admitted for employment - A comparative study of law and practice in
selected European states (2005)
Author(s) : Ryszard Cholewinski
Summary
Recent trends indicate that European countries are admitting more foreign
workers to fill labour shortages caused by ageing populations and increasing
globalisation. The changing labour environment is reflected in the advent of
new technologies, different labour standards giving rise to an increase in
self-employed economic activities, and a greater diversity in working times
and practices.
Consequently, some European
countries have adopted new laws and policies in order to attract both
highly-skilled and less skilled foreign workers. However, the legal status
of these migrants has become a matter of concern. The new measures do not
entirely meet the established principles and standards of the Council of
Europe aimed at protecting the rights of migrant workers, such as those of
the European Social Charter and the European Convention on the Legal Status
of Migrant Workers.
This study focuses on the rules
relating to the legal status of the main categories of migrant workers
admitted for employment in some Council of Europe member states. It
considers the important question of whether these national rules are
structured in a way to assist migrants in their integration in the host
country, in terms of granting them a secure residence status and economic
and social rights, or whether they discourage or even prevent such
integration. |
ISBN 10 92-871-5300-0
ISBN 13 978-92-871-5300-5 |
New patterns of irregular
migration in Europe (2004)
Author(s) : Stéphane de Tapia
Synopsis
Irregular migrants are doubly victims. Leaving a difficult, sometimes
impossible situation in their country of origin, they are often confronted
with serious deficiencies in reception and migration policy management. New
patterns of irregular migration in Europe provides an overview of the
complex and interrelated issues linked to irregular migration, such as
clandestine/illegal migration, requests for and refusal of asylum, and
traffic in human beings. |
ISBN10 92-871-5453-8
ISBN13 978-92-871-5453-8 |
International labour
migration (Population studies No. 44) (2004)
Author(s) : John Salt, James Clarke, Philippe Wanner
Synopsis
This report identifies the main characteristics of European labour migration
flows and their trends. First, it discusses different concepts and
definitions of labour migrant. The report goes on to review the
geographical, demographic and occupational characteristics and trends of
labour migrant flows, including flows of irregular labour migrants. The
report concludes with a summary of how labour migration flows are managed by
administrations. |
ISBN 10 92-871-5360-4
ISBN 13 978-92-871-5360-9 |
Preventing Illegal
Immigration : Juggling Economic Imperatives, Political Risks and Individual
Rights (2004)
Author(s) : Claude-Valentin Marie
Synopsis
Every day unknown numbers of people take the hazardous route of irregular
migration. Men, women, and children pay a high price to leave their homes in
search of a better place elsewhere; more often than not, forced to do so by
events outside their control, such as poverty, violence and war or natural
disaster and environmental damage.
Developing countries in the south are pushed by the processes of
globalisation towards monocultures that are dependant on demand from their
developed neighbours in the north, a dependency that threaten and puts at
risk the livelihoods of their workers.
Claude-Valentin Marie has sought to situate the flows of irregular migration
within the structural context of globalisation, seeking to balance the needs
of social and economic policy and human rights. |
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