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Day of intercession in memory of those who have died at the borders of the EU 2013
Together with Christians in other European countries, in our intercessions on a Sunday around 20 June 2013 we remember in particular migrants and refugees who have died on their way to seek a life of human dignity in Europe. We deplore the lethal consequences of sealing off the external borders of the European Union. This is taking place throughincreasingly sophisticated technical systems of border protection, through...English, German , Spanish ************ EU Seasonal Migrant Workers’ Directive: Ensure effective equal treatment
In view of the on-going trialogue on the European Commission’s proposed directive on "conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment", CCME and a coalition of NGOs active on migration (see logos above) recall the need to guarantee a uniform and extensive sets of labour rights for third-country workers across the EU. We warmly welcome and strongly support measures under discussion to create clear working and housing standards in seasonal work and reduce exploitation risks, while helping to meet labour…read more ************ SYRIA REFUGEE CRISIS – EU SHOULD DO MORE
To date, over 620,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring countries and North Africa to escape the bloody conflict that has so far left at least 60,000 people dead, according to United Nations figures. At least two million others in Syria have been displaced from their homes. Civilians in Syria are bearing the brunt of violations of...read more ************ Right to Family Life and Family Reunification
64 NGOs call the EU Member States and the European Commission to safeguard family life of migrants and refugees On the occasion of the public hearing on family reunification of third country nationals living in the EU, we, the undersigned organisations, call on the European Commission and EU Member States to guarantee the effective right to family life and family reunification for all migrants and beneficiaries of international protection. It is in the interest of Member States to harmonize practices and legislation in the field of family reunification. We remind that Member States have the obligation to properly implement the EU Family Reunification Directive and to remove the many legal and practical obstacles to family reunion that exist today. ************** Right to Family Life and Family Reunification
20 NGOs call the EU Member States and the European Commission to safeguard family life of migrants and refugees ************
CCME Executive Committee calls on “EU member states to agree on more ambitious targets”
CCME Press Release 12/05 02.04.12 13:28 Refugee resettlement to the EU: CCME Executive Committee calls on “EU member states to agree on more ambitious targets” ************* OPEN YOUR EYES!
PRESS CONFERENCE Brussels 15th March 2012, 11.00‐12.00 Labour trafficking: European NGO campaign asks EU citizens to “open your eyes !” Presentation of video spot in four European countries to highlight need for better identification Tens of thousands persons every year find themselves trafficked into forced labour in Europe, according to estimates in the EU Member States, with exploitation happening mainly in the areas of construction, agriculture or domestic services. Against this background a group of civil society organisations in four European countries will on 15th March launch a series of video spots, asking EU citizens to “open your eyes” and help in identifying trafficked persons. The video spot is part of the MIRROR project. Read more...
CCME 18th General Assembly
“Christians are migrants by vocation”, underlined H.E. Metropolitan Emmanuel of France, President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) in his statement to the 18th General Assembly of the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME)... Public Statement of the 18th CCME General Assembly
********** Day of intercession in memory of those who have died at the borders of the EU, 26 June 2011
In July 2009 the Conference of European Churches declared in Lyon: “As churches in Europe we commit ourselves: to remember those who have died on their journey to find a dignified life in Europe, through an annual day of prayer.” Churches and human rights groups in several European countries will commemorate together on the same day, 26 June 2011, the lethal consequences of the sealing off of the external borders of the EU. Such sealing off takes place through highly perfected technical border protection, through the displacement of border protection measures to neighbouring and transit states of the EU, and through legal agreements with neighbouring and transit states on refugee return, even if this violates human rights. Churches and human rights groups in…read more; DEUTSCH; ESPAÑOL EU Common Agenda for Integration
The Civil Society Input to the New Agenda for Integration The European Integration Agenda is a paramount instrument to strengthen and improve EU integration policies that should rely on a multi-dimensional process. We welcome the efforts of the European Union (EU) and the Member States to further develop and consolidate the EU common agenda for the integration of third country nationals. |