EPIM Policy Update December 2013

The third edition of the EPC Policy Update specifically prepared for organisations engaged in EPIM is now available online.
EPIM has commissioned the European Policy Centre, a Brussels-based think tank, to produce quarterly EPC Policy Updates. These focussed analyses have the aim of supporting the advocacy work being done by organisations engaged in EPIM by providing information on a range of recent EU-level policy-making, legislation and jurisprudence relevant to EPIM’s three focus areas – (1) Asylum seekers; (2) Undocumented Migrants; and (3) Equality, integration and social inclusion of vulnerable migrants.

Key highlights include:

• The EU accession to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR),
• The agreement on the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on seasonal employment,
• Recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law,
• Detention conditions in Malta,
• Syrian asylum seekers in Europe,
• The Smart Border Package,
• Current debate on the free movement of EU citizens and third country nationals, and
• Upcoming events at EU level.