03/30/2005
Churches and Christian organisations in Europe on Migration and Asylum (EN)
Category Archives: Migration & Asylum
Migration and asylum are human rights issues. Frequently, individuals and families leave their places of origin or residence seeking an improvement in their living conditions or simply fleeing violence or war.
The current scale of the phenomenon at the EU borders is worrying, as are the tragedies and deaths that result from the desperation of migrants, many of them victims of criminal activities of smugglers and traffickers. Integration of migrants and asylum seekers is also a challenge.
The COMECE Secretariat works for the rights of migrants, refugees and hosting societies to be harmonised and respected in the EU for the sake of the common good in the Christian spirit of welcoming the stranger.
COMECE is assisted in this mission by a Working Group on Migration and Asylum.
15/12/2004
Integrating Migrants – Integrating societies essential elements for EU Migration policy (EN)
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Churches and Church-linked organisations makes integration proposals for a comprehensive EU Migration Policy
Churches and Church-linked organisations call upon the EU to incorporate the ‘Essential Elements for Migration Policy’ advocated in the document ‘Integrating Migrants – Integrating Societies’, ahead of International Migrants’ Day on 18 December 2004. The organisations – Caritas Europa, the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), the Secretariat of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), the International Catholic Migration Commission, … Continue reading
21/10/2004
Towards a balanced approach in EU Migration and Asylum policy – Recommendations (EN)
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12 recommendations for a fair and consistent EU Migration and Asylum Policy
Six Christian organisations will present 12 recommendations for a fair and consistent EU Migration and Asylum Policy to the Ministers of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg from 25-26 October 2004. The six organisations – Caritas Europa, the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), the Secretariat of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), the International Catholic Migration Commission, … Continue reading
17/02/2004
EU Directive on Minimum standards for Member States procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status [COM 2002.326 FINAL] (EN)
12/05/2003
Amended proposal for a Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status [COM 2002 326 FINAL] (EN)
04/03/2003
Press Statement on the new EU Directive on Family Reunification – Right for families to live together or right for EU Members to derogate from Human Rights (EN)
17/12/2002
COMECE position on the amended proposal for a directive on the right to Family Reunification [COM (2002) 225 FINAL] (EN)
16/07/2002
COMECE and CCME Contributions to the Green Paper on a Community Return Policy on Illegal Residents (EN)