20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration

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2 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Hague Programme ( ) March 2005 Stockholm Programme ( ) May 2010 Lisbon Treaty December 2009 Communication "An open and secure Europe: making it happen" March 2014 EU Agenda on Migration May 2015 Amsterdam Treaty May 1999 Tampere Programme ( ) October 1999 Global Approach to Migration and Mobility November Maastricht Treaty November Overview Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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4 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Reception Conditions January 2003 Dublin II Regulation February 2003 EU Regional Protection Programmes September 2005 Procedures December 2005 Joint EU Resettlement Programme March 2012, Migration and Integration Fund ( ) April Temporary Protection July Revised Reception Conditions June 2013 Overview st generation Common European System (CEAS) Eurodac Regulation December Qualification April 2004 European Refugee Fund ( ) May nd generation CEAS EASO February 2011 Amended Long-term Residents May 2011 Dublin III Regulation June 2013 Revised Procedures June 2013 Revised Eurodac Regulation June 2013 Revised Qualification December 2011 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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6 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Researchers October 2005 Family Reunification September 2003 EU Blue Card May 2009 European Migration Network May 2008 Handbook on Integration April 2010 Single Permit December Long-term Residents November Seasonal Workers February 2014 Overview Common Basic Principles For Integration November 2004 Students December 2004 European Integration Fund ( ) June 2007, Migration and Integration Fund ( ) April 2014 Intra-corporate Transferees May 2014 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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8 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration, Migration and Integration Fund ( ) April 2014 on expulsion decisions May 2001 Decision on ICONet April 2005 European Return Fund ( ) May Europol July Overview Facilitators Package November 2002 Return December 2008 Employer Sanctions June 2009 EU Readmission Agreements December Regulation on immigration liaison officers network February 2004 Decision on joint flights for removals April 2004 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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10 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Trafficking in Human Beings April 2011 Child Sexual Abuse December EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings ( ) June 2012 Overview Trafficking Victims Resident Permit April 2004 Victims of Crime October 2012 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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12 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Internal Security Fund - Borders and ( ) April 2014 Schengen Borders Code March 2006 Local Border Traffic Regime December 2006 Reinforced Frontex November 2011 Triton joint operation November 2014 eu-lisa December Frontex October Schengen Information System II April 2013 Overview 1985 Schengen Agreement June 1985 Schengen Convention June Regulation on a uniform format for residence permits June 2002 External Borders Fund ( ) May 2007 Regulation on Rapid Border Intervention Teams July 2007 Task Force Mediterranean October 2013 Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism October 2013 EUROSUR December 2013 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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14 20 years of migration policy: the path to a European Agenda on Migration Information System October 2011 Internal Security Fund - Borders and ( ) April 2014 External Borders Fund ( ) May Regulation on a uniform format for visas May Code July 2009 Overview Regulation listing the countries whose nationals are/are not exempt from the visa requirement March 2001 waiver suspension and reciprocity mechanisms December 2013 Migration and Home Affairs Disclaimer: Information in this timeline is for reference purposes only and is not necessarily comprehensive or up to date.

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