Th e E u r o p e a n M ig r a t io n N e t w o r k ( E M N ) H E.R E T h em at ic W o r k sh o p an d Fin al C o n fer en ce 1 0-1 2 Ju n e, R agu sa, It aly D avid R eisen zein IO M V ien n a Foto: Monika Sulc
E U I n s t r u m e n t s o n M ig r a t io n & A s y lu m EU R O ST A T FR A Fu n d am en t al R igh t s A gen cy N at io n al C o n t act Po in t s (N C Ps) o n In t egr at io n C IA C o m m it t ee o n Im m igr at io n an d A sylu m C o n t act G r o u p s o n im p lem en t at io n o f D ir ect ives C IR EFI C en t r e fo r In fo r m at io n, D iscu ssio n s an d Ex ch an ge o n t h e C r o ssin g o f Fr o n t ier s an d Im m igr at io n EU R A SIL Eu r o p ean A sylu m Su p p o r t O ffice (EA SO ) Fr o n t ex IC O N et M IM M u t u al In fo r m at io n M ech an ism O t h er EU act o r s (IM ISC O E, C LA N D EST IN O, PR O M IN ST A T, T H ESIM, G D ISC, Bu d ap est Pr o cess, IG C, Eu r o p ean M igr at io n Po licy C en t er, O D Y SSEU S et c.) E u r o p e a n M i g r a t i o n N e t w o r k ( E M N )
W h y t h e E M N? P o l ic y B a c k g r o u n d N eed t o ex ch an ge in fo r m at io n o n all asp ect s o f m igr at io n id en t ified in in it ial d evelo p m en t o f co m m o n EU A sylu m & M igr at io n Po licy (Laek en 1 999). Est ab lish m en t o f an EM N an d t h e p o ssib ilit y o f set t in g u p a p er m an en t st r u ct u r e in t h e fu t u r e w as w elco m ed b y Eu r o p ean C o u n cil (Ju n e 2003). H agu e Pr o gr am m e h as r ein fo r ced t h e n eed fo r t h e co llect io n, p r o visio n, ex ch an ge an d efficien t u se o f u p -t o -d at e in fo r m at io n an d d at a o n all r elevan t m igr at o r y d evelo p m en t s.
W h y t h e E M N? I n f o r m a t io n G a p s N o sin gle r efer en ce p o in t t o access in fo r m at io n ; In su fficien t co m p ar ab le an d u p -t o -d at e in fo r m at io n an d an alysis; L ack o f u p -t o -d at e an d co m p ar ab le st at ist ical d at a an d an alysis t h er eo f; L ack o f k n o w led ge o f p r act ice in o t h er M em b er St at es.
E M N D e v e lo p m e n t C O M (1 994) 23 o n Im m igr at io n an d A sylu m, su ggest io n fo r m ech an ism t o m o n it o r m igr at io n flo w s o n EU -w id e b asis. Feasib ilit y St u d y (1 996, Eu r o p. M igr. O b ser v.) Pilo t Pr o ject ( 02), Pr ep ar at o r y A ct io n ( 03-06) 2007 t o M ay 2008: In t er im p h ase (n o fu n d in g) 1 0t h A u gu st 2007: EM N legal b ase p r o p o sal (C O M (2007) 466) 1 4t h M ay 2008: C o u n cil D ecisio n 2008/381 /EC
O b j e c t iv e o f t h e E M N ( A r t ic le 1 ) M eet in fo r m at io n n eed s t h r u p r o visio n o f u p -t o -d at e, o b ject ive, r eliab le an d co m p ar ab le in fo r m at io n, w it h a view t o su p p o r t in g p o licym ak in g in t h e EU ; Pr o vid e t h is in fo r m at io n also t o gen er al p u b lic. Increasing emphasis, even before legal base adoption, on undertaking activities of relevance to meeting these objectives
Ta s k s ( A r t ic le 2 ) C o llect /ex ch an ge in fo r m at io n an d u n d er t ak e an alysis o f t h is, p r o vid in g it in a r ead ily-accessib le fo r m at ; C o n t r ib u t e t o d evelo p m en t (w it h o t h er EU b o d ies) o f in d icat o r s an d cr it er ia t o im p r o ve co n sist en cy o f in fo r m at io n, as w ell h elp d evelo p m en t o f C o m m u n it y act ivit ies in m igr at o r y st at ist ics; Per io d ic r ep o r t s o n m igr at io n an d asylu m sit u at io n in EU an d t h e M em b er St at es (A r t icle 9);
Ta s k s c t d ( A r t ic l e 2 ) C r eat e an d m ain t ain in t er n et -b ased in fo r m at io n ex ch an ge syst em fo r access t o r elevan t d o cu m en t s (A r t icle 8); T h r o u gh t h is, an d also d issem in at io n o f o u t p u t s, r aise aw ar en ess o f EM N, in clu d in g t o w id er p u b lic; C o -o r d in at e an d co -o p er at e w it h o t h er r elevan t Eu r o p ean an d in t er n at io n al b o d ies (A r t icle 1 0). EM N m u st en su r e it s act ivit ies ar e co n sist en t an d co -o r d in at ed w it h o t h er r elevan t EU in st r u m en t s.
C o m p o s it io n N a t io n a l C o n t a c t P o in t s ( A r t ic l e 5 ), d e s ig n a t e d b y M S, a t l e a s t 3 e x p e r t s ( d o e s n o t h a v e t o b e g o v e r n m e n t M in is t r y ). A l l M e m b e r S t a t e s ( e x c e p t D K ) h a v e t o n o m in a t e a n E M N N C P. C o m m is s io n ( A r t ic le 6 ) - c o -o r d in a t e s w o r k o f N e t w o r k, in c l. t h a t it r e f lect s p o lit ic a l p r io r it ies o f C o m m u n it y ; - a s s is t e d b y a S e r v ic e P r o v id e r in o r g a n is a t io n o f t h e w o r k o f t h e E M N ( A r t ic l e 6 ( 3 ) ) ; - a d o p t s a n n u a l W o r k P r o g r a m m e ; - a w a r d s O p e r a t in g G r a n t s t o E M N N C P s.
W o r k P r o g r a m m e 2 0 0 9 A n n u al St at ist ics R ep o r t 2007 EM N G lo ssar y & T h esau r u s A n n u al Po licy R ep o r t 2008 3 EM N St u d ies: - UAM - AVR - Asylum 3 N at io n al M eet in gs (N C P A T ): U A M, A V R, Jo in t M eet in g EM N M eet in gs T w in n in g M eet in gs (LU, C Z ) A d H o c Q u er ies N et w o r k in g (V isit s t o p r o vin ces, Pr esen t at io n s, W eb sit e et c.)
Composition of NCP Austria 3 Staff members + 1 Coordinator embedded at IOM Vienna 1 National Steering Committee: 11 representatives from public institutions (Ministry of the Interior/Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection/ Austrian Integration Fund/ Statistics Austria) research institutions (University of Vienna, Austrian Academy of Sciences, University of Krems) social partners (trade unions, employers/ employees representatives) International Organisations ICMPD Austria Participation in the IOM s existing network National EMN Network
Thank you! David Reisenzein dreisenzein@iom.int E M N W e b s i t e @ h t t p ://e m n.s a r e n e t.e s / E M N N C P A T W e b s i t e @ w w w.e m n.a t The project is financed by the European Commission and the Austrian Ministry of the Interior