Documents

09/03/2021 - Report on the consultation on the future of EU legal migration

08/12/2020 - Factsheet Visa Information System

24/11/2020 - Report on the consultation on the integration and inclusion of migrants and people with a migrant background and Synthesis of the responses to the public consultation on the integration and inclusion of migrants and people with a migrant background.

12/11/2020 - Study on the practice of direct exchanges of personal data between Europol and private parties

09/07/2020 - COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Implementation of Home Affairs legislation in the field of internal security - 2017-2020 Part 1 Part 2

06/04/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the short-stay visa waiver

11/07/2012 - Commission Decision C(2012) 4726 final of 27 February 2012 establishing the list of supporting documents to be presented by visa applicants in the United Kingdom (Edinburgh, London and Manchester)

04/01/2011 - Crisis management - Case study - January 2011

26/07/2010 - Council Decision 2010/490/EU of 26 July 2010 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

01/02/2008 - The Beliefs, ideology and narratives The Beliefs,

01/12/2007 - Recruitment and Mobilisation for the Islamist Militant Movement in Europe Recruitment and Mobilisation for the

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)

26/04/2005 - Council Decision 2005/358/EC of 26 April 2005 designating the seat of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

26/10/2004 - Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (consolidated version of December 2011)

31/01/1995 - Council of Europe Agreement on illicit traffic by sea, implementing Article 17 of the UN Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (CETS No 156)

United Nations 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol

Asylum

13/07/2016 - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (COM (2016) 465)

13/07/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (COM (2016) 466)

13/07/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union Resettlement Framework and amending Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council (COM (2016) 468)

13/07/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU (COM (2016) 467)

04/05/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (COM (2016) 270)

04/05/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 (COM (2016) 271)

04/05/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of [Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person] , for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) (COM (2016) 272)

15/01/2016 - 01/2016 - Study on the Temporary Protection Directive - Final report and Executive Summary

09/09/2015 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a crisis relocation mechanism and amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national or a stateless person (COM (2015) 450)

09/09/2015 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an EU common list of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection, and amending Directive 2013/32/EU (COM (2015) 452)

22/05/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - 5th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2013) (COM(2014) 288 final) accompanied by the Commission staff working document (SWD(2014) 165 final)

27/03/2014 - Commission staff working document on the internal Evaluation of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) SWD(2014) 122 final Commission staff working document on the internal Evaluation of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) SWD(2014) 122 final

30/01/2014 - Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 118/2014 of 30 January 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 Commission implementing regulation (EU) No 118/2014 of 30 January 2014

26/06/2013 - Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection

26/06/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person

26/06/2013 - Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection

26/06/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of "Eurodac" for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (recast)

17/06/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - 4th Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2012) (COM(2013) 422 final) accompanied by the Commission staff working document (SWD(2013) 210 final)

01/02/2013 - Study on the Feasibility and legal and practical implications of establishing a mechanism for the joint processing of asylum applications on the territory of the EU

28/09/2012 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Mid-term report on the implementation of the Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (accompanying Commission Staff Working Document)

01/08/2012 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the Development of the European Migration Network (COM(2012) 427 final) (accompanying Commission Staff Working Document)

21/04/2012 - by Member States: Austria Austria Belgium Belgium Denmark Denmark Finland Finland France France Germany Germany Greece Greece Ireland Ireland Italy Italy Luxembourg Luxembourg The Netherlands The Netherlands Portugal Portugal Spain Spain Sweden Sweden United Kingdom United Kingdom

20/04/2012 - by Member States: Belgium Belgium France France Luxembourg Luxembourg Poland Poland Sweden Sweden Czech Republic Czech Republic Italy Italy Hungary Hungary Portugal Portugal United Kingdom United Kingdom Germany Germany Cyprus Cyprus Malta Malta Slovenia Slovenia Estonia Estonia Latvia Latvia Netherlands Netherlands Slovakia Slovakia Spain Spain Lithuania Lithuania Austria Austria Finland Finland

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)

13/12/2011 - Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted

02/12/2011 - Communicaton on enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (COM(2011) 835 final)

12/09/2011 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit in 2010 (COM(2011) 549 final)

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)

11/05/2011 - Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection

14/12/2010 - 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)

01/12/2010 - The different national practices concerning granting of non-EU harmonised protection statuses (Annexes) The different national practices concerning granting of non-EU harmonised protection statuses

08/09/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (COM(2010) 465 final)

02/08/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit in 2009 (COM(2010) 415 final)

01/07/2010 - Study on the feasibility of establishing a mechanism for the relocation of beneficiaries of international protection Study on the feasibility of establishing a mechanism for the relocation of beneficiaries of international protection

16/06/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Application of Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection (COM(2010) 314 final)

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

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)

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)

23/04/2010 - Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2010 of 23 April 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection as regards the definitions of the categories of the groups of country of birth, groups of country of previous usual residence, groups of country of next usual residence and groups of citizenship

15/03/2010 - Commission Regulation (EU) No 216/2010 of 15 March 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection, as regards the definitions of categories of the reasons for the residence permits

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)

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)

25/09/2009 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual Report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit in 2008 (COM(2009) 494 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)

24/06/2009 - Protocol between the European Community, The Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community, and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and the mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland Protocol between the European Community, The Swiss Confederation

26/02/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit in 2007 (COM(2009) 13 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)

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

26/11/2007 - Report from the Commission to the Council and to the European Parliament on the application of Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (COM(2007) 745 final)

11/09/2007 - Commission staff working document - Annual Report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit in 2006 (SEC(2007) 1184 final)

11/07/2007 - Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers

06/06/2007 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the evaluation of the Dublin system (COM(2007) 299 final)

23/05/2007 - Decision No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 (consolidated version of June 2010) establishing the European Return Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 as part of the General Programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows"

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

01/10/2006 - Comparative overview of the implementation of the directive 2003/9 of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers in the EU member states Comparative overview of the implementation of the directive 2003/9 of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers in the EU member states

15/09/2006 - Commission staff working paper - Third annual report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit (SEC(2006) 1170 final) (Annex 1: Number of successful transactions; Annex 2: Detailed HIT distribution; Annex 3: Multiple asylum applications in 2005) (SEC(2006) 1170 final)

01/05/2006 - Reception Systems, their Capacities and the Social Situation of Asylum Applicants within the Reception Systems in the EU Member States Reception Systems, their Capacities and the Social Situation of Asylum Applicants within the Reception Systems in the EU Member States

21/02/2006 - Council Decision 2006/188/EC of 21 February 2006 on the conclusion of the 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

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

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)

01/12/2005 - Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status

01/09/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on regional protection programmes (COM(2005) 388 final)

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 Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community

20/06/2005 - Commission staff working paper - Second annual report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit (SEC(2005) 839 final) (Annex 1: Number of successful transactions; Annex 2: Detailed HIT distribution; Annex 3: Multiple asylum applications in 2004) (SEC(2005) 839 final)

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 Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss

15/07/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step (COM(2004) 503 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)

01/06/2004 - The transfer of protection status in the EU, against the background of the common European asylum system and the goal of a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for those granted asylum

05/05/2004 - Commission staff working paper - First annual report to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EURODAC Central Unit (SEC(2004) 557 final) (Annex 1: Number of successful transactions) (SEC(2004) 557 final)

29/04/2004 - Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted

02/10/2003 - Commission Decision 2003/690/EC of 2 October 2003 on the request by Ireland to accept Council Directive 2001/55/EC on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof

02/09/2003 - Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application 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

03/06/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems (COM(2003) 315 final)

26/03/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy and the Agenda for protection (Second Commission Report on the implementation of Communication COM(2000)755 final of 22 November 2000) (COM(2003) 152 final)

15/03/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament to present an Action Plan for the collection and analysis of Community Statistics in the field of migration (COM(2003) 179 final)

18/02/2003 - Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 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 (consolidated version of December 2008)

10/02/2003 - Commission communication regarding the the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 "Eurodac"

27/01/2003 - Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers

01/01/2003 - Study on The Feasibility of setting up resettlement schemes in EU Member States or at EU Level against the background of the Common European Asylum system and the goal of a Common Asylum Procedure

01/01/2003 - The Law and Practice on Safe Country Principles Against the Background of the Common European Asylum System and the Goal of a Common Asylum Procedure

01/11/2002 - Independent evaluation of 1998 and 1999 projects benefitting asylum-seekers, displaced persons and refugees (Annexes) Independent evaluation of 1998 and 1999 projects benefitting asylum-seekers, displaced persons and refugees

28/02/2002 - Council Regulation (EC) No 407/2002 of 28 February 2002 laying down certain rules to implement Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of "Eurodac" for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention

01/01/2002 - Study on the asylum single procedure ("one-stop shop") against the background of the common European asylum system and the goal of a common asylum procedure

01/01/2002 - Study on the feasibility of processing asylum claims outside the EU against the background of the common European asylum system and the goal of a common asylum procedure

05/12/2001 - Commission working document - The relationship between safeguarding internal security and complying with international protection obligations and instruments (COM(2001) 743 final)

28/11/2001 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy, introducing an open coordination method - First report by the Commission on the application of Communication COM(2000) 755 final of 22 November 2000 (COM(2001) 710 final)

20/07/2001 - Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof

09/04/2001 - Commission staff working paper - The exchange of statistical information in the field of asylum and migration (SEC(2001) 602)

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 Agreement between the European Community and the Republic

11/12/2000 - Council Regulation No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of "Eurodac" for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention

22/11/2000 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons granted asylum (COM(2000) 755 final)

01/08/2000 - Study: "Admission of third country nationals to an EU Member State for the purposes of study or vocational training and admission of persons not gainfully employed" (Appendices) Study: "Admission of third country nationals to an EU Member State

01/01/2000 - Study on the legal framework and administrative practices in the Member States of the European Communities regarding reception conditions for persons seeking international protection

04/03/1996 - Council Decision 96/198/JHA of 4 March 1996 on an alert and emergency procedure for burden-sharing with regard to the admission and residence of displaced persons on a temporary basis

United Nations 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol

Legal migration and Integration

11/12/2018 - Final report of the Interim evaluation of the Internal Security Fund – Police: Final report - study, Abstract and executive summary.

22/11/2018 - Interim evaluation of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2014-2020) The present report is the final report of the interim evaluation of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), and its potential future impact. It presents the findings from the data collection, as well as the conclusions and recommendations derived from the results of the study. Final report - Study Abstract and executive summary

22/11/2018 - Interim evaluation of the Internal Security Fund – Borders and Visa (2014-2017) Final report - Study Abstract and executive summary

23/10/2018 - Study on the feasibility and added value of sponsorship schemes as a possible pathway to safe channels for admission to the EU, including resettlement: Final report - study.

07/06/2016 - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employmen t (COM (2016) 378)

02/07/2015 - European Commission and OECD joint report: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2015 - Settling In

22/05/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment - (“EU Blue Card”) (COM(2014) 287)

15/05/2014 - Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer

03/04/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on guidance for application of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification (COM(2014) 210 final)

26/02/2014 - Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers

04/12/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the work of the Task Force Mediterranean (COM(2013) 869) Implementation of the Communication on the Work of the Task Force Mediterranean (Part 1/2)(Part 1/2) SWD(2014) 173 final

06/08/2013 - Using EU Indicators of Immigrant Integration Using EU Indicators of Immigrant Integration

01/07/2013 - Study Intra-EU Mobility of Third-Country Nationals (European Migration Network); EMN Inform

21/05/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Maximising the Development Impact of Migration - The EU contribution for the UN High-level Dialogue and next steps towards broadening the development-migration nexus

30/05/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - 3rd Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2011) (accompanying Commission Staff Working Document)

01/01/2012 - Comparative study on the best practices of reintegration Comparative study on

13/12/2011 - Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State

01/12/2011 - Comparative study - return of minors Comparative study -

18/11/2011 - Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: The Global approach to migration and mobility (COM(2011) 743 final)

15/11/2011 - Green Paper on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the European Union (Directive 2003/86/EC)

01/11/2011 - Comparative Study on Best Practices in the Field of Forced Return Monitoring Comparative Study on Best Practices

28/09/2011 - Report from the Commission on the application of Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service (COM (2011) 587 final)

28/09/2011 - Report from the Commission on the application of Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (COM (2011) 585 final)

01/09/2011 - Temporary and Circular Migration: empirical evidence, current policy practice and future options in EU Member States Temporary and Circular Migration: empirical evidence,

20/07/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - European Agenda for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (COM(2011) 455 final)

20/07/2011 - Commission staff working paper: EU initiatives supporting the integration of third-country nationals

24/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the Europen Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A dialogue for migration, mobility and security with the southern Mediterranean countries (COM(2011) 292 final)

24/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2010) (accompanying Commission Staff Working Paper)

04/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Communication on migration (COM(2011) 248 final)

07/04/2011 - Satisfying Labour Demand through Migration Satisfying Labour Demand

01/03/2011 - Programmes and Strategies in the EU Member States fostering Assisted Return to and Reintegration in Third Countries Programmes and Strategies in the EU Member States fostering

06/05/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – First Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum (2009) (COM(2009) 214 final)

01/05/2010 - Policies on Reception, Return and Integration arrangements for, and numbers of, Unaccompanied Minors - an EU comparative study Policies on Reception, Return and Integration arrangements for,

01/04/2010 - Handbook on Integration for policy-makers and practitioners (3rd edition) Handbook on Integration for policy-makers and practitioners

01/03/2010 - Study on the Conformity checking of the transposition by Member States of Directive 2004/81/EC (victims of trafficking) (National Summary Datasheets and Tables of Correspondence; National reports) Study on the Conformity checking of the transposition by

18/09/2009 - Commission staff working document – Mobility partnerships as a tool of the Global Approach to Migration (SEC(2009) 1240 final)

15/09/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions - Policy Coherence for Development: establishing the policy framework for a whole–of–the-Union approach (COM(2009) 458 final)

01/08/2009 - Organisation of Asylum and Migration Policies in the EU Member States(Institutional Charts) Organisation of Asylum and Migration

02/07/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on guidance for better transposition and application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (COM(2009) 313 final)

25/05/2009 - Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment

28/04/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/350/EC of 28 April 2009 on the request by Ireland to accept Council Decision 2008/381/EC establishing a European Migration Network

01/01/2009 - Study on practices in the area of regularisation of illegally staying third-country nationals in the Member States of the EU (Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C) Study on practices in the area of regularisation of illegally

16/12/2008 - Decision No 1298/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing the Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 action programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries

03/12/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – Eastern Partnerships (COM(2008) 823 final)

08/10/2008 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification (COM(2008) 610 final)

08/10/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Strengthening the global approach to migration: increasing coordination, coherence and synergies (COM(2008) 611 final)

08/10/2008 - Commission staff working document - Strengthening actions and tools to meet integration challenges - Report to the 2008 Ministerial Conference on Integration (SEC(2008) 2626 final)

01/09/2008 - Study on the Conformity checking of the transposition by Member States of Directive 2003/86 (family reunification) (National Summary Datasheets and Tables of Correspondence; National reports) Study on the Conformity checking of the transposition by

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 - A common immigration policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools (COM(2008) 359 final)

14/05/2008 - Council Decision 2008/381/EC of 14 May 2008 establishing a European Migration Network

05/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/457/EC of 5 March 2008 laying down the rules for the implementation of Council Decision 2007/435/EC establishing the European Fund for the integration of third-country nationals the period 2007 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)

01/01/2008 - Family Reunification Family

05/12/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Towards a Common Immigration Policy (COM(2007) 780 final)

11/09/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Third Annual Report on Migration and Integration (COM(2007) 512 final)

25/06/2007 - Council Decision 2007/435/EC of 25 June 2007 establishing the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows"

16/05/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Applying the Global Approach to Migration to the Eastern and South-Eastern Regions Neighbouring the European Union (COM2007) 247 final)

16/05/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on circular migration and mobility partnerships between the European union and third countries (COM(2007) 248 final)

01/05/2007 - Return Migration Return

01/05/2007 - Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third Country Highly-Skilled Workers in the EU Conditions of Entry and Residence of

01/01/2007 - Illegally Resident Third Country Nationals in EU Member States: state approaches towards them, their profile and social situation Illegally Resident Third Country Nationals in EU Member States:

05/12/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada establishing a framework for cooperation in higher education, training and youth Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada

30/11/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council - Reinforcing the management of the European Union's Southern Maritime Border (COM(2006) 733 final)

30/11/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The global approach to migration one year on: towards a comprehensive European migration policy (COM(2006) 735 final)

01/11/2006 - Managed Migration and the Labour Market - The Health Sector Managed Migration and the Labour

30/10/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (COM(2006) 643 final)

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 Council Decision 2006/688/EC of 5 October 2006 on the

01/10/2006 - Migration and public perception Migration and

30/06/2006 - Commission staff working document - Second Annual Report on Migration and Integration (SEC(2006) 892)

21/06/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America renewing a programme of cooperation in higher education and vocational education and training Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America

01/03/2006 - Impact of Immigration on Europe's Societies Impact of Immigration

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)

21/12/2005 - Communication from the Commission - Policy Plan on Legal Migration (COM(2005) 669 final)

30/11/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Priority actions for responding to the challenges of migration - First follow-up to Hampton Court (COM(2005) 621 final)

12/10/2005 - Council Recommendation 2005/762/EC of 12 October 2005 to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community

12/10/2005 - Council Directive 2005/71/EC OF 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research

28/09/2005 - Recommendation 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research

01/09/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Migration and Development: some concrete orientations (COM(2005) 390 final)

01/09/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Common Agenda for Integration - Framework for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the European Union (COM(2005) 389 final)

13/12/2004 - Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service

16/07/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - First Annual Report on Migration and Integration (COM(2004) 508 final)

04/06/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Study on the links between legal and illegal migration (COM(2004) 412 final)

29/04/2004 - Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (consolidated version of April 2004)

25/11/2003 - Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (amended by Directive 2011/51/EU of 11 May 2011)

22/09/2003 - Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification

01/08/2003 - Benchmarking in Immigrant Integration Benchmarking in

03/06/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on immigration, integration and employment (COM(2003) 336 final)

15/04/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament to present an Action Plan for the collection and analysis of Community Statistics in the field of migration (COM(2003) 179 final)

03/12/2002 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Integrating migration issues in the European Union's relations with Third Countries - I. Migration and development - II. Report on the effectiveness of financial resources available at community level for repatriation of immigrants and rejected asylum seekers, for management of external borders and for asylum and migration projects in third countries (COM(2002) 703 final)

12/07/2001 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on an open method of coordination for the Community immigration policy (COM(2001) 387 final)

09/04/2001 - Commission staff working paper - The exchange of statistical information in the field of asylum and migration (SEC(2001) 602)

27/11/2000 - Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation

22/11/2000 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Community immigration policy (COM(2000) 757 final)

29/06/2000 - Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin

01/04/2000 - The Legal Status of Third Country Nationals who are Long-Term Residents in a Member State of the European Union The Legal Status of Third Country Nationals who are Long-Term

01/01/2000 - Admission of Third Country Nationals for Paid Employment or Self-Employed Activity Admission of Third Country Nationals

Irregular Migration & Return

06/07/2017 - Commission recommendation on making returns more effective when implementing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council

06/07/2017 - Commission recommendation establishing a common "Return Handbook" to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out return related tasks C(2015) 6250

22/03/2017 - REFIT Evaluation of the EU legal framework against facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence: the Facilitators Package (SWD(2017) 117 final) and its accompanying Evaluation Staff Working Document and Executive Summary (SWD(2017) 120 final)

02/03/2017 - Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a more effective return policy in the European Union – a renewed action plan

25/01/2017 - Joint communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council - Migration on the Central Mediterranean route – Managing flows, saving lives

26/10/2016 - Regulation (EU) 2016/1953 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals, and repealing Council Recommendation of 30 November 1994

14/09/2016 - Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC

09/09/2015 - Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – EU Action Plan on Return

27/05/2015 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (2015 – 2020)

22/05/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2009/52/EC of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third country nationals (COM(2014) 286)

28/03/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on EU Return Policy (COM(2014) 199 final)

11/03/2013 - Report on the study on the situation of third-country nationals pending return/removal in the EU Member States and the Schengen Associated Countries (annex)

31/08/2012 - 09/2012 - Evaluation on the implementation and functioning of the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data set up by Directive 2004/82

23/02/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements (COM(2011) 176 final)

21/11/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Union and Georgia

15/10/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2004/81 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities (COM(2010) 493 final)

26/10/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/06/2009 - Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals

16/12/2008 - Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals

05/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/458/EC of 5 March 2008 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Return 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)

30/11/2007 - Commission Decision 2007/837/EC of 30 November 2007 implementing Decision 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adoption of the strategic guidelines for 2008 to 2013

10/10/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and the

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and the

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and the

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/06/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the readmission of persons Agreement between the European Community

15/05/2007 - Commission staff working document - Study on the international law instruments in relation to illegal immigration by sea (SEC(2007) 691)

24/07/2006 - Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime concerning the provisions of the Protocol, in so far as the provisions of this Protocol fall within the scope of Articles 179 and 181a of the Treaty establishing the Community

19/07/2006 - Communication from the Commission on Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (COM(2006) 402 final)

25/05/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission Agreement between the European Community

29/11/2005 - Commission Decision 2005/687/EC of 29 September 2005 on the format for the report on the activities of immigration liaison officers networks and on the situation in the host country in matters relating to illegal immigration

14/04/2005 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

16/03/2005 - Council Decision 2005/267/EC of 16 March 2005 establishing a secure web-based Information and Coordination Network for Member States’ Migration Management Services

25/10/2004 - Commission staff working paper - Annual report on the development of a common policy on illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings, external borders, and the return of illegal residents (SEC(2004) 1349)

04/06/2004 - Agreement between the European Community and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

29/04/2004 - Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data

29/04/2004 - Council Decision 2004/573/EC of 29 April 2004 on the organisation of joint flights for removals from the territory of two or more Member States, of third-country nationals who are subjects of individual removal orders

29/04/2004 - Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities

23/02/2004 - Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nationals

19/02/2004 - Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 of 19 February 2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers network (amended by Regulation (EU) No 493/2011 of 5 April 2011)

25/11/2003 - Council Directive 2003/110/EC of 25 November 2003 on assistance in cases of transit for the purposes of removal by air

13/10/2003 - Agreement between the European Community and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

03/06/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in view of the European Council of Thessaloniki on the development of a common policy on illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings, external borders and the return of illegal residents (COM(2003) 323 final)

28/11/2002 - Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence

28/11/2002 - Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence

27/11/2002 - Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

14/10/2002 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Community return policy on illegal residents (COM(2002) 564 final)

15/11/2001 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a common policy on illegal immigration (COM(2001) 672 final)

28/06/2001 - Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985

28/05/2001 - Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals

15/11/2000 - Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land,

26/05/1997 - Council Decision 97/340/JHA of 26 May 1997 on the exchange of information concerning assistance for the voluntary repatriation of third-country nationals

16/12/1996 - Council Decision 96/749/JHA of 16 December 1996 on monitoring the implementation of instruments adopted by the Council concerning illegal immigration, readmission, the unlawful employment of third country nationals and cooperation in the implementation of expulsion orders

22/12/1995 - Council Decision of 22 December 1995 on monitoring the implementation of instruments already adopted concerning admission of third-country nationals

Schengen, Borders & Visas

17/12/2020 - Commission Implementing Decision establishing the report of 2019 - 2020 thematic evaluation of Member States` national strategies for integrated border management and Annex 1.

09/06/2020 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

08/10/2019 - Commission Recommendation C(2019) 7131 (PDF) establishing a common "Practical Handbook for Border Guards” (PDF) to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out the border control of persons and replacing Commission Recommendation C(2006) 5186 (PDF) of 6 November 2006

05/02/2019 - Evaluation of the application of the recast Qualification Directive (2011/95/EU): Final report - Study, Executive Summary

30/11/2018 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 7774 of 30 November 2018 final laying down the technical specifications regarding the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States and repealing Decisions C(2006) 2909 and C(2008) 8657: Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 7774 of 30 November 2018 Annex to Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 7774 of 30 November 2018

30/11/2018 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2018)7767 final laying down the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals and repealing Decision C(2002)3069: Commission Implementing Decision C(2018) 7767 of 30 November 2018 Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3

14/11/2018 - Regulation (EC) No 2018/1806 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001)

16/05/2018 - COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT - SWD/2018/195 final - Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Regulation XX/2018 [Interoperability Regulation], and Decision 2004/512/EC and repealing Council Decision 2008/633/JHA

16/05/2018 - COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT - SWD/2018/196 final - ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2016/399 Regulation XX/2018 [Interoperability Regulation], and Decision 2004/512/EC and repealing Council Decision 2008/633/JHA

16/05/2018 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL - COM/2018/302 final - amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Regulation XX/2018 [Interoperability Regulation], and Decision 2004/512/EC and repealing Council Decision 2008/633/JHA

14/03/2018 - Communication from the Commission to the European parliament and the Council adapting the common visa policy to new challenges (COM(2018) 251 final)

12/02/2018 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2018)674 final as regards further technical specifications for the uniform format for visas and repealing Commission Decision C(2010) 319: Commission Implementing Decision C(2018)674 of 12 February 2018 Annex 1 Annex 2

28/07/2017 - Regulation (Eu) 2017/1370 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 laying down a uniform format for visas.

29/06/2017 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, and amending Regulation (EC) 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) 1077/2011 (COM (2017) 352)

02/05/2017 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council defining the position of the Commission following the European Parliament resolution of 2 March 2017 on obligations of the Commission in the field of visa reciprocity and reporting on the progress achieved (COM(2017) 227 final)

21/12/2016 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: State of play and the possible ways forward as regards the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy (COM(2016) 816 final)

21/12/2016 - Evaluation of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) Evaluation Staff Working Document Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council

21/12/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006, Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU (COM (2016) 883)

21/12/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (COM (2016) 882)

21/12/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM (2016) 881)

15/12/2016 - Eighth biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area - 1 May - 10 December 2015 COM(2015) 675 final

16/11/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/794 and (EU) 2016/1624 (COM (2016) 731)

14/10/2016 - Evaluation of the Visa Information System (VIS): Evaluation Staff Working Document and Executive Summary Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council For background information on this file, you can visit the webpage dedicated to the preparation of the evaluation (archive)

07/10/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands on the short-stay visa waiver

19/09/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and the Federated States of Micronesia on the short-stay visa waiver

07/09/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification system for aviation security screening equipment (COM (2016) 491)

13/07/2016 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: State of play and the possible ways forward as regards the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy (COM(2016) 481 final)

01/07/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and Tuvalu on the short-stay visa waiver

27/06/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and the Marshall Islands on the short-stay visa waiver

23/06/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kiribati on the short-stay visa waiver

04/05/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Turkey) (COM (2016) 0279)

12/04/2016 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council State of play and the possible ways forward as regards the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy COM(2016) 221 final

06/04/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States of the European Union and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes and amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (COM (2016) 194)

06/04/2016 - Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards the use of the Entry/Exit System (COM (2016) 196)

14/03/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Peru on the short-stay visa waiver

29/02/2016 - Agreement between the European Union and the People's Republic of China on the short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports

23/02/2016 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 966 final of 23.2.2016 amending Implementing Decision C(2013) 4914 establishing the list of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa (annexes: part1, part2 and part3).

07/12/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Palau on the short-stay visa waiver

02/12/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Colombia on the short-stay visa waiver

29/11/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Tonga on the short-stay visa waiver

05/11/2015 - Report from the Commission of 05.11.2015 assessing the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy (C(2015) 7455 final)

05/11/2015 - Commission Implementing Decision of 05/11/2015 (C 2015 7463) determining the start date for the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) for the purpose of consultation between central visa authorities on visa applications and the date of repeal of Commission Decision 2009/377/EC

23/10/2015 - Commission Opinion on the necessity and proportionality of the controls at internal borders reintroduced by Germany and Austria pursuant to Article 24(4) of Regulation No 562/2006 (Schengen Borders Code)

10/08/2015 - Commission Implementing Decision of 10.08.2015 (C 2015 5561) on the technical specifications for the VIS Mail Communication Mechanism for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Decision 2009/377/EC and Commission Implementing Decision C(2012) 1301 (ANNEX)

01/07/2015 - List of CSCAs and DSs

24/06/2015 - List of N.SIS II Office and the national SIRENE Bureaux List of N.SIS II Office and the national SIRENE Bureaux

24/06/2015 - List of competent authorities which are authorised to search directly the data contained in the second generation Schengen Information System List of competent authorities which are authorised to search directly the data contained in the second generation Schengen Information System

05/06/2015 - List of CSCA Websites in Member States

29/05/2015 - Seventh bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 November 2014 - 30 April 2015 (COM(2014) 236 final)

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and Grenada on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and Saint Lucia on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Commonwealth of Dominica on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the short-stay visa waiver

26/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on the short-stay visa waiver

06/05/2015 - Agreement between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates on the short-stay visa waiver

22/04/2015 - Report from the Commission of 22.4.2015 assessing the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy (C(2015) 2575 final)

29/01/2015 - Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/219 of 29 January 2015 replacing the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/115/EU on the Sirene Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (notified under document C(2015) 326)

27/11/2014 - Sixth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 May - 31 October 2014 (COM(2014) 711 final)

29/10/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the fulfilment by Peru of the relevant criteria in view of the negotiation of a visa waiver agreement between the European Union and Peru and its accompanying Staff Working Document

29/10/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the fulfilment by Colombia of the relevant criteria in view of the negotiation of a visa waiver agreement between the European Union and Colombia and its accompanying Staff Working Document

23/10/2014 - 10/2014 - Technical Study on Smart Borders (executive summary)

10/10/2014 - Report from the Commission assessing the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy (C(2014) 7218 final)

11/07/2014 - Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2014 establishing a standard questionnaire in accordance with Article 9 of the Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (C(2014) 4657 final) (annex)

27/06/2014 - Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 of the european parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

18/06/2014 - Commission Implementing Decision of 18 June 2014 establishing the multiannual evaluation programme for 2014 - 2019 in accordance with Article 5 of the Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (C(2014 3683 final) (annex) Commission Implementing Decision of 18 June 2014

16/06/2014 - 16/06/2014 - Study on the feasibility of the creation of a European System of Border Guards to control the external borders of the Union

26/05/2014 - Fifth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 November 2013 - 30 April 2014 (COM(2014) 292 final)

15/05/2014 - Decision No 565/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 introducing a simplified regime for the control of persons at the external borders based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period and repealing Decisions No 895/2006/EC and No 582/2008/EC

30/04/2014 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

23/04/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the ex-post evaluation of the External Borders Fund for the period 2007-2010 (report submitted in accordance with Article 52(3)(c) of Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007)

01/04/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - a smarter visa policy for economic growth (COM(2014) 165 final) and its accompanying Staff Working Document

14/03/2014 - Impact assessment study supporting the review of the Union's visa policy to facilitate legitimate travelling Impact assessment study supporting the review of the Union's visa policy to facilitate legitimate travelling

19/02/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and functioning of Regulation (EU) No 1342/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 as regards the inclusion of the Kaliningrad oblast and certain Polish administrative districts in the eligible border area and on the bilateral agreement concluded thereof between Poland and the Russian Federation (COM (2014)74 final)

05/12/2013 - Council conclusions on alerts pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the SIS II Council conclusions on alerts pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the SIS II

28/11/2013 - Fourth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 May - 31 October 2013 (COM(2013) 832 final)

12/11/2013 - Commission Staff Working Document on implementation of the Special Kaliningrad Transit Programme (2004-06)

31/10/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

24/10/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union

22/10/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 1051/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 in order to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances

22/10/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 establishing the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur)

07/10/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of the Council of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen

30/09/2013 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 6181 of 30 September 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2006) 2909 final laying down the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States and Commission Decision C(2008) 8657 laying down a certificate policy as required in the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States and updating the normative reference documents

30/09/2013 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 6178 of 30 September 2013 amending Commission Decision C(2002) 3069 laying down the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals

06/09/2013 - Commission Implementing Decision of 06.09.2013 (C 2013 5573) amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision adopting the technical specifications for the VIS Mail Communication Mechanism for the purpose of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)

02/08/2013 - Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 4914 of 2 August 2013 establishing the list of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa (annexes: part1, part2 and part3) Commission Implementing Decision C(2013) 4914 of 2 August 2013

29/06/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 610/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Council Regulations (EC) No 1683/95 and (EC) No 539/2001 and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

20/06/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

20/06/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

03/06/2013 - Third biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 November 2012 - 30 April 2013 (COM(2013) 326)

12/03/2013 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on implementation of the Schengen Facility (2004-2006) (annex)

11/12/2012 - Study on the requirements specific to children, travelling alone or accompanied, legally entering or leaving the Member States/associated countries (Annex)

26/11/2012 - Seventh report on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity (COM(2012) 681 final).

26/11/2012 - Second biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area: 1 May 2012 - 31 October 2012 (COM(2012) 686 final)

07/11/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation and development of the common visa policy to spur growth in the EU (COM(2012) 649 final)

11/07/2012 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2012) 376 final on the development of the Visa Information System (VIS) in 2011

16/05/2012 - First biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area: 1 November 2011 - 30 April 2012 (COM(2012) 230 final)

02/05/2012 - Notifications under Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Schengen Convention List of notifications of bilateral agreements under Article 19 of Local Border Traffic Regulation

02/05/2012 - Notifications under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 09 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) Statistics on the number of persons refused entry at the external borders of EU States

29/04/2012 - Notifications under Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 09 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) List of notifications under Article 39 (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) List of border crossing points (consolidated version) List of residence permits (consolidated version) Reference amounts for crossings of the EU’s external borders (overview and consolidated version) List of national services responsible for border control (consolidated version) Model cards issued by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Member States to accredited members of diplomatic missions and consular representations and members of their family (consolidated version part 1 and part 2) List of specimen of residence permits (consolidated version part 1 and 2)

25/04/2012 - Notifications under Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 09 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) Lists of notifications under Article 42 (Schengen Borders Code) (codification)

25/04/2012 - List of contact details for passport Country Verifying Certification Authorities (CVCA) and Document Verifiers (DV)

29/02/2012 - Commission Implementing Decision of 29.2.2012 (C 2012 1301) adopting the technical specifications for the VIS Mail Communication Mechanism for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)

13/12/2011 - Council conclusions on better use of SIS and SIRENE for the exchange of information on third-country nationals refused entry Council conclusions on better use of SIS and SIRENE for the exchange of information on third-country nationals refused entry

13/12/2011 - Council Decision 2011/842/EU of 13 December 2011 on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Principality of Liechtenstein

13/12/2011 - Regulation (EU) No 1342/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 as regards the inclusion of the Kaliningrad oblast and certain Polish administrative districts in the eligible border area

12/12/2011 - Consolidated version of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

22/11/2011 - Regulation (EU) No 1168/2011 of the European parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

25/10/2011 - Decision nr. 1105/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the list of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa and on setting up a mechanism for establishing this list

25/10/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Smart borders - options and the way ahead (COM(2011) 680 final)

25/10/2011 - Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice

25/10/2011 - Decision No 1105/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the list of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa and on setting up a mechanism for establishing this list

16/09/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Schengen governance - strenghtening the area without internal border control (COM(2011) 561 final)

04/08/2011 - Commission Decision C(2011) 5499 of 4 August 2011 amending Commission Decision C(2006) 2909 final laying down the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States

04/08/2011 - Commission Decision C(2011) 5478 of 4 August 2011 amending Commission Decision C(2002) 3069 laying down the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals

01/07/2011 - Commission Implementing Decision 2011/406/EU of 1 July 2011 amending the SIRENE Manual Commission Implementing Decision 2011/406/EU of 1 July 2011

14/06/2011 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the development of the Visa Information System (VIS) in 2010 (submitted pursuant to Article 6 of Council Decision 2004/512/EC) (COM(2011) 346 final)

09/06/2011 - Council Decision 2011/352/EU of 9 June 2011 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Principality of Liechtenstein

02/05/2011 - List of contact details for Single Point of Contact (SPOC)

07/03/2011 - Council Decision 2011/349/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, relating in particular to judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation

07/03/2011 - Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons

07/03/2011 - Council Decision 2011/351/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the 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

25/02/2011 - Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

09/02/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Second report on the implementation and functioning of the local border traffic regime set up by Regulation No 1931/2006 (COM(2011) 47 final)

28/01/2011 - Commission Staff Working Paper - Determining the technical and operational framework of the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) and the actions to be taken for its establishment (SEC(2011) 145 final)

01/01/2011 - Study on cooperation between customs and border guards Study on cooperation between

14/12/2010 - Council Decision 2010/779/EU of 14 December 2010 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the establishment of a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice

08/11/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports

08/11/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and the Federative Republic of Brazil on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports Agreement between the European Union and

05/11/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Progress Report on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) - January 2010 - June 2010 (COM(2010) 633 final)

05/11/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Sixth report on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity (COM(2010) 620 final)

22/10/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the development of the Visa Information System (VIS) in 2009 (submitted in response to the obligation under Article 6 of Council Decision 2004/512/EC) (COM(2010) 588 final)

13/10/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Title III (Internal Borders) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (COM(2010) 554 final)

16/09/2010 - Council Decision of 26 July 2010 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

20/07/2010 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Overview of information management in the area of freedom, security and justice (COM(2010) 385 final)

06/05/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) - Progress Report July 2009 - December 2009 (COM(2010) 221 final)

04/05/2010 - Commission Decision 2010/260/EU of 4 May 2010 on the Security Plan for the operation of the Visa Information System

04/05/2010 - Commission Decision 2010/261/EU of 4 May 2010 on the Security Plan for Central SIS II and the Communication Infrastructure

19/04/2010 - Final Report of the cost analysis of the Entry-Exit and Registered Traveller Systems Final Report of the

27/01/2010 - Commission Decision C(2010) 319 of 27 January 2010 replacing Commission Decision C(1996) 352 of 7 February 1996 laying down further technical specifications for the uniform format for visas (consolidated version of Decision C(1996) 352 and its amending Decisions C(2000) 4332 of 28 December 2000, C(2002) 2002 of 3 June 2002 and C(2009) 3769 of 20 May 2009) (Annex to this Decision classified EU Secret) Commission Decision C(2010) 319 of 27 January 2010 replacing

30/11/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/876/EC of 30 November 2009 adopting technical implementing measures for entering the data and linking applications, for accessing the data, for amending, deleting and advance deleting of data and for keeping and accessing the records of data processing operations in the Visa Information System

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/917/JHA of 30 November 2009 on the use of information technology for customs purposes

30/10/2009 - Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on the participation by those States in the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers as regards the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (COM(2009) 605 final)

22/10/2009 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the development of the second generation Schengen information system (SIS II) - Progress Report January 2009 - June 2009 (COM(2009) 555 final)

19/10/2009 - Fifth report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity in accordance with Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 as regards the reciprocity mechanism (COM(2009) 560 final)

09/10/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/756/EC of 9 October 2009 laying down specifications for the resolution and use of fingerprints for biometric identification and verification in the Visa Information System

05/10/2009 - Commission Decision C(2009) 7476 of 5 October 2009 amending Commission Decision C(2008) 8657 final laying down a certificate policy as required in the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States

24/09/2009 - Commission Staff Working Paper - Report on progress made in developing the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (SEC (2009) 1265 final)

21/09/2009 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the provisions on stamping of the travel documents of third-country nationals in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (COM(2009) 489 final)

17/09/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/720/EC of 17 September 2009 laying down the date for the completion of migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

17/09/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/724/JHA of 17 September 2009 laying down the date for the completion of migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

15/09/2009 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the development of the Visa Information System (VIS) in 2008 (submitted in response to the obligation under Article 6 of Council Decision 2004/512/EC) (COM(2009) 473 final)

13/09/2009 - Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (consolidated version of February 2020)

24/07/2009 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation and functioning of the local border traffic regime introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States (COM(2009) 383

24/06/2009 - Communication from the Commission - Legislative package establishing an Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (COM(2009) 292 final)

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community

20/05/2009 - Commission Decision C(2009) 3770 of 20 May 2009 modifying the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals Commission Decision C(2009) 3770 of 20 May 2009 modifying the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals

05/05/2009 - Commission Decision 2009/377/EC of 5 May 2009 adopting implementing measures for the consultation mechanism and the other procedures referred to in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)

24/03/2009 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the Development of the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) - Progress Report July 2008 – December 2008 (COM(2009) 133 final)

14/01/2009 - Regulation (EC) no. 81/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code

22/12/2008 - Commission Decision C(2008) 8657 of 22 December 2008 laying down a certificate policy as required in the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States and updating the normative reference documents (contact details for certification authorities) amended by Commission Decision (C(2009) 7476 final).

27/11/2008 - Council Decision 2008/903/EC of 27 November 2008 on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Swiss Confederation

10/11/2008 - Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the development of the visa information system (VIS) in 2007 (submitted in response to the obligation under Article 6 of the Council Decision No. 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004) (COM(2008) 714 final)

24/10/2008 - Council Decision 2008/839/JHA of 24 October 2008 on migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (consolidated version of June 2010)

24/10/2008 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008 of 24 October 2008 on migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (consolidated version of June 2010)

23/07/2008 - Fourth report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity in accordance with Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 as regards the reciprocity mechanism (COM(2008) 486 final)

09/07/2008 - Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (consolidated version 2019)

23/06/2008 - Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences

17/06/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/602/EC of 17 June 2008 laying down the physical architecture and requirements of the national interfaces and of the communication infrastructure between the central VIS and the national interfaces for the development phase

05/06/2008 - Council Decision 2008/421/EC of 5 June 2008 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Swiss Confederation (corrigendum)

09/05/2008 - Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union Protocol integrating the Schengen

18/04/2008 - Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals

05/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/456/EC of 5 March 2008 laying down rules for the implementation of Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 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)

04/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/333/EC of 4 March 2008 adopting the SIRENE Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

04/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/334/JHA of 4 March 2008 adopting the SIRENE Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

28/02/2008 - Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis Protocol between the European Union,

28/02/2008 - Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the 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 Protocol between the European Community,

18/02/2008 - Council Decision 2008/173/EC of 18 February 2008 on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (corrigendum)

18/02/2008 - Council Regulation (EC) No 189/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

13/02/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Preparing the next steps in border management in the European Union (COM(2008) 69 final)

13/02/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Examining the creation of a European border surveillance system (EUROSUR) (COM(2008) 68 final) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council,

13/02/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Report on the evaluation and future development of the FRONTEX Agency (COM(2008) 67 final)

06/02/2008 - Entry/Exit Technical Feasibility study Entry/Exit Technical

28/01/2008 - Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

28/01/2008 - Council Decision 2008/149/JHA of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

18/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

06/12/2007 - Council Decision 2007/801/EC of 6 December 2007 on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic

30/10/2007 - Preparatory study to inform an Impact Assessment in relation to the creation of an automated entry/exit system at the external borders of the EU and the introduction of a border crossing scheme for bona fide travellers ("Registered Traveller Programme") (Annexes) Preparatory study to inform an Impact Assessment in

13/09/2007 - Third report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on certain third countries’ maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity in accordance with Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 as regards the reciprocity mechanism (COM(2007) 533 final)

27/08/2007 - Commission Decision 2007/599/EC of 27 August 2007 implementing Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the adoption of strategic guidelines for 2007 to 2013

31/07/2007 - Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers

11/07/2007 - Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism and regulating the tasks and powers of guest officers Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007

12/06/2007 - Council Decision No 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

12/06/2007 - Council Decision 2007/471/EC of 12 June 2007 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic

23/05/2007 - Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013 as part of the General Programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows"

17/05/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation Agreement between the European Community and the

16/03/2007 - Commission Decision 2007/171/EC of 16 March 2007 laying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II (3rd pillar)

16/03/2007 - Commission Decision 2007/170/EC of 16 March 2007 laying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II (1st pillar)

15/02/2007 - Council Decision 2007/511/EC of 15 February 2007 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of an Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

20/12/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 regarding access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates

20/12/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

20/12/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 laying down rules on local border traffic at the external land borders of the Member States and amending the provisions of the Schengen Convention (corrigendum)

04/12/2006 - Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on 4-5 December 2006, on minimum security standards of identity cards valid for travel issued by Member States

30/11/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council - Reinforcing the management of the European Union’s Southern Maritime Borders (COM(2006) 733 final)

03/11/2006 - Commission Decision 2006/752/EC of 3 November 2006 establishing the sites for the Visa Information System during the development phase

03/10/2006 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on cases where visa waiver non-reciprocity is maintained by certain third countries in accordance with Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 as regards the reciprocity mechanism (COM(2006) 568 final)

22/09/2006 - Commission Decision 2006/648/EC of 22 September 2006 laying down the technical specifications on the standards for biometric features related to the development of the Visa Information System

28/06/2006 - Commission Decision C(2006) 2909 of 28 June 2006 establishing the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (subsequent amendments contained in the Commission Decision C(2009) 7476 of 5 October 2009 and the Commission Decision C(2011) 5499 of 4 August 2011) The Commission decisions are not published. These specifications are published for information purposes.

30/04/2006 - 04/2006 - Study on Conferring executive powers on Border Officers Operating at the External borders of the EU

15/03/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (consolidated version of March 2016) (related notifications)

10/01/2006 - Report from the Commission to the Council on visa waiver reciprocity with certain third countries in accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 851/2005 of 2 June 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement as regards the reciprocity mechanism (COM(2006) 3 final)

01/12/2005 - Council conclusions on common minimum security standards for national identity cards

12/10/2005 - Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research

12/10/2005 - Council Recommendation 2005/762/EC of 12 October 2005 to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community

28/02/2005 - Commission Decision C(2005) 409 of 28 February 2005 establishing the technical specifications on the standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States Commission Decision C(2005) 409 of 28 February 2005

22/12/2004 - Council Decision 2004/926/EC of 22 December 2004 on the putting into effect of parts of the Schengen acquis by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13/12/2004 - Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (consolidated version of June 2009)

25/11/2004 - Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

20/10/2004 - Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis Agreement between the European Union,

16/09/2004 - Commission Recommendation 2004/645/EC of 16 September 2004 on the implementation by the consular offices of the Member States of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the National Tourism Administration of the People’s Republic of China on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People’s Republic of China (ADS)

08/06/2004 - Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (corrigendum)

29/04/2004 - Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data

20/03/2004 - Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People's Republic of China (ADS)

14/04/2003 - Council Regulation (EC) No 693/2003 of 14 April 2003 establishing a specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), a Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) and amending the Common Consular Instructions and the Common Manual

14/04/2003 - Council Regulation (EC) No 694/2003 of 14 April 2003 on uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD) provided for in Regulation (EC) No 693/2003

14/08/2002 - Commission Decision C(2002) 3069 of 14 August 2002 laying down the technical specifications for the uniform format for residence permits for third country nationals (subsequent amendments contained in the Commission Decision C(2011) 5478 of 4 August 2011)(Note: certain Annexes to above Decisions classified EU Secret)

13/06/2002 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals (consolidated version of May 2008)

28/02/2002 - Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis

18/02/2002 - Council Regulation (EC) No 333/2002 of 18 February 2002 on a uniform format for forms for affixing the visa issued by Member States to persons holding travel documents not recognised by the Member State drawing up the form

13/06/2001 - List of contact details for residence permits Country Verifying Certification Authorities (CVCA) and Document Verifiers (DV)

01/12/2000 - Council Decision 2000/777/EC of 1 December 2000 on the application of the Schengen acquis in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and in Iceland and Norway

17/10/2000 - Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 17 October 2000 supplementing the Resolutions of 23 June 1981, 30 June 1982, 14 July 1986 and 10 July 1995 as regards the security characteristics of passports and other travel documents

22/09/2000 - The Schengen acquis, as referred to in Article 1(2) of Council Decision 1999/435/EC of 20 May 1999, including the Schengen Agreement and the Schengen Convention

29/05/2000 - Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis

27/03/2000 - Council Decision 2000/261/JHA of 27 March 2000 on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents

13/12/1999 - Council Decision 1999/848/EC of 13 December 1999 on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Greece

18/08/1999 - Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union

30/06/1999 - Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union

28/06/1999 - Council Decision 2000/29/EC of 28 June 1999 on the conclusion of the Agreement with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States

21/06/1999 - Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons Agreement between the European Community and

20/05/1999 - Council Decision 1999/435/EC of 20 May 1999 concerning the definition of the Schengen acquis for the purpose of determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the acquis

20/05/1999 - Council Decision 1999/436/EC of 20 May 1999 determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen acquis (corrigendum)

17/05/1999 - Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

17/05/1999 - Council Decision 1999/439/EC of 17 May 1999 on the conclusion of the Agreement with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

16/08/1998 - Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen (SCH/Com-ex(98) 26 def) (OJ L 239, 22.09.2000, p. 138)

29/05/1995 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (consolidated version of October 2013)

29/05/1995 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (consolidated version of September 2008)

13/12/1993 - Agreement on the European Economic Area Agreement on the

19/06/1990 - Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June

23/06/1981 - Resolution of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Communities, meeting within the Council of 23 June 1981 concerning the adoption of a passport of uniform pattern (supplemented by the Resolution of 30 June 1982, the Resolution of 14 July 1986, the Resolution of 10 July 1995 and the Resolution of 8 June 2004)

Information pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement

See the Commission Recommendation C(2012)9330 final of 14 December 2012 for the Guidelines on the movement of Turkish nationals crossing the external borders of EU Member States in order to provide services within the EU

Further to Article 53 (1) of the Visa Code, Member States are to notify the Commission of the following Further to Article 53 (1) of the Visa Code, Member States are to notify the Commission of the following

Industry for security

19/09/2017 - Interim evaluation of the activities under the secure societies challenge under Horizon 2020 Annexes Executive summary

04/05/2017 - Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) and repealing Decision No 1982/2006/EC

27/10/2016 - Study on Civil Security R&D in major third countries (SER3CO) (October 2013)

01/07/2016 - Report of the H2020 Protection and Security Advisory Group (PASAG)

01/12/2015 - H2020 Secure Societies Advisory Group Strategic Recommendations for Secure Societies Theme in Horizon 2020

01/09/2015 - Ex-post evaluation of the FP7 security research actions (report summary)

01/06/2015 - Final report on the Study on the development of statistical data on the European security technological and industrial base Security Sector Survey Analysis reports for: Germany Germany Estonia Estonia Spain Spain France France Italy Italy Poland Poland United Kingdom United Kingdom

01/07/2014 - H2020 Secure Societies Advisory Group Strategic Input for 2016-2017 Work Programme

23/10/2013 - Study on the status quo and the legal implications of Third Party Liability for the European security industry, Final Report and Annex III - October 2013

30/07/2012 - Commission Communication, of 30 July 2012 - Security Industrial Policy - Action Plan for an innovative and competitive Security Industry - COM(2012) 417 final - Commission Staff Working Paper

01/06/2012 - FP7 Security Advisory Group Annual Summary June 2011 - 2012 Issue 1.0

01/05/2012 - Study on Civil Military Synergies in the field of Security Final Report - May 2012

30/11/2011 - Commission Communication, of 30 November 2011 Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Official documents

01/11/2011 - Study on pre-commercial procurement in the field of Security Final report - November 2011

03/10/2011 - Security Regulation, Conformity Assessment & Certification Final Report - October 2011

24/01/2011 - Commission Decision of 24 January 2011 on three measures for simplifying the implementation of Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision No 970/2006/Euratom and amending Decisions C(2007) 1509 and C(2007) 1625

05/01/2011 - SMEs and their participation in security research - January 2011

04/01/2011 - Maritime security and surveillance - Case study - January 2011

03/01/2011 - CBRN Case study - January 2011

03/01/2011 - Ex-post Evaluation of the Preparatory Action on Security Research (PASR). Interim Evaluation of FP7 Security Research - Final report - Appendices - Excecutive summary

03/01/2011 - Aviation security and detection systems - Case study - January 2011

21/12/2009 - Commission Communication, of 21 December 2009 A European Security Research and Innovation Agenda - Commission's initial position on ESRIF's key findings and recommendations

19/12/2009 - Final report from the European Security Research and Innovation Forum - European Security Research and Innovation in support of European Security policies (December 2009)

15/11/2009 - The Final Report of the study of the “Competitiveness of the EU security industry” sets out to provide a picture of the current situation of the EU security industry, its structure and organisation, competitiveness position and challenges for the future

19/12/2007 - Study analysing the current activities in the field of UVA (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) - Conducted by Frost and Sullivan for the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry - Part 1 and Part 2

11/09/2007 - Commission Communication to the European Parliament and the Council, of 11 September 2007, on Public-Private Dialogue in Security Research and Innovation

01/09/2006 - Report from the European Security Research Advisory Board - Meeting the challenge: the European Security Research Agenda (September 2006)

19/12/2004 - Report of the Group of Personalities in the field of Security Research - Research for a secure Europe (2004)

20/10/2004 - Workshop on research and technological challenges in the field of border control in the EU-25: Proceedings (18-20 October 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia)

07/09/2004 - Commission Communication, of 7 September 2004 - Security Research: The Next Steps - COM(2004) 590 final

03/02/2004 - Commission Decision, of 3 February 2004, on the implementation of the Preparatory Action on the Enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of security research - 2004/213/EC

03/02/2004 - Commission Communication, of 3 February 2004, on the implementation of the Preparatory Action on the enhancement of the European industrial potential in the field of Security research - Towards a programme to advance European security through Research and Technology - COM(2004) 72 final

12/12/2003 - A Secure Europe in a Better World - European Security Strategy, 12 December 2003

Organised crime & Human trafficking

08/03/2018 - Annex II of the Final Report of the Study in view of a report evaluating the implementation of Regulation 258/2012

08/03/2018 - Executive Summary of the Study in view of a report evaluating the implementation of Regulation 258/2012

08/03/2018 - Final Report of the Study in view of a report evaluating the implementation of Regulation 258/2012

08/03/2018 - Annex I of the Final Report of the Study in view of a report evaluating the implementation of Regulation 258/2012

12/01/2018 - Proposal for a Council decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the sixty-first session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the scheduling of substances under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 (COM(2018) 31)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-(1-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (AB-CHMINACA) to control measures (COM(2017) 758 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-(1-amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (ADB-CHMINACA) to control measures (COM(2017) 757 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance methyl 2-{[1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carbonyl]amino}-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (5F-MDMB-PINACA) to control measure (COM(2017) 766 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance 1-(4-cyanobutyl)-N-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (CUMYL-4CN-BINACA) to control measures (COM(2017) 764 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl)propanamide (4-fluoroisobutyrylfentanyl) to control measures (COM(2017) 756 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]oxolane-2-carboxamide (tetrahydrofuranylfentanyl; THF-F) to control measures (COM(2017) 759 final)

18/12/2017 - Proposal for a Council implementing decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance methyl 1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[phenyl(propanoyl)amino]piperidine-4-carboxylate (carfentanil) to control measures (COM(2017) 765 final)

15/11/2017 - Regulation (EU) 2017/2101 of 15 November 2017 as regards information exchange on, and an early warning system and risk assessment procedure for, new psychoactive substances (OJ L 305, 21.11.2017, p.1)

15/11/2017 - Directive (EU) 2017/2103 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA in order to include new psychoactive substances in the definition of ‘drug’ and repealing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA (OJ L 305, 21.11.2017, p. 12–18)

15/11/2017 - Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2170 of 15 November 2017 on subjecting N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl) to control measures (OJ L 306, 22.11.2017, p. 19)

29/09/2017 - Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment

29/09/2017 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the extent to which the Member States have taken the necessary measures in order to comply with Directive 2013/40/EU on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA (COM(2017)474)

28/09/2017 - Updated Study on Corruption in the Healthcare Sector

25/09/2017 - Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1774 of 25 September 2017 on subjecting N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylacrylamide (acryloylfentanyl) to control measures (OJ L 251, 29.9.2017, p. 21)

13/09/2017 - Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Resilience, Deterrence and Defence: Building strong cybersecurity for the EU (JOIN(2017)450)

13/09/2017 - Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA (COM(2017)489) - accompanying impact assessment and its summary

13/09/2017 - Commission Recommendation on Coordinated Response to Large Scale Cybersecurity Incidents and Crises (C(2017) 6100 final) and its annex (Blueprint for Coordinated response to large-scale cross-border cybersecurity incidents and crises)

13/09/2017 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification ("Cybersecurity Act") (COM(2017)477)

05/07/2017 - EU Action Plan on Drugs 2017-2020, endorsed by the Council of the European Union in June 2017 (OJ C 215, 5.7.2017, p. 21-58)

05/07/2017 - Proposal for a Council Implementing Decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance n-phenyl-n-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4- yl]furan-2-carboxamide (furanylfentanyl) to control measures (COM(2017) 367 final)

06/04/2017 - Proposal for a Council Imlementing Decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-Nphenylacrylamide(acryloylfentanyl) to control measures (COM(2017) 161 final)

15/03/2017 - Evaluation of the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2013-2020 and the EU Action Plan on Drugs 2013-2016 Evaluation Staff Working Document Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: Evaluation of the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2013-2020 and of the EU Action Plan on Drugs 2013-2016: a continuous need for an EU Action Plan on Drugs 2017-2020 For background information on this file, you can visit the webpage dedicated to the preparation of the evaluation (archive).

27/02/2017 - Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/369 of 27 February 2017 on subjecting methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (MDMB-CHMICA) to control measures (OJ L 56, 3.3.2017, p. 210)

21/12/2016 - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on countering money laundering by criminal law (COM (2016) 826)

16/12/2016 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography

16/12/2016 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council assessing the extent to which the Member States have taken the necessary measures in order to comply with Directive 2011/93/EU of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (COM(2016)871 final)

18/08/2016 - Study on alternatives to coercive sanctions as response to drug law offences and drug-related crimes (Appendix A) (Executive summary DE FR)

07/07/2016 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council based on Article 10 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime

06/07/2016 - Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (based on proposal COM(2013) 48 final)

02/07/2016 - Council Implementing Decision 2016/1070/EU of 27 June 2016 on subjecting 1-phenyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one (α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, α-PVP) to control measures OJ L178, 02.07.2016, p. 18 - 20

17/03/2016 - Flash Eurobarometer 401 – "Young people and drugs" – August 2014

27/11/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on progress in the EU's 2013-2020 Drugs Strategy and 2013-2016 Action Plan on Drugs; accompanied by Staff Working Document SWD(2015) 257 final

02/11/2015 - November 2015 European Union Common Position on UNGASS 2016

08/10/2015 - Council Implementing Decision 2015/1876/EU of 8 October 2015 on subjecting 5-(2-aminopropyl) indole to control measures. OJ L 275, 20.10.2015, p 43 - 45

08/10/2015 - Council Implementing Decision 2015/1875/EU of 8 October 2015 on subjecting 251-NBOMe, AH 7921, MDPV and methoxetamine to control measures. OJ L 275, 20.10.2015, p 38-42

08/10/2015 - Council Implementing Decision 2015/1874/EU of 8 October 2015 on subjecting 4 methylamphetamine to control measures. OJ L 275, 20.10.2015, p 35 – 37

16/09/2015 - Council conclusions on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Drugs 2013-2016 regarding minimum quality standards in drug demand reduction in the European Union

11/06/2015 - Final report of the EU study on dministrative Approaches to Crime

15/03/2015 - 03/2015 - From illegal markets to legitimate business: the portfolio of organised crime in Europe (Transcrime) Executive Summary

01/02/2015 - The study on paving the way for future policy initiatives in the field of fight against organised crime: the effectiveness of specific criminal law measures targeting organised crime (Part 1, Part 2, Executive Summary)

14/12/2014 - Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

01/07/2014 - Study to Support an Impact Assessment on Options for Combatting Illicit Firearms Trafficking in the European Union

01/06/2014 - Study to support an Impact Assessment on a possible initiative related to improving rules on deactivation, destruction and marking procedures of firearms in the EU, as well as on alarm weapons and replicas

17/01/2014 - Declaration updating the EU-Western Balkans commitment to fight against drugs (2013)

19/12/2013 - Study on Corruption in the Healthcare Sector (Executive summary)

30/11/2013 - EU Action Plan on Drugs (2013-2016)

21/10/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Firearms and the internal security of the EU: protecting citizens and disrupting illegal trafficking

15/10/2013 - Report on the current state of play of the 2003 Council Recommendation on the prevention and reduction of health-related harm, associated with drug dependence, in the EU and candidate countries - Annex 1: Country Profiles - Annex 2: Systematic Literature Reviews

08/10/2013 - Council Implementing Decision 2015/1873/EU of 8 October 2015 on subjecting 4,4'-DMAR and MT45 to control measures. OJ L 275, 20.10.2015, p 32 - 34

01/10/2013 - Study on judicial cooperation, mutual legal assistance and extradition of drug traffickers and other drug-related crime offenders, between the EU and its Member States and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries - (Executive Summary) - October 2013

01/10/2013 - EU-Central Asia Action Plan on Drugs (2014-2020)

27/09/2013 - The crime against businesses in Europe: A pilot survey (Executive summary) The crime against businesses in Europe: A pilot survey

12/08/2013 - Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on attacks against information systems and repealing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA (based on proposal COM(2010) 517 final of 30/09/2010 - accompanying impact assessment and its summary)

25/06/2013 - Eighth Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

21/05/2013 - Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 (based on proposal COM/2010/0521 final)

29/03/2013 - Preparatory study for an impact assessment on a new legislative instrument replacing the Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA on illicit drug trafficking - March 2013

22/03/2013 - Report on the evaluation of the transposition and impacts of the Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA on drug trafficking

13/03/2013 - Further insights into aspects of the EU illicit drugs market (study) – Summaries and key findings

07/02/2013 - Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace

29/12/2012 - EU Drugs Strategy (2013-2020)

01/12/2012 - Study for an Impact Assessment on a Proposal for a New Legal Framework on Identity Theft

30/11/2012 - Report from the Commission to the Council - Evaluation report on the European Union Crime Prevention Network (COM(2012) 717 final)

19/10/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the participation of the European Union in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) (COM(2012) 604 final)

27/07/2012 - Preparatory study for an Impact Assessment on a new instrument replacing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on new psychoactive substances - 27 July 2012

11/07/2012 - Report on the Evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and Appendices

19/06/2012 - The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016 (COM(2012) 286 final) The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012–2016

20/04/2012 - Seventh Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

28/03/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Tackling Crime in our Digital Age: Establishing a European Cybercrime Centre (COM(2012) 140 final)

22/03/2012 - Assessment of the implementation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2005-2012 and its Action Plans

12/03/2012 - Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union(COM(2012) 85 final) and its accompanying Impact assessement (SWD(2012) 31 final)

01/03/2012 - 03/2012 - External study used as a basis for the Commission impact assessment on the proposal for a Directive on the freezing an confiscation of the proceeds of crime in the European Union (revised October 2012)

01/02/2012 - Feasibility study for a European Cybercrime Centre, final report Feasibility study for a European

01/02/2012 - Feasibility study for a European Cybercrime Centre

18/01/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Measuring crime in the EU: Statistics action plan 2011-2015 (Com(2011) 713 final)

01/01/2012 - Study on (Annexes ) preventing and fighting illicit trafficking in cultural goods in the EU

13/12/2011 - Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (corrigendum)

04/12/2011 - Study on Minimum Quality Standards in Drug Demand Reduction (EQUS) - Executive Summary and Annexes 1-13 and 14 - 04 December 2011

25/10/2011 - Communication from the Commission Towards a stronger European response to drugs

12/10/2011 - Sixth Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

28/09/2011 - Commission Decision of 28 September 2011 setting up the Group of Experts on Corruption

22/07/2011 - Flash Eurobarometer 330 - "Youth attitudes on drugs" - July 2011

22/07/2011 - Development of a European Crime Report: Improving safety and justice with existing crime and criminal justice data Development of a European Crime Report: Improving safety

18/07/2011 - Council Decision 2011/428/CFSP of 18 July 2011 in support of United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs activities to implement the United Nations Programme of Actions to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

11/07/2011 - Report from the Commission on the Assessment of the functioning of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances

11/07/2011 - Commission staff working paper on the Assessment of the functioning of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances

30/06/2011 - Projects, Studies and Research on Illicit Drugs funded by the European Commission 2007-2010 - June 2011

17/06/2011 - Summary of the Conference on Building an EU Consensus for Minimum Quality Standards in the Prevention, Treatment and Harm Reduction of Drugs

09/06/2011 - Council conclusions on setting the EU’s priorities for the fight against organised crime between 2011 and 2013 Council conclusions on setting the EU’s priorities for

06/06/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee – Fighting Corruption in the EU (COM(2011) 308 final)

06/06/2011 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council based on Article 9 of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (COM(2011) 309 final)

06/06/2011 - Report from the Commission to the Council on the modalities of European Union participation in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) (COM(2011) 307 final)

06/06/2011 - Commission Decision of 6 June 2011 - Establishing an EU Anti-corruption reporting mechanism for periodic assessment ("EU Anti-corruption Report") (C(2011) 3673 final)

01/06/2011 - Projects, studies and research on illicit drugs funded by the European Commission (2007-2010)

01/06/2011 - Comparative Study on Legislative and Non Legislative Measures to Combat Identity Theft and Identity Related Crime: Final Report

11/05/2011 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Report on the interim evaluation of the «Daphne III Programme 2007 – 2013» (COM(2011) 254 final)

10/05/2011 - G8 Political Declaration and Action Plan adopted by the Ministers responsible for the Fight against Illicit Drug Trafficking at the Ministerial meeting on transatlantic cocaine trafficking

12/04/2011 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council based on Article 8 of the Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime (COM(2011) 176 final)

31/03/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection ‘Achievements and next steps: towards global cyber-security’ (COM(2011) 163 final)

22/12/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Application of Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (COM(2010) 779 final)

15/12/2010 - Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation

14/12/2010 - Fourth Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU, Brussels

02/12/2010 - Council Decision 2010/765/CFSP of 2 December 2010 on EU action to counter the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons (SALW) by air

02/12/2010 - Decision on submitting 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) to control measures - OJ L 322, 8.12.2010, p.44

05/11/2010 - Report from the Commission on 2010 progress review of the EU Drugs Action Plan (2009-2012) - (Annex)

01/11/2010 - Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and needs to standardise national legislation on violence against women, violence against children and sexual orientation violence Feasibility study to assess the possibilities, opportunities and

22/10/2010 - Conclusions of the First European conference on drug supply indicators

08/10/2010 - Commission staff working document on improving the collection of data on drug markets, drug-related crime and drug-supply reduction measures in the EU

16/09/2010 - Decision 2010/597/EU of the European Central Bank of 16 September 2010 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes (ECB/2010/14)

23/08/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council based on Article 22 of the Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders (COM(2010) 428

12/08/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - On the application of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community pursuant to article 10 of this Regulation (COM(2010) 429 final)

27/07/2010 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The placing on the market of replica firearms (COM(2010) 404 final)

03/06/2010 - European pact to combat international drug trafficking – disrupting cocaine and heroin routes European pact to combat international drug trafficking –

01/04/2010 - Study on the assessment of the extent of different types of Trafficking in Human Beings in EU countries Study on the assessment of the extent of different

25/03/2010 - Action Oriented Paper implementing the strategy for the external dimension of Justice and Home Affairs: Strategic and concerted action to improve cooperation in combating organised crime, especially drug trafficking, originating in West Africa Action Oriented Paper implementing the strategy for the external

01/01/2010 - Cocaine – A European Union perspective in the global context Cocaine –

10/12/2009 - Report from the Commission on the implementation of Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA

30/11/2009 - Council Decision setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision of 8 June 2001 establishing a European Crime Prevention Network

23/11/2009 - Commission staff working document on Strengthening EU Research Capacity on Illicit Drugs

03/11/2009 - Legislation and the Situation Concerning Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in EU Member States Legislation and the Situation Concerning Trafficking

21/10/2009 - Feasibility and assessment study on a European hotline for victims of trafficking in human beings Feasibility and assessment study

01/10/2009 - Understanding illicit drug markets, supply reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union Understanding illicit drug markets,

01/10/2009 - Study on Understanding illicit drug markets, supply reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the EU - October 2009

30/09/2009 - Study on Comparative Analysis of Research into illicit Drugs in the EU - (Summary) - September 2009

25/09/2009 - Synopsis of the Conference on "Bridging the Research Gap in the Field of Illicit Drugs in the EU" - 24-25 September 2009

14/09/2009 - Study on the development of an EU-level offence classification system and an assessment of its feasibility to supporting the implementation of the Action Plan to develop an EU strategy to measure crime and criminal justice Study on the development of an EU-level offence

03/08/2009 - Comparative Analysis of Research into Illicit Drugs in the European Union Comparative Analysis of Research

27/07/2009 - Commission staff working document on EU guidelines and mechanisms on detecting, monitoring and responding to emerging trends on drugs

17/07/2009 - Action Plan on drugs between the EU and the Western Balkan countries (2009-2013)

01/07/2009 - Member States' legislation, national policies, practices and approaches concerning the victims of crime Member States' legislation, national policies,

01/06/2009 - Report Assessing the effectiveness of EU Member States’ practices in the identification, tracing, freezing and confiscation of criminal assets Report Assessing the effectiveness of EU Member States’

19/05/2009 - 2009-2013 Action plan on Drugs between the EU and Central Asian states

03/05/2009 - Examining the Links between Organised Crime and Corruption Examining the Links between

31/03/2009 - Commission report on global illicit drugs markets 1998-2007 - (Shortened version) - March 2009

30/03/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection - "Protecting Europe from large scale cyber-attacks and disruptions: enhancing preparedness, security and resilience" (COM(2009) 149 final)

16/03/2009 - Council Resolution of 16 March 2009 on the EU Customs Action Plan to combat IPR infringements for the years 2009 to 2012

05/03/2009 - Third Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

01/03/2009 - Evaluation of the European Crime Prevention Network Evaluation of the European

01/03/2009 - A Report on Global Illicit Drugs Markets 1998-2007 A Report on Global Illicit

01/01/2009 - Methamphetamine – A European Union perspective in the global context Methamphetamine –

22/12/2008 - Report from the Commission based on Article 14 of the Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA of 22 July 2003 on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence (COM(2008) 885 final)

20/12/2008 - EU Action Plan on Drugs (2009-2012)

16/12/2008 - Decision No 1351/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a multiannual Community programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies

20/11/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Proceeds of organised crime: ensuring that "crime does not pay" (COM(2008) 766 final)

01/11/2008 - Study on "Best practices in vertical relations between the Financial Intelligence Unit and (1) law enforcement services and (2) Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Reporting entities with a view to indicating effective models for feedback on follow-up to and effectiveness of suspicious transaction reports" Study on "Best practices in vertical relations

24/10/2008 - Council Decision 2008/582/JHA of 24 October 2008 on a contact-point network against corruption

24/10/2008 - Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime

25/09/2008 - Council Resolution of 25 September 2008 on a comprehensive European anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy plan

18/09/2008 - Communication from the Commission on an EU Drugs Action Plan for 2009-2012

18/09/2008 - Commission staff working document accompanying the Communication from the Commission on an EU Action Plan on Drugs (2009-2012) - Summary of the impact assessment

18/09/2008 - Commission staff working document accompanying the Communication from the Commission on an EU Action Plan on Drugs (2009-2012) - Impact assessment

31/07/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/679/JHA of 31 July 2008 on the attribution of action grants for translating and testing a victimisation survey module under the specific programme Prevention of and fight against crime as part of the general programme on security and safeguarding liberties

16/07/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee - An Industrial Property Rights Strategy for Europe (COM(2008) 645 final)

14/07/2008 - Report from the Commission to the Council based on Article 12 of the Council Framework Decision of 24 February 2005 on attacks against information systems (COM(2008) 448 final)

01/07/2008 - Study on Extortion Racketeering the Need for an Instrument to Combat Activities of Organised Crime Study on Extortion Racketeering the Need for

21/05/2008 - Civil Society Forum on Drugs in the EU

01/05/2008 - Flash Eurobarometer 233 - "Young people and drugs" - May 2008

03/04/2008 - Study to Assess the Extent of Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations for Financial Criminal Purposes at EU Level Study to Assess the Extent of Abuse of Non-Profit

03/03/2008 - Decision on defining 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) as a new psychoactive substance which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal provisions – OJ L 63, 7.3. 2008, p.45 46

14/02/2008 - Second Report from the Commission - Implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ financial interests and its protocols - Article 10 of the Convention (COM(2008) 77 final)

20/12/2007 - Report from the Commission on the implementation of the Council Decision of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of the Member States in respect of exchanging information (2000/642/JHA) (COM(2007) 827 final)

17/12/2007 - Report from the Commission pursuant to Article 6 of the Council Framework Decision of 24 February 2005 on confiscation of crime related proceeds, instrumentalities and property (2005/212/JHA) (COM(2007) 805 final)

06/12/2007 - Council Decision 2008/40/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests, the Protocol of 27 September 1996 , the Protocol of 29 November 1996 and the Second Protocol of 19 June 1997

06/12/2007 - Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime

26/11/2007 - Report on the Evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and Appendices - 26 November 2007

16/11/2007 - Report from the Commission Based on Article 12 of the Council Framework Decision of 22 December 2003 on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (COM(2007) 716 final)

08/11/2007 - Council Decision 2007/751/EC of 8 November 2007 concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union

25/10/2007 - Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No 201)

23/10/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the role of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in the European Union (COM(2007) 644 final)

27/09/2007 - Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the Specific Programme Drug prevention and information as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice

17/09/2007 - Third Report from the Commission based on Article 11 of the Council Framework Decision of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro (COM(2007) 524 final)

20/06/2007 - Decision No 779/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 establishing for the period 2007-2013 a specific programme to prevent and combat violence against children, young people and women and to protect victims and groups at risk (Daphne III programme) as part of the General Programme Fundamental Rights and Justice

18/06/2007 - Report from the Commission to the Council based on Article 9 of the Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (COM(2007) 328 final)

01/06/2007 - Study on Corruption within the Public Sector in the Member States of the European Union Study on Corruption within the Public Sector

22/05/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the Regions - Towards a general policy on the fight against cyber crime (COM(2007) 267 final)

18/04/2007 - Report on the results of the open consultation (Green Paper) on the role of civil society in drugs policy in the EU

18/04/2007 - Study on the Council Recommendation of 18 June 2003 on Prevention and reduction of health-related harm associated with drug dependence - April 2007

18/04/2007 - Report from the Commission on the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 18 June 2003 on the prevention and reduction of health-related harm associated with drug dependence - 18 April 2007

12/02/2007 - Decision establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime

12/02/2007 - Council Decision 2007/125/JHA of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of the General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme "Prevention of and Fight against Crime"

12/12/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (recast) (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1–13)

28/11/2006 - Action Oriented Paper on implementing with Russia the Common Space of Freedom, Security and Justice

15/11/2006 - Regulation 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 on information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds (corrigendum)

06/10/2006 - Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders (consolidated version of March 2009)

07/08/2006 - Commission Decision 2006/581/EC of 7 August 2006 setting up a group of experts on the policy needs for data on crime and criminal justice

01/08/2006 - Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August 2006 laying down implementing measures for Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of politically exposed person and the technical criteria for simplified customer due diligence procedures and for exemption on grounds of a financial activity conducted on an occasional or very limited basis

04/07/2006 - Communication from the Commission - Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (COM(2006) 367 final)

26/06/2006 - GREEN PAPER on the role of Civil Society in Drugs Policy in the European Union

23/05/2006 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the implementation and results of the Pericles programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (COM(2006) 243 final)

22/05/2006 - Action-Oriented Paper Increasing EU support for combating drug production in and trafficking from Afghanistan, including transit routes

13/01/2006 - EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition EU Strategy to combat illicit accumulation

26/10/2005 - Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing as amended

26/10/2005 - Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (consolidated version of January 2011)

26/10/2005 - Regulation 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community

19/10/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on a Customs response to latest trends in Counterfeiting and piracy (COM(2005) 479 final)

18/07/2005 - Communication from the Commission on measures to ensure greater security in explosives, detonators, bomb-making equipment and fire-arms (COM(2005) 329 final)

12/07/2005 - Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting

08/07/2005 - EU Action Plan on Drugs (2005-2008)

02/06/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - "Developing a strategic concept on tackling organised crime" (COM(2005) 232 final)

16/05/2005 - Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No 198)

10/05/2005 - Council Decision on the information exchange, risk-assessment and control of new psychoactive substances

06/04/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council concerning the implementation and continuation of the Pericles programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (COM(2005) 127 final)

28/02/2005 - Scoping Study: Cost Benefit Analysis of Transparency Requirements in the Company/Corporate Field Scoping Study: Cost Benefit Analysis of Transparency

24/02/2005 - Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA of 24 February 2005 on Confiscation of Crime-Related Proceeds, Instrumentalities and Property

22/11/2004 - EU Drugs Strategy (2005-2012)

29/10/2004 - Commission Decision 2005/37/EC of 29 October 2004 establishing the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) and providing for coordination of technical actions to protect euro coins against counterfeiting

25/10/2004 - Report from the Commission - Implementation by Member States of the Convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ financial interests and its protocols - Article 10 of the Convention (COM(2004) 709 final)

25/10/2004 - Council Framework Decision laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking

21/10/2004 - Commission Regulation (EC) No 1891/2004 of 21 October 2004 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (consolidated version of October 2007)

09/07/2004 - The impact of piracy and counterfeiting in Europe - Final report (FR)

14/06/2004 - Report on Progress in relation to the Implementation Plans on Demand and Supply Reduction of Drugs and the Supply of Synthetic Drugs

01/06/2004 - Flash Eurobarometer 158 - "Young people and drugs" - June 2004

29/04/2004 - Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (corrigendum)

16/04/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the prevention of and fight against organised crime in the financial sector (COM(2004) 262 final)

05/04/2004 - Report from the Commission based on Article 6 of the Council Framework Decision of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime (COM(2004) 230 final)

30/03/2004 - Council Recommendation regarding guidelines for taking samples of seized drugs

12/03/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Crime prevention in the European Union (COM(2004) 165 final)

10/03/2004 - Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency (consolidated version of November 2008)

08/12/2003 - Council Decision 2003/862/EC of 8 December 2003 extending the effects of Decision 2003/861/EC concerning analysis and cooperation with regard to counterfeit euro coins to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency

08/12/2003 - Council Decision 2003/861/EC of 8 December 2003 concerning analysis and cooperation with regard to counterfeit euro coins

28/11/2003 - Decision concerning control measures and criminal sanctions in respect of the new synthetic drugs 2C-I, 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7 and TMA-2 OJ L 321, 6.12.2003, p. 64-65

13/11/2003 - Council Resolution on combating the impact of psychoactive substances use on road accidents

12/11/2003 - Council Resolution on the importance of the role of the families in preventing drug abuse by adolescents

31/10/2003 - United Nations Convention against Corruption

03/09/2003 - Second Commission Report based on Article 11 of the Council Framework Decision of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro (COM(2003) 532 final)

22/07/2003 - Council Decision 2003/642/JHA of 22 July 2003 concerning the application to Gibraltar of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union

22/07/2003 - Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector

22/07/2003 - Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA of 22 July 2003 on the execution in the European Union of orders freezing property or evidence (corrigendum)

22/07/2003 - Council Regulation 1383/2003/EC of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights

18/06/2003 - Council Recommendation on the prevention and reduction of health-related harm associated with drug dependence

28/05/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee - On a comprehensive EU policy against corruption (COM(2003) 317 final)

21/05/2003 - Resolution 160 (2003) on local partnership for preventing and combating violence at school Resolution 160 (2003) on

15/05/2003 - Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (CETS No 191) Additional Protocol to the Criminal

28/01/2003 - Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (CETS No 189) Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime,

01/10/2002 - Special Eurobarometer 172 - "Attitudes and opinions of Young people in the EU on drugs" - October 2002

28/02/2002 - Decision concerning control measures and criminal sanctions in respect of the new synthetic drug PMMA OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 14

28/02/2002 - Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (consolidated version of June 2009)

17/12/2001 - Council Decision 2001/923/EC of 17 December 2001 establishing an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (the "Pericles" programme) (consolidated version of January 2007)

13/12/2001 - Report from the Commission based on Article 11 of the Council's framework Decision of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro (COM(2001) 771 final)

06/12/2001 - Council Decision 2001/887/JHA of 6 December 2001 on the protection of the euro against counterfeiting

23/11/2001 - Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (CETS No 185)

15/11/2001 - Council Resolution on the implementation of the five key epidemiological indicators on drugs, developed by the EMCDDA

08/11/2001 - Decision 2001/912/EC of the European Central Bank of 8 November 2001 on certain conditions regarding access to the Counterfeit Monitoring System (CMS) (ECB/2001/11)

28/06/2001 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (consolidated version of January 2009)

28/06/2001 - Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 of 28 June 2001 extending the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting to those Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency (consolidated version of February 2009)

26/06/2001 - Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA of 26 June 2001 on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime

26/06/2001 - Council Framework Decision on money laundering, the identification, tracing, freezing, seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds of crime

31/05/2001 - Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing

28/05/2001 - Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001 combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment

28/05/2001 - Council Decision on the transmission of samples of controlled substances

01/02/2001 - Study on Legislation and regulations on drug trafficking in the EU countries - February 2001

26/01/2001 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Creating a Safer Information Society by improving the Security of Information Infrastructures and Combating Computer-related Crime (COM(2000) 890 final)

15/12/2000 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The implementation of Council Directive 91/477/EEC, of 18 June 1991, on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (COM(2000) 837 final

30/11/2000 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee - Follow-up to the Green Paper on combating counterfeiting and piracy in the single market (COM(2000) 789 final)

29/11/2000 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The prevention of crime in the European Union - Reflection on common guidelines and proposals for Community financial support (COM(2000) 786 final)

16/11/2000 - Report from the Commission called for by the Joint Action on New Synthetic Drugs (97/396/JAI) concerning Ketamine and GHB - 16 November 2000

15/11/2000 - United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

17/10/2000 - Council Decision 2000/642/JHA of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of the Member States in respect of exchanging information

29/05/2000 - Council Decision 2000/375/JHA of 29 May 2000 to combat child pornography on the Internet

29/05/2000 - Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA of 29 May 2000 on increasing protection by criminal penalties and other sanctions against counterfeiting in connection with the introduction of the euro (consolidated version of December 2001)

25/05/2000 - Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

03/05/2000 - The prevention and control of organised crime: a European Union strategy for the beginning of the new millennium

13/04/2000 - European Union action plan on common action for the Russian Federation on combating organised crime European Union action plan on common action for

04/11/1999 - Civil Law Convention on Corruption (CETS No 174) Civil Law Convention on

13/09/1999 - Decision defining 4-MTA as a new synthetic drug which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal penalties,OJ L 244, 16.9.1999, p 1

26/05/1999 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of measures to combat child sex tourism (COM(99) 262 final)

12/03/1999 - Explanatory Report on the Second Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests

27/01/1999 - Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (CETS No 173) Criminal Law Convention

03/12/1998 - Explanatory Report on the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union

19/12/1997 - Explanatory Report on the Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests

21/11/1997 - OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

06/11/1997 - Resolution (97) 24 on the twenty Guiding Principles for the fight against corruption

19/06/1997 - Second Protocol, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the treaty on European Union, to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests Second Protocol, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of

26/05/1997 - Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 (2) (c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 (2) (c)

26/05/1997 - Explanatory Report on the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests

21/05/1997 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Union Policy against Corruption (COM(1997) 192 final)

29/11/1996 - Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3

27/11/1996 - Communication from the Commission on combating child sex tourism (COM(96) 547 final)

27/09/1996 - Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3

26/07/1995 - Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3

31/01/1995 - Agreement on illicit traffic by sea, implementing Article 17 of the UN Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

25/02/1993 - Commission Recommendation 93/216/EEC of 25 February 1993 on the European firearms pass (supplementing Recommendation 96/129/EC of 12 January 1996 and complementary Recommendation 2005/11/EC of 28 December 2004)

18/06/1991 - Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 1991 on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (consolidated version of July 2008)

08/11/1990 - Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (CETS No 141)

20/11/1989 - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Article 34)

20/12/1988 - UN Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

17/09/1987 - Recommendation No. R (87) 19 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Organisation of Crime Prevention Recommendation No. R (87) 19 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the

21/02/1971 - UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances

UN Single Convention on

Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol

Crisis & Terrorism

19/01/2017 - on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the EuropeanUnion and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of FinancialMessaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of theTerrorist Finance Tracking Program COM(2017) 31 (Staff Working Document)

05/09/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (COM(2014) 554 final) (accompanying Commission Staff Working Document)

15/01/2014 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Preventing Radicalisation to Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Strengthening the EU's Response (COMM(2013) 941)

27/11/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - A European terrorist finance tracking system (EU TFTS) (COM(2013) 842) (impact assessment & summary of the impact assessment)

27/11/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Joint Report from the Commission and the U.S. Treasury Department regarding the value of TFTP Provided Data pursuant to Article 6 (6) of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (COM(2013) 843)

27/11/2013 - Joint report on Terrorist Finance Tracking Program Joint report on Terrorist Finance Tracking Program

28/08/2013 - Commission staff working document on a new approach to the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection

14/12/2012 - Commission Staff Working Document - Report on the second joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (SWD(2012) 454 final)

22/06/2012 - Commission staff working document on the review of the European programme for critical infrastructure protection (EPCIP)

01/01/2012 - Risk Assessment Methodologies for Critical Infrastructures - Setting the Scene Risk Assessment Methodologies for

22/12/2011 - Council Decision 2011/872/CFSP of 22 December 2011 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism and repealing Decision 2011/430/CFSP

22/12/2011 - Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1375/2011 of 22 December 2011 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 687/2011

18/07/2011 - Council Decision 2011/429/CFSP of 18 July 2011 relating to the position of the European Union for the Seventh Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (BTWC)

13/07/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European terrorist finance tracking system: available options (COM(2011) 429

20/07/2010 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges (COM(2010) 386 final)

13/07/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America

01/01/2010 - A Reference Security Management Plan for Energy Infrastructure A Reference Security Management

24/06/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Strengthening Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Security in the European Union – an EU CBRN Action Plan (COM(2009) 273 final)

01/04/2009 - Study on Recent Public and Self-Regulatory Initiatives Improving Transparency and Accountability of Non-Profit Organisations in the European Union Study on Recent Public and Self-Regulatory Initiatives Improving

01/01/2009 - Feasibility Study: European Network of Secure Test Centres for Reliable ICT-controlled Critical Energy Infrastructures (ESTEC) Feasibility Study: European Network of Secure

01/01/2009 - Study on critical dependencies of energy, finance and transport infrastructure on ICT infrastructure Study on critical dependencies of energy,

01/01/2009 - Study on Risk Governance of European Critical Infrastructures in the ICT and Energy Sector (annexes) Study on Risk Governance of European Critical

01/01/2009 - Study: stock-taking of existing critical infrastructure protection activities Study: stock-taking of existing critical

08/12/2008 - Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection

01/07/2008 - Study on the best practices in cooperation between authorities and civil society with a view to the prevention and response to violent radicalisation Study on the best practices in cooperation between authorities and

03/04/2008 - Study to Assess the Extent of Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations for Financial Criminal Purposes at EU Level Study to Assess the Extent of Abuse of Non-Profit

01/04/2008 -

06/11/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on enhancing the security of explosives (COM(2007) 651 final)

06/11/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Stepping up the fight against terrorism (COM(2007) 649 final)

06/11/2007 - Report from the Commission based on Article 11 of the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (COM(2007) 681 final)

12/02/2007 - Council Decision 2007/124/EC,Euratom of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme "Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security related risks"

12/12/2006 - Communication from the Commission on a European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (COM(2006) 786 final)

15/11/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 on information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds (corrigendum)

30/11/2005 - The European Union Counter-Terrorism Strategy

29/11/2005 - Commission Communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee - The Prevention of and Fight against Terrorist Financing through enhanced national level coordination and greater transparency of the non-profit sector (COM(2005) 620 final)

21/09/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council concerning terrorist recruitment - Addressing the factors contributing to violent radicalisation (COM(2005) 313 final)

20/09/2005 - Council Decision 2005/671/JHA of 20 September 2005 on the exchange of information and cooperation concerning terrorist offences

18/07/2005 - Communication from the Commission on measures to ensure greater security in explosives, detonators, bomb-making equipment and fire-arms (COM(2005) 329 final)

21/10/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the Prevention of and the Fight against Terrorist Financing through measures to improve the exchange of information, to strengthen transparency and enhance the traceability of financial transactions (COM(2004) 700 final)

20/10/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Critical Infrastructure Protection in the fight against terrorism (COM(2004) 702 final)

20/10/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Prevention, preparedness and response to terrorist attacks (COM(2004) 698 final)

20/10/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Preparedness and consequence management in the fight against terrorism (COM(2004) 701 final)

08/06/2004 - Report from the Commission based on article 11 of the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (COM(2004) 409 final)

02/06/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on cooperation in the European Union on preparedness and response to Biological and Chemical agent attacks (Health security) (COM(2003) 320 final)

15/05/2003 - Protocol amending the Council of Europe Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (CETS No 190) Protocol amending the Council of Europe

28/11/2002 - Council Decision 2002/996/JHA of 28 November 2002 establishing a mechanism for evaluating the legal systems and their implementation at national level in the fight against terrorism

13/06/2002 - Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (consolidated version of December 2008)

27/12/2001 - Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (consolidated version of December 2007)

01/01/2000 - Study on measures to analyse and improve European emergency preparedness in the field of fixed and mobile telecommunications and Internet Study on measures to analyse and improve European

27/01/1977 - Council of Europe Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (CETS No 90)

Police cooperation

30/09/2020 - Report on transposition of Directive 2017/541 on combatting terrorism COM(2020) 619 Report on transposition of Directive 2017/541 on combatting terrorism

28/04/2017 - Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/759 of 28 April 2017 on the common protocols and data formats to be used by air carriers when transferring PNR data to Passenger Information Units

19/01/2017 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

19/01/2017 - Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the 2015 joint review Report EU-US PNR Agreement

19/01/2017 - U.S. Response to the European Commission's Report on the Joint Review of the U.S. - EU Passenger Name Record Agreement

28/11/2016 - Commission Staff working document Implementation Plan for Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

27/04/2016 - Directive (eu) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

26/01/2015 - Study on the implementation of the European Information Exchange Model (EIXM) for strengthening law enforcement

10/07/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Report of the 2013 joint review EU-Australia PNR Agreement

10/07/2014 - Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the 2013 joint review Report EU-Australia PNR Agreement

27/11/2013 - Report on the joint review of Passenger Name Records Report on the joint review of Passenger Name Records

27/11/2013 - Joint review of Passenger Name Records Joint review of Passenger Name Records

20/11/2013 - Proposal for an Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record

11/11/2013 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the joint review of the implementation of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

11/11/2013 - Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the 2013 joint review Report EU-US PNR Agreement

27/03/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions establishing a European Law Enforcement Training Scheme

01/03/2013 - Study on possible ways to improve the exchange of information on travelling violent offenders (VTO)

15/01/2013 - Evaluation of Aquapol, Railpol and Tispol Evaluation of Aquapol, Railpol and Tispol

07/12/2012 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Strengthening law enforcement cooperation in the EU: the European Information Exchange Model (EIXM)

08/10/2012 - Study on possible ways to enhance efficiency in the exchange of police records between the Member States by setting up a European Police Records Index System (EPRIS)

11/08/2012 - Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of passenger name records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

14/07/2012 - Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

03/05/2012 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Counsil, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions based on Article 29 (2) of the Council Framework Decision of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (COM(2012) 12/2)

24/04/2012 - Study on the amendment of the Council Decision 2005/681/JHA setting up CEPOL activity Annexe1, Annexe 2

25/01/2012 - Directive of the European Parliament and of the Counsil on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data (COM(2012) 10 final)

23/01/2012 - Council Decision 2012/58/EU of 23 January 2012 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in the Czech Republic

23/01/2012 - Council Decision 2012/46/EU of 23 January 2012 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the Netherlands

15/12/2011 - Council Decision 2011/841/EU of 5 December 2011 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Croatia on the participation of the Republic of Croatia in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

13/12/2011 - Council Decision 2011/887/EU of 13 December 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Lithuania

13/12/2011 - Council Decision 2011/888/EU of 13 December 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Lithuania

27/10/2011 - Council Decision 2011/715/EU of 27 October 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Latvia

19/07/2011 - Council Decision 2011/472/EU of 19 July 2011 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Portugal

01/12/2010 - Study on the status of information exchange amongst law enforcement authorities in the context of existing EU instruments Study on the status of information exchange amongst law

21/09/2010 - Communication from the Commission - On the global approach to transfers of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to third countries (COM(2010) 492 final)

26/07/2010 - Council Decision 2010/482/EU of 26 July 2010 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto

25/02/2010 - Council Decision 2010/131/EU of 25 February 2010 on setting up the Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/968/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the rules on the confidentiality of Europol information

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/936/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules for Europol analysis work files

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/935/JHA of 30 November 2009 determining the list of third States and organisations with which Europol shall conclude agreements

30/11/2009 - Council Decision 2009/934/JHA of 30 November 2009 adopting the implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information

23/10/2009 - Council Resolution of 23 October 2009 on a reinforced strategy for customs cooperation

04/06/2009 - Decision 2009/1011/JHA of the Management Board of Europol of 4 June 2009 establishing the rules on the selection, extension of the term of office and dismissal of the Director and Deputy Directors of Europol

04/06/2009 - Decision 2009/1010/JHA of the Management Board of Europol of 4 June 2009 on the conditions related to the processing of data on the basis of Article 10(4) of the Europol Decision

06/04/2009 - Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol)

01/12/2008 - Study on Obstacles to Cooperation and Information-sharing among Forensic Science Laboratories and other Relevant Bodies of Different Member States and between these and Counterparts in Third Countries Study on Obstacles to Cooperation and Information-sharing

27/11/2008 - Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

30/06/2008 - Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of European Union –sourced passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs Service Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the

23/06/2008 - Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime

23/06/2008 - Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in crisis situations

23/06/2008 - Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime

01/04/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee - Strategy for the evolution of the Customs Union (COM(2008) 169 final)

25/03/2008 - Commission Decision 2008/324/EC of 25 March 2008 setting up the Platform on Electronic Data Retention for the Investigation, Detection and Prosecution of Serious Crime group of experts

23/07/2007 - Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement) Agreement between the European Union and the

12/07/2007 - Council Decision 2007/124/EC,Euratom of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security related risks

12/06/2007 - Council Recommendation 2007/562/EC of 12 June 2007 concerning sharing of information on terrorist kidnappings

03/05/2007 - Decision No 624/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013)

30/04/2007 - Agreement between the European Union and the government of the United States of America on the security of classified information Agreement between the European Union and the government

12/02/2007 - Council Decision 2007/125/JHA of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of General Programme on Security and Safeguarding Liberties, the Specific Programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime

12/02/2007 - Council Decision 2007/126/JHA of 12 February 2007 establishing for the period 2007 to 2013, as part of the General Programme on Fundamental Rights and Justice, the Specific Programme Criminal Justice

18/12/2006 - Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union (corrigendum)

27/04/2006 - Council Recommendation of 27 April 2006 on the drawing up of agreements between police, customs and other specialised law enforcement services in relation to the prevention and combating of crime

21/04/2006 - Report from the Commission on the operation Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA (COM(2006) 167 final)

29/03/2006 - Decision of 6 September 2005 on the adequate protection of personal data contained in the Passenger Name Record of air passengers transferred to the Canada Border Services Agency

24/03/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the processing of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Data Agreement between the European Community and

24/03/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the processing of Advance Passenger Information and Passenger Name Record Data

24/02/2006 - Decision 9/2006/GB of the Governing Board of the European Police College of 24 February 2006 concerning the rules regarding the selection of the candidates for the post of Director

26/10/2005 - Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community

11/10/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on a Customs response to latest trends in Counterfeiting and piracy (COM(2005) 479 final)

20/09/2005 - Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA

12/07/2005 - Council Decision 2005/511/JHA of 12 July 2005 on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, by designating Europol as the Central Office for combating euro counterfeiting

25/03/2005 - Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the European Union on the security procedures for the exchange of classified information Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic

22/12/2004 - Council Decision 2004/919/EC of 22 December 2004 on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications

16/06/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Towards enhancing access to information by law enforcement agencies (EU information policy) (COM(2004) 429 final)

18/05/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Enhancing police and customs co-operation in the European Union - I. Report on achievements since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam - II. Proposals for improvements (COM(2004) 376 final)

24/07/2003 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on the role of customs in the integrated management of external borders (COM(2003) 452 final)

27/06/2003 - International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) (as amended) International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures

25/06/2003 - Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America Agreement on extradition between the

08/05/2003 - Council Decision 2003/335/JHA of 8 May 2003 on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

08/05/2003 - Protocol established in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, amending, as regards the creation of a customs files identification database, the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes (corrigendum) Protocol established in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union,

27/02/2003 - Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States (consolidated version of August 2006)

28/11/2002 - Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures (consolidated version of November 2009)

13/06/2002 - Council Decision 2002/494/JHA of 13 June 2002 setting up a European network of contact points in respect of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

25/04/2002 - Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002 concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension (consolidated version of June 2007)

06/12/2001 - Council Resolution of 6 December 2001 concerning a handbook with recommendations for international police cooperation and measures to prevent and control violence and disturbances in connection with football matches with an international dimension, in which at least one Member State is involved (updated version of 4 December 2006; updated version of 3 June 2010)

08/02/2001 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee concerning a strategy for the Customs Union (COM(2001) 51 final)

17/10/2000 - Council Decision 2000/642/JHA of 17 October 2000 concerning arrangements for cooperation between financial intelligence units of the Member States in respect of exchanging information

17/10/2000 - Council Decision 2000/641/JHA of 17 October 2000 establishing a secretariat for the joint supervisory data-protection bodies set up by the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), the Convention on the Use of Information Technology for Customs Purposes and the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement on the gradual abolition of checks at the common borders (Schengen Convention)

12/03/1999 - Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the scope of the laundering of proceeds in the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes and the inclusion of the registration number of the means of transport in the Convention Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,

18/12/1997 - Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,

29/11/1996 - Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the use of information technology for customs purposes Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,

27/11/1995 - Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the use of information technology for customs purposes Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union,

International affairs

01/03/2016 - Commission staff working document - Second Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalization roadmap

01/03/2016 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Second Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalization roadmap

18/12/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Fourth progress report on Georgia’s implementation of the action plan on visa liberalisation (and its Staff Working Document)

18/12/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Sixth Progress Report on the Implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation (and its Staff Working Document)

18/12/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Third report on progress by Kosovo* in fulfilling the requirements of the visa liberalisation roadmap (and its Staff Working Document)

08/05/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Third Progress Report on the Implementation by Georgia of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation (COM(2015) 200) and its acompanying staff working document

08/05/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Fifth Progress Report on the Implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation (COM(2015) 200) and its acompanying staff working document

25/02/2015 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Fifth Report on the Post-Visa Liberalisation Monitoring for the Western Balkan Countries in accordance with the Commission Statement of 8 November 2010

29/10/2014 - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Second Progress Report on the implementation by Georgia of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation and its accompanying Staff Working Document

20/10/2014 - Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap Report on progress by Turkey in fulfilling the requirements of its visa liberalisation roadmap

09/10/2014 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Jordan Mobility partnership between the EU and Jordan

27/05/2014 - Fourth report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Fourth report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

07/05/2014 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation

03/03/2014 -

21/02/2014 - Report on the Report on the implementation of the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility 2012-2013 (COM(2014) 96 final) and its annex

18/12/2013 - First Progress Report on the implementation by Russia of the Common Steps towards visa free short-term travel of Russian and EU citizens under the EU-Russia Visa Dialogue First Progress Report on the implementation by Russia of the Common Steps towards visa free short-term travel of Russian and EU citizens under the EU-Russia Visa Dialogue

18/11/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas

15/11/2013 - Fifth Report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Fifth Report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

15/11/2013 - Third report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Third report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa

15/11/2013 - First Progress Report on the implementation by Georgia of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation First Progress Report on the implementation by Georgia of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

21/06/2013 - Fourth Report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Fourth Report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

03/06/2013 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Morocco Mobility partnership between the EU and Morocco

21/05/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Maximising the Development Impact of Migration -The EU contribution for the UN High-level Dialogue and next steps towards broadening the development-migration nexus (COM (2013) 292 final)

19/03/2013 - Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation

03/08/2012 - Possible Migratory and Security Impacts of Future Visa Liberalisation for the Republic of Moldova on the European Union Preliminary Assessment Possible Migratory and Security Impacts of Future Visa Liberalisation for the Republic of Moldova on the European Union Preliminary Assessment

22/06/2012 - Third progress report on the Implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Third progress report on the Implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

03/05/2012 - Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and

09/02/2012 - Second progress report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Second progress report on the implementation by Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

09/02/2012 - Second progress report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation Second progress report on the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

18/11/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (COM (2011) 743 final)

06/10/2011 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Armenia

26/09/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Cooperation in the Area of Justice and Home Affairs within the Eastern Partnership (COM (2011) 564 final)

16/09/2011 - First progress report of the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation First progress report of the implementation by the Republic of Moldova of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

16/09/2011 - First progress report of the implementation by the Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation First progress report of the implementation by the Ukraine of the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation

24/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a dialogue for migration, mobility and security with the southern Mediterranean countries (COM (2011) 292 final)

04/05/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on migration (COM (2011) 248 final)

21/11/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the readmission

17/06/2010 - Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on

20/11/2009 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Georgia

26/10/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

30/09/2009 - Arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union Arrangement between the European Community,

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and Barbados on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

28/05/2009 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius on the short-stay visa waiver Agreement between the European Community and

27/05/2008 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Cape Verde Mobility partnership between the EU and Cape Verde

21/05/2008 - Mobility partnership between the EU and Moldova

19/12/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation

10/10/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

10/10/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/09/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

18/06/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the readmission of persons Agreement between the European Community and

18/06/2007 - Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas Agreement between the European Community and

30/04/2007 - Agreement between the European Union and the government of the United States of America on the security of classified information Agreement between the European Union and

01/02/2007 - Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of the participation by those States in the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union Arrangement between the European Community and

25/05/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission Agreement between the European Community and

25/05/2006 - Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation Agreement between the European Community and

12/10/2005 - Communication from the Commission - A strategy on the external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice (COM(2005) 491 final)

12/10/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements (COM(2011) 76 final)

14/04/2005 - Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Agreement between the European Community and

12/02/2004 - Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the National Tourism Administration of the People's Republic of China, on visa and related issues concerning tourist groups from the People's Republic of China (ADS) Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and

25/06/2003 - Agreement on extradition between the European Union and the United States of America Agreement on extradition between the European Union and

Basic Home Affairs Documents

20/05/2015 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A European Agenda on Migration (COM(2015) 240 final) (annex)

28/04/2015 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The European Agenda on Security

11/03/2014 - Communicatuin from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - An open and secure Europe: making it happen (COM(2014) 154 final) (Accompanying Commission Staff Working Document)

10/04/2013 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Second Report on the implementation of the EU Internal Security Strategy (COM(2013) 179 final)

03/05/2012 - Access to all European Council conclusions

25/11/2011 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - First Annual Report on the implementation of the EU Internal Security Strategy (COM(2011) 790 final)

22/11/2010 - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The EU Internal Security Strategy in Action: Five steps towards a more secure Europe (COM(2010) 673 final)

04/05/2010 - The Stockholm Programme - An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens

20/04/2010 - Action Plan Implementing the Stockholm Programme (COM(2010) 171 final)

01/12/2009 - Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated text)

10/06/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Tracking method for monitoring the implementation of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum (COM(2009) 266 final)

10/06/2009 - Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Justice, freedom and security in Europe since 2005 : an evaluation of The Hague programme and action plan (COM(2009) 263 final)

24/09/2008 - European Pact on Immigration and Asylum

02/07/2008 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Report on implementation of the Hague programme for 2007 (COM(2008) 373 final)

03/07/2007 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Report on the implementation of The Hague programme for 2006 (COM(2007) 373 final)

28/06/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Report on the implementation of the Hague programme for 2005 (COM(2006) 333 final)

28/06/2006 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Implementing The Hague Programme : the way forward (COM(2006) 331 final)

12/08/2005 - Council and Commission Action Plan implementing the Hague Programme on strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union

01/05/2005 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - The Hague Programme: Ten priorities for the next five years - The Partnership for European renewal in the field of Freedom, Security and Justice (COM(2005) 184 final)

03/03/2005 - The Hague Programme: strengthening freedom, security and justice in the European Union The Hague Programme: strengthening freedom,

02/06/2004 - Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Assessment of the Tampere programme and future orientations (COM(2004) 401 final)