Boosting Europe's attractiveness for foreign talent
25/03/2013
The European Commission today presented a new Directive to improve EU attractiveness and accessibility for foreign researchers and talents.
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"Smart borders package": A better management of EU external borders
28/02/2013
Today the Commission presented its "Smart borders" package. ALDE welcomes this legislative initiative as it will simplify the life of "bona fide" foreigners frequently travelling to the EU, whose number is expected to increase in...
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Establishment of a Common European Asylum System: what should be the next steps?
05/09/2012
The deadline for the adoption of the legislative package for the creation of a Common European Asylum System, set for 2012 by the Stockholm Programme, is rapidly approaching. In this context ALDE held a seminar today in order...
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MEPs oppose any weakening of Schengen acquis
25/04/2012
Today the European Parliament's Civil liberties committee (LIBE) voted to amend the common rules on the reintroduction of controls at internal borders in exceptional circumstances. A Regulation was proposed by the Commission to...
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Single permit: towards more coherent EU legislation on legal migration
13/12/2011
Today Parliament approved measures to realise a single permit application for third country nationals to live and work in the EU without having to provide different sets of documentation for each EU Member State.
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ALDE welcomes overdue launch of new Schengen visa information system
10/10/2011
After two years delay, tomorrow the EU will finally launch the Visa Information System (VIS); a database which will improve the processing of visa applications and biometric data for visits from non-EU nationals to the EU’s...
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France-Italy border row: a shameful ping-pong that puts at risk the free movement of people
04/05/2011
Responding to the Commission's communication on forging a more sustainable migration policy, Liberal and Democrats cautioned against any knee-jerk reaction which failed to address the underlying causes yet put at risk the...
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Clear Visa Rules for Neighbourhood Policy
14/12/2010
In the framework of yesterday´s debate at the European Parliament on European neighbourhood policy, the members focused on the most recent EU visa agreements with Georgia and Russia.
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Visa liberalisation in Western Balkans will bring immediate benefits
10/11/2010
Reacting to a decision by the Council of ministers of the European Union this week to lift visa restrictions on Albania and Bosnia Hercegovina, Jelko Kacin (LDS, Slovenia) Vice-Chair of the EP Delegation to South-East Europe,...
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Visa-free Schengen travel for Bosnians and Albanians is great news
28/05/2010
Sarah Ludford (UK, Liberal Democrats) ALDE spokeswoman on Bosnia & Herzegovina, has strongly welcomed the European Commission's approval today for visa-free travel for Bosnians and Albanians to the EU Schengen zone.
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