Vertaling van "Immigrant " (Engels → Nederlands) :

G. whereas integration is a two-way process which presupposes both a willingness on the part of immigrant women to take responsibility for integration into their host society and a willingness among EU citizens to accept and integrate immigrant women; whereas in this connection integrated measures to influence patterns of behaviour both of immigrants and of the host societies at all relevant levels and to mobilise resources on both sides must be planned and implemented; whereas this two-way process requires mutual commitment, consisting of rights and obligations for the host society and for immigrants,

The CoR Bureau has decided, in agreement with the representatives of the Calabria Region - who are directly affected - to give over a substantial part of its discussions to the local and regional view of immigration. At a time when a common policy on immigration is being drawn up in the EU, comprising a large number of complex aspects, such as visa policy, administration of the external frontiers of the EU, illegal immigration, cooperation with third countries and the repatriation of illegal immigrants, it is vital to gauge the impact of such measures on host regions and municipalities, and to share practical experiences - not only the d ...[+++]ifficulties, but also the successes.

At the invitation of Francisco Mesquita Machado, chairman of the CoR's Commission for Economic and Social Policy (PT-PES), Catherine de Wenden, research director at CERI (Centre for International Studies and Research, CNRS/IEP, Paris), specialist in immigration- and migration-related issues and author of a number of works on this subject - including "L'Europe des migrations" (Migration in Europe), 2001, "L'immigration en Europe" (Immigration in Europe), 1999, "Le défi migratoire" (The Challenge of Migration), 1994 - will speak about "European Immigration Policy".

This debate is all the more topical since the Union's Italian presidency has announced that it supports a more active immigration policy using the possibility of establishing quotas to promote, on the one hand, legal immigration into Europe and, on the other, stronger measures to combat illegal immigration in cooperation with third countries.

14. Considers that the policy of 'zero immigration', which to all effects and purposes has prevailed in most of the EU Member States over the last few decades, has been unable to provide an appropriate response to the complex, shifting pattern of migration flows within Europe and has indirectly stimulated clandestine immigration at the expense of orderly legal immigration; this is one of the causes of precarious working conditions (not only for immigrants but also for the host countries, working population) and it has unleashed racist and xenophobic sentiment; points out in this connection that, if the internal market is not to become ...[+++]an area of insecurity to be taken advantage of by unscrupulous economic operators, organised crime and illegal immigration networks, the EU must adopt a more open, transparent and flexible common immigration policy based on a thorough analysis of the matter;

Combating terrorism: (a) strengthening cooperation between the Member States; (b) updating the document on the terrorist threat; (c) drawing up a list of counter-terrorist centres of excellence; 2. Combating organized crime and drugs: 2.1. police and customs cooperation: (a) implementation of the Europol Convention (implementing regulations, computer system) and monitoring of the EDU; (b) police training, in particular through cooperation between police training schools; (c) strengthened technical cooperation, in particular with regard to interception of communications, cooperation between forensic laboratories, cooperation between national criminal intelligence services; (d) update of the situation report on organized crime and imple ...[+++]mentation of its recommendations; (e) draft "Naples II" Convention; (f) strategies for external frontier control; (g) combating counterfeiting and illegal trade in works of art; 2.2. drug control: (a) implementation of the report by the Group of Experts on Drugs adopted by the European Council in Madrid (15 and 16 December 1995) at the judicial, police and customs levels, particularly in the field of supply reduction and international cooperation; (b) mechanism to combat drug abuse in Latin America, including the Caribbean; (c) examination of the possible impact of harmonization of Member States' laws on the supply and consumption of drugs in the Union; 3. Improving judicial cooperation: 3.1. in civil matters: (a) draft Convention on the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents in civil or commercial matters; (b) draft "Brussels II" Convention (on matrimonial matters and custody of children); (c) launching of discussions on the necessity and possibility of drawing up a European enforcement order and a convention on the law applicable to extracontractual obligations; 3.2. in criminal matters: (a) draft Convention on extradition; (b) draft Convention on mutual assistance in criminal matters; (c) analysis and adap ...