European Commission's Green Paper on family reunion: an opportunity to strengthen or weaken the right to live as a family
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Migration Policies
British MEPs calling for better sharing of police information on convicted EU nationals
French Parliament opposed to European Commission’s proposal on internal border checks
Several Swiss cantons apply tough policy on expulsion of foreigners depending on welfare
Age limit for couples wanting to live together in the UK has been put back to 18 years
Minimum income for eligibility to sponsor for family reunion in the UK will rise very substantially
Irregular Migration
Asylum/Refugees
Swiss Federal Minister of Justice wants to copy Dutch refugee-status determination procedure
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children entering Greece are very young
Joint efforts on the part of Nordic States to organise repatriation of Afghan teenagers
Compromises reached with Green Party in Sweden on the EU’s return Directive
UK Government has lost track of 124,000 cases of asylum-seekers and immigrants
Racism/Discrimination
Integration/Diversity
Niqab-wearing women in France fined €140 for wearing outfits concealing their faces
Belgium: Islam the religion of one out of five inhabitants in the capital of Brussels
Luxembourg: Education Ministry proposes to allow Muslim pupils wear a headscarf
Netherlands: Winner of EU’s literature prize fails Dutch citizenship test
