ICMC Europe
Over the last years the European Union (EU) has widened its asylum and migration policy not only at EU level, but also in its external relations with regions and countries outside the Union.
ICMC Europe, together with its partners, follows the policy-making and legislative process in asylum and migration and advocates with the European Commission and European Parliament. In addition, ICMC Europe identifies specific possibilities to develop migration related programmes in countries outside of the European Union with EU financing.
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This project, led by ICMC Europe, in partnership with 7 other non-governmental organizations (NGOs): ACCEM, CEAR (The Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid), CIR (Italian Council for Refugees Foundation), ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles), JRS (Jesuit Refugee Services) Malta, PRAKSIS and Save the Children Italy, runs from March 2010 until August 2011. It is co-funded by the European Refugee Fund and Council of Europe.Read more
Together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), ICMC has begun a new project intended to promote refugee resettlement in Europe by strengthening the engagement of European Union Member States.Read more
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GENEVA, 1 July 2010—Stressing the need for a first focus on immediate response to all individuals who have undergone dangerous border crossings, and a secondary focus on differentiation for the particular rights and responses that many are entitled to under international and regional conventions, ICMC DRIVE Referral Coordinator, Alice Bloomfield chaired a hearing on boat people among key NGO, IFRC, UNHCR and UNODC representatives. Read more
BRUSSELS, June 2010—Christian organisations representing Churches throughout Europe offer joint comments on the recast asylum directives in Europe, calling for a "more ambitious and constructive approach in the Council negotiations".Read more
PARIS, 15 December 2009—European refugee resettlement programmes are growing, as part of a more comprehansive approach to refugee protection. ICMC Europe Programme Manager, Petra Hueck, notes the importance of a 'bottom up' approach for ensuring quality resettlement and integration. Read more
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BRUSSELS, 16 December 2011—A second IOM UNHCR ICMC project to further strengthen expertise in resettlement in Europe - under the name "Linking in EU Resettlement" - started in September 2011 and will run until the end of 2012. The project covers all phases of the resettlement process, particularly networking in the reception and integration of resettled refugees.Read more
BRUSSELS, 8 December 2011—ICMC today launches its new publication "MAYDAY! Strengthening responses of assistance and protection to boat people and other migrants arriving in Southern Europe". The publication sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. "It is not so much the arrivals of migrants and refugees that should be put to question, but rather the response mechanisms," observes Johan Ketelers, Secretary General of ICMC.Read more
BRUSSELS, 19 September 2011—This Wednesday, the major actors and stakeholders engaged in responding to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the Mediterranean will gather in Brussels for the closing conference of the DRIVE project, organized by ICMC.Read more
BRUSSELS, 10 June 2011 - On Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th of June the final conference of the project "Promotion of Resettlement in the European Union through Practical Cooperation by EU Member States and Other Stakeholders" took place in Brussels. The event marked the conclusion of an 18-month project carried out by the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Catholic Migration Commission with funding from the European Commission's European Refugee Fund that has generated a wealth of information on resettlement practices in Europe.Read more
BRUSSELS, 7 June 2011—Joined by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Catholic Migration Commission launched today a new handbook for policy makers and local practitioners working in the area of refugee reception and integration.Read more
SICILY, 10 May 2011—Lending a particular sense of urgency to the issues at hand, nearly one thousand migrants arrived at the island of Lampedusa last week as policy makers, public service providers and local practitioners from eight European countries gathered in Catania, Italy for an experts workshop on practical responses to boat arrivals and mixed migration flows in the Mediterranean.Read more
BRUSSELS, 6 April 2011—Amid news of the arrivals and disappearances of boats carrying people fleeing from continuing turmoil in Libya, and with thousands of others still seeking safety within the North African region, NGOs have issued a joint statement calling for action and cooperation anchored in the core values of the Union that is solidarity, humanity and respect for human rights.Read more
BRUSSELS, 24 February 2011—Already in recent weeks, more than 5,000 boat people have arrived to the Italian island of Lampedusa from Tunisia; some 32,000 boat people arrived to that same island in 2008—before governments in the region abruptly cut off departures from North Africa.Read more
GENEVA, 31 January 2011 (ICMC)—Looking ahead to a year marked by critical, continued need for global resettlement efforts, ICMC representatives exchanged practical expertise with leading government, non-governmental (NGO) and UNHCR delegates, all gathered in Geneva for the tri-partite Working Group on Resettlement (WGR).Read more
STRASBOURG, 18 November 2010 (UNHCR)—The integration of foreigners into European societies is the subject of a heated and sometimes acrimonious debate in Europe. What is often missing from this discussion is an understanding of the specific challenges that refugees, as opposed to other foreigners, face when trying to integrate in this important region.Read more
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MAYDAY! From the French “Venez m’aider”: come help me! This is the call of boat people today, and those in governments, civil society and humanitarian actors at all levels concerned that the times, the facts, the laws, and the practical responses to boat people and other migrants travelling and arriving in distress require examination and improvement. The report sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain.Read more
The bimonthly DRIVE newsletter provides information on international and European policy developments in the area of maritime arrivals in the Mediterranean countries of focus in the DRIVE project (Greece, Italy, Malta, Spain), including especially issues related to the identification, referral and protection of asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants at arrival.Read more
Appearing in Refúgio, Migrações e Cidadania, Cuaderno de Debates, a quarterly publication produced by the Instituto Migrações e Direitos Humanos, this document serves as a useful backgrounder to the issues arising in situations of so-called 'mixed migration', including the challenge of responding adequately to the protection needs of all those involved.Read more
Published by ICMC and the International Rescue Committee (IRC), this report provides an examination of how far European Union (EU) Member States have come to meet the EU Council Decision of November 2008, as well as an analysis of how Iraqi resettlement in EU countries involved in this first experience of joint resettlement in the European Union, and a series of key recommendations to policy-makers.Read more
This publication aims to reinforce the essential role of resettlement in Europe. Considered one of the three durable solutions, resettlement in a "third country" is a lasting welcome for people in need of international protection.Read more
ICMC's four-year Strategic Plan, following the July 2006 ICMC Council Meeting.Read more
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BRUSSELS, 8 December 2011—ICMC today launches its new publication "MAYDAY! Strengthening responses of assistance and protection to boat people and other migrants arriving in Southern Europe". The publication sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. "It is not so much the arrivals of migrants and refugees that should be put to question, but rather the response mechanisms," observes Johan Ketelers, Secretary General of ICMC.Read more
MAYDAY! From the French “Venez m’aider”: come help me! This is the call of boat people today, and those in governments, civil society and humanitarian actors at all levels concerned that the times, the facts, the laws, and the practical responses to boat people and other migrants travelling and arriving in distress require examination and improvement. The report sheds light on gaps in responding to boat people and other migrants arriving in Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain.Read more
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