Living & Working

News, background information and web links about working and living in the European Union.

Debate Europe - giving citizens a voice - guide — 03 April 2008, 10:23 CET

News, background information and web links about working and living in the European Union.

FRONTEX Agency: evaluation and future development - guide — 14 February 2008, 23:42 CET

News, background information and web links about working and living in the European Union.

European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) - guide — 13 February 2008, 12:26 CET

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112 single emergency number - guide — 12 February 2008, 14:20 CET

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Schengen enlargement : background — 21 December 2007, 01:00 CET

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Freedom to travel - Schengen — 21 December 2007, 00:56 CET

European Commission FAQ on the Schengen Agreement and the Schengen Convention - objectives, controls, the Schengen acquis, visas.

EU approves minimal data protection standards — 09 November 2007, 17:40 CET

European Union justice ministers approved Friday minimal standards to protect personal data used in cross-border police and judicial matters, an area afforded no EU privacy protection until now.

EU greenlights expansion of 'no borders' area on December 21 — 08 November 2007, 17:58 CET

European Union interior ministers approved Thursday the entry of nine new countries into Europe's passport-free Schengen area on December 21.

Action Plan on Enhancing the Security of Explosives — 06 November 2007, 19:55 CET

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EU unveils new 'anti-terror' measures raising fresh privacy concerns — 06 November 2007, 19:14 CET

EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini unveiled plans Tuesday to beef up the fight against terrorism, granting police new rights to check air travellers and crack down on radical Internet sites.

EU citizens cannot be collectively expelled: Commission — 06 November 2007, 01:21 CET

European Union citizens can only be expelled from EU countries on an individual basis, the bloc's executive body underlined Monday, after the expulsion of dozens of Romanians in Italy under an emergency decree.

European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy — 02 November 2007, 17:50 CET

Fight against terrorism is one of the greatest challenges the Union is facing today. The challenge lies in the complex nature of this phenomenon. Hence, if the EU wanted to be successful in fighting terrorism, it needed a strategic document which would reflect the comprehensive nature of EU’s response to terrorism.

Europe police launch vast crackdown on paedophiles — 01 November 2007, 01:40 CET

The European Union has launched a vast crackdown on suspected paedophiles, targeting some 2,500 people across the 27-member bloc, police said Wednesday.

European Police College - CEPOL — 27 September 2007, 16:28 CET

CEPOL brings together senior police officers across Europe with the aim to encourage cross-border cooperation in the fight against crime, public security and law and order. Established as an agency of the European Union (EU) in 2005 (Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005), the CEPOL Secretariat is based at Bramshill in the United Kingdom.

The Substantive Law of the EU: The Four Freedoms (Amazon, Paperback) — 20 September 2007, 22:57 CET

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EU agrees new mandate for 'anti-terror' chief — 18 September 2007, 12:45 CET

The European Union has agreed to change the mandate of its "anti-terror" coordinator, almost six months after the post was left vacant, the EU's Portuguese presidency announced on Tuesday.

Nine EU states move closer to joining no borders zone — 04 September 2007, 18:41 CET

Nine new EU member countries are now connected to a massive European police database, fulfilling a key condition for them to join the Schengen border-free zone.

EU's Mediterranean border mission 'paused' by lack of means — 03 August 2007, 06:45 CET

Patrols of the European Union's porous Mediterranean border by the EU agency fighting illegal immigration have been suspended due to a lack of means, the European Commission said on Thursday.

EU Green Paper on bio-preparedness — 12 July 2007, 17:51 CET

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European Arrest Warrant — 29 June 2007, 12:43 CET

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EU launches programme to discourage illegal immigration — 25 June 2007, 17:43 CET

The European Commission announced Monday a new programme to stem the flow of illegal immigrants to Europe by helping countries where would-be migrants come from and transit through.

Promoting active citizenship among immigrants — 16 May 2007, 18:10 CET

Promoting active citizenship has become an increasingly important issue on the political agenda at local, national and EU levels. With the growth of immigrant populations in recent years, more attention has been given to better engaging immigrants and ethnic minorities in governance activities and other participatory processes.

Business demography — 10 May 2007, 21:35 CET

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INTI - Integration of third country nationals — 07 May 2007, 21:46 CET

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First demographic estimates for 2006 — 26 April 2007, 17:21 CET

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