European Commission: Home Affairs

Consultation on the the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU (Directive 2003/86/EC)

Home Affairs; Immigration; Integration

All EU institutions, national, regional and local authorities, candidate countries, third-country partners, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, and all state actors and private service providers involved with family members, academia, social partners, civil society organisations and individuals

From 15 November 2011 to 1 March 2012

The aim of the consultation was to collect opinions on how to have more effective rules on family reunification at EU level and to provide factual information and data on the application of the Directive.

• Green paper Public consultation on the the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU [66 KB]

Member States/national governments

• Austria
• Belgium - FR
• Bulgaria - EN
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark - EN
• Estonia - EE
• Estonia - EN
• Finland - EN
• Finland - FI
• France
• Germany - DE
• Germany - EN
• Greece - EN
• Hungary
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta -EN
• Netherlands, The - EN
• Netherlands, The - NL
• Poland
• Portugal - EN
• Portugal - PT
• Romania - EN
• Romania - RO
• Slovakia - EN
• Slovakia - SK
• Sweden
• United Kingdom

National governments of third-countries

• Turkey

Member States/local, regional and central administrations

• Hessisches Ministerium der Justiz, für Integration und Europa, DE
• Municipality of Barcelona, ES
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport, DE
• Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural - ACIDI - EN, PT
• Alto Comissariado para a Imigração e Diálogo Intercultural - ACIDI - PT, PT

Member States/national parliaments

• DE - Bundesrat - DE
• SE - Rikstad - SE
• SE - Rikstad - EN

Consultative bodies of the EU

International organisations/NGOs/social partners

• Association Européenne pour la Défense des droits de l’Homme
• Care for Europe
• Caritas Europa
• Centre d'information et d'études sur les migrations internationales - CIEMI
• Christian Group
• Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community
• Confederation of Family Organisations in the EU - COFACE
• Coordination Européenne pour le Droit des Etrangers à Vivre en Famille
• Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly, Committee on Migration
• European Council on Refugees and Exiles - ECRE
• European Network Against Racism - ENAR
• European Trade Union Confederation - ETUC
• European Union of Women
• European Women’s Lobby - EWL
• International Commission of Jurists - ICJ
• International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
• International Organization for Migration - IOM
• Red Cross - EU Office
• Save the Children
• Terre des Hommes International Federation
• UNHCR

National organisations/NGOs/social partners

• AT - Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour
• AT - Beratungszentrum für Migranten und Migrantinnen
• AT - helping hands-Koordinationsbüros für integrative und antirassistische Projekte
• AT- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
• BE - Association pour le droit des étrangers asbl
• BE - Belgian Refugee Council
• BE - Centre pour l'égalité des chances et la lutte contre le racisme
• BE - Kruispunt Migratie-Integratie vzw
• CZ - Association for Integration and Migration
• DE - AK3 - Demokratie, Recht, Gesellschaftspolitik
• DE - Arbeitsgemeinschaft der deutschen Familienorganisationen (AGF) e.V.
• DE - Deutscher Anwalt Verein
• DE - Deutscher Juristinnenbund e.V.
• DE - Diakonie - Bundesverband - Caritas
• DE - Migrationspolitischen Sprecherin der Fraktion DIE LINKE
• DE - Migrationsrecht.net GbR
• DE - Verband binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften - IAF - 1
• DE - Verband Binationaler Familien und Partnerschaften - IAF - 2
• ES - Cáritas la Rioja
• ES - Foro para la integración social de los inmigrantes - EN
• ES - Foro para la integración social de los inmigrantes - ES
• ES - Health and Family Association
• ES - Progressive Women Federation
• ES - RESCATE Internacional
• ES - Union Générale des Travailleurs-Espagne, UGT-E
• FI- Finnish Red Cross and Refugee Advice Centre
• FR - ACAT-France
• FR - Comité départemental des Associations familiales laïques du Haut-Rhin - CDAFAL 68
• FR - France terre d'asile
• FR - Union nationale des associations familiales - UNAF
• IR - Immigrant Council of Ireland
• IT - Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
• IT - Soleterre-Strategie di pace
• LU - ASTI - ALOS-LDH
• LU - Caritas Luxembourg
• NL - Defence for Children - EN
• NL - Defence for Children - NL
• NL - Dutch Council for Refugees
• NL - E-Quality
• NL - Inspraakorgaan Turken in Nederland
• NL - Kleurrijk Platform - Feministisch Netwerk Groenlinks
• NL - LOM Samenwerkingverbanden
• NL - Meijers Committee
• NL - Stichting Buitenlandse Partner
• NL Stichting Landelijk Ongedocumenteerden Steunpunt
• NL - VVD Fractie Tweede Kamer
• UK - British Red Cross
• UK - West of Scotland Regional Equality Council Limited

Individuals

• Arvido, Marije
• Bernhardt, Katrin
• Bert.pdf
• Briguglio, Sergio
• Broers, Pauline
• De Man, Hans
• Flanagan, Ciara
• Georgiou, George
• Gulia, Pino
• Jarvis, Graham
• Laspina, Encarnacion 1
• Laspina, Encarnacion 2
• Nedim, Ismail
• Ornia, Cristina
• Ubels, Erwin
• Van Bemmel, A
• Van Well, Anna
• Vanney, Fabrice 1
• Vanney, Fabrice 2
• Vreeburg, Rob
• Walsh, Patrick

Responsible service: Directorate-General for Home Affairs Unit B1 – Immigration and Integration Unit

E-mail: HOME-family-reunification-green-paper@ec.europa.eu

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