European Commission: Home Affairs

International Conventions

• 28/07/1951 – United Nations 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol

Adopted legislation

• 19/05/2010 - Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 establishing a European Asylum Support Office
• 25/02/2010 - Decision 2010/762/EU of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 25 February 2010 determining the seat of the European Asylum Support Office (corrigendum)
• 18/12/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (consolidated version of October 2009)
• 05/10/2006 - Council Decision 2006/688/EC of 5 October 2006 on the establishment of a mutual information mechanism concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration
• 21/02/2006 - Council Decision 2006/188/EC of 21 February 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of “Eurodac” for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention

Programmes

• 29/03/2012 – Joint EU resettlement programme (Decision n° 281/2012/EU of the European parliament and of the Council of 29 March 2012 amending Decision No 573/2007/EC)
• 19/12/2007 - Commission Decision 2008/22/EC of 19 December 2007 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" as regards Member States' management and control systems, the rules for administrative and financial management and the eligibility of expenditure on projects co-financed by the Fund (consolidated version of March 2011)
• 29/11/2007 - Commission Decision 2007/815/EC of 29 November 2007 implementing Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and the Council as regards the adoption of the strategic guidelines 2008 to 2013
• 23/05/2007 - Decision No 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC (consolidated version of June 2010)

International agreements

• 29/06/2005 - Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway
• 26/10/2004 - Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland
• 19/01/2001 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway

Proposed legislation

• 02/09/2009 - Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC (accompanying impact assessment and its summary) (COM(2009) 456 final)
• 21/04/2009 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (COM(2009) 194 final)

Reports

• 24/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2010) (COM(2011) 291 final)
• 14/01/2011 – Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the results achieved and on qualitative and quantitative aspects of implementation of the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2007 (COM(2011) 2 final)
• 06/05/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - First Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2009) (COM(2010) 214 final)
• 17/12/2009 - Report from the Commission pursuant to Article 4 and Article 5 of the Council Decision of 5 October 2006 on the establishment of a mutual information mechanism concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration (COM(2009) 687 final)

Communications

• 02/12/2011 - Communicaton on enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (COM(2011) 835 final)
• 06/05/2010 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010 – 2014) (COM(2010) 213 final)
• 02/09/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the establishment of a joint resettlement programme (COM(2009) 447 final)
• 17/06/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Policy Plan on Asylum - An integrated approach to protection across the EU (COM(2008) 360 final)
• 17/02/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on strengthened practical cooperation - New structures, new approaches: improving the quality of decision making in the common European asylum system (COM(2006) 67 final)
• 25/01/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Thematic programme for the cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum (COM(2006) 26 final)
• 01/09/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on regional protection programmes (COM(2005) 388 final)
• 04/06/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the managed entry in the EU of persons in need of international protection and the enhancement of the protection capacity of the regions of origin "improving access to durable solutions" (COM(2004) 410 final)

Relevant sites

• European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
• European Migration Network (EMN)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)