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ECRE Memorandum to the Justice and Home Affairs Council

Document number
1949
Date
2009
Title
ECRE Memorandum to the Justice and Home Affairs Council
Author/publisher
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Prevention, Awareness Raising, Media, Information Campaigns, Empowerment, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach, Activism, Education, Training;
Summary

In view of the JHA Council meeting of EU ministers of Justice and Home Affairs on 26 and 27 February, ECRE has issued a memorandum with key comments and recommendations on the new European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the resettlement of Iraqis to the EU and the extension of the Long Term Residence Directive.

The meeting presents an opportunity for the EU to show that it can share the responsibility for asylum seekers in line with its commitments to humanitarian traditions and international obligations to protect refugees.

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