European travel document for illegally staying migrants
At a Glance
06-09-2016
In 2014, EU Member States issued almost half a million return decisions to migrants who have no right to enter or stay on the EU territory. However, only 40% of irregularly staying migrants were actually returned to a non-EU country. Lack of valid travel documents for returnees is one of the main obstacles for a successful return. In December 2015, the European Commission put forward a proposal on a European travel document for illegally staying migrants. First-reading negotiations with the Council have delivered a compromise which now awaits a vote in plenary.
At a Glance
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- criminal law
- documentation
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EP Committee
- EU aid
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- LAW
- migration
- proposal (EU)
- refugee
- removal
- report
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- transfer of population