THEME 6: THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE CEAS



I. GENERAL ASPECTS

A. COMMISSIONS DOCUMENTS
10.06.2009 COM(2009)263 Communication from the Commission to the Council, The European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee of the Regions Justice, Freedom and Security in Europe since 2005: An Evaluation of the Hague Programme and Action Plan

10.06.2009 SEC(2009)765Follow-up of the implementation of legal instruments in the fields of justice, freedom and security at national level Implementation Scoreboard

10.06.2009 SEC(2009)766 An extended report on the evaluation of the Hague Programme

10.06.2009 SEC(2009)767 General overview of instruments and deadlines provided in the Hague Programme and Action Plan in the fields of justice, freedom and security Institutional Scoreboard

10.06.2009 COM(2009)266 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Tracking method for monitoring the implementation of the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum

29.04.2009 COM(2009) 205 Report on practical operation of the methodology for a systematic and rigorous monitoring of compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights

2.7.2008 COM (2008) 373 Report on the implementation of the Hague programme for 2007

02.07.2008 SEC(2008)2048 Commission Staff Working Documents Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament- Report on the implementation of The Hague programme for 2007 Follow-up of the implementation of legal instruments in the fields of justice, freedom and security at national level 2007 Implementation Scoreboard – Table 2

02.07.2008 SEC(2008)2049 Commission Staff Working document annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament general overview of instruments and deadlines provided for in the Hague programme and action plan in the fields of justice, freedom and security for 2007 (institutional scoreboard) report on the implementation of the Hague programme for 2007 (institutional scoreboard – table 1)

17/06/2008 COM (2008) 360 Communication from the commission to the European parliament, the council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of regions policy plan on asylum an integrated approach to protection across the EU

3.07.2007 COM(2007)373 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament" Report on the implementation of the Hague Programme for 2006"

03.07.2007 SEC(2007)896 Commission Staff Working document annex to the COM(2007)373- Institutional scoreboard Table 1

03.07.2007 SEC(2007)897 Commission Staff Working document annex to the COM(2007)373- Follow-up of the implementationof legal instruments in the field of justice, freedom, and security at national level-2006 implementation scoreboard Table 2

06/06/2007 COM (2007) 301 GREEN PAPER on the future Common European Asylum System

28.06.2006 COM(2006)333 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament" Report on the implementation of the Hague Programme for 2005"

28.06.2006 SEC(2006) 813 Commission Staff Working document annex to the Communication de la Commission au Conseil et au Parlement européen renforcer la liberté, la sécurité et la justice dans l’union européenne :rapport sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de la Haye pour l'année 2005 {com(2006) 333 final} 2005 implementation scoreboard – table 2

28.06.2006 SEC(2006) 814 Commission Staff Working document annex to the Communication de la Commission au Conseil et au Parlement européen renforcer la liberté, la sécurité et la justice dans l’union européenne :rapport sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de la Haye pour l'année 2005 {com(2006) 333 final} 2005 implementation scoreboard – table 1

28.6.2006 COM (2006) 332 communication from the commission to the council and the European Parliament evaluation of EU policies on freedom, security and justice

28.6.2006 SEC (2006) 815 Commission Staff Working Document Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Evaluation of EU Policies on Freedom, Security and Justice {Com (2006) 332 Final} Impact Assessment

28/06/2006 COM (2006) 331 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Implementing The Hague Programme: The Way Forward.

17.02.2006. COM (2006) 67 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on strengthened practical cooperation - New structures, new approaches: improving the quality of decision making in the Common European Asylum System

17.2.2006 SEC(2006) 189 commission staff working document annexes to the communication from the commission to the council and the European parliament on strengthened practical cooperation new structures, new approaches: improving the quality of decision making in the common European asylum system COM(2006) 67 final.

12.08.2005 Council and Commission Action plan implementing The Hague programme on strengthening freedom, security, and justice in the European Union

10.05.2005 COM (2005)184 Communication on the Hague programme: Ten priorities for the next five years

15.07.2004. COM (2004) 503 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step.

15.7.2004 SEC (2004) 937 Commission staff working document Annex to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament”A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step” {COM (2004)503 final}

02/06/2004 COM (2004) 401Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Assessment of the Tampere Programme and Future Orientations

02.06.2004 SEC (2004) 680 Commission Staff Working Paper, The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Assessment of the Tampere Programme and Future Orientations - List of the Most Important Instruments Adopted (COM (2004) 401 final), 2 June 2004.  

02/06/2004 SEC (2004) 693 Commission Staff Working Paper, Annex to the Communication from the Commission. Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Assessment of the Tampere Programme and Future Orientations

26/03/2003 COM (2003) 152 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy and the Agenda for protection (Second Commission report on the implementation of Communication COM (2000)755 final of 22 November 2000)

03/06/2003 COM (2003) 315 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, Towards More Accessible, Equitable and Managed Asylum Systems

22/11/2001 COM (2001) 710 Communication from the Commission to the council and the European parliament on the common asylum policy, introducing an open coordination method First report by the Commission on the application of Communication COM(2000)755 final of 22 November 2000

22.11.2000 COM (2000) 755 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union for persons granted asylum.

03.03.1999 SEC(1999)271 Document de travail de la Commission "Vers des normes communes en matière de procédure d'asile"
B. EP DOCUMENTS
1.Resolutions
21 June 2007 P6_TA (2007)0286 Decision-making in the common European asylum system European Parliament resolution of on asylum: practical cooperation, quality of decision-making in the common European asylum system (2006/2184(INI))
2. Reports
September 2008. PE 408.291 European Parliament, Towards a Common European Asylum System - Assessment and Proposals - Elements to be Implemented for the Establishment of an Efficient and Coherent System 

14.5.2007 Report on asylum : practical cooperation, quality of decision-making in the common European asylum system (2006/2184(INI)) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Hubert Pirker
C. IO AND NGOS'EVALUATION REPORTS
UNHCR Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System September 2007

UNHCR Observations on the Communication From the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Strengthened Practical Cooperation - New Structures, New Approaches: Improving the Quality of Decision Making in the Common European Asylum System [COM(2006) 67 final, 17 February 2006], 25 April 2006. 

UNHCR Observations on the European Commission Communication on 'A More Efficient Common European Asylum System: The Single Procedure as the Next Step' (COM(2004)503 final; Annex SEC(2004)937, 15 July 2004), 30 August 2004.

UNHCR's recommendations for the new multiannual programme in the area of freedom, security and justice,september 2004

UNHCR observations on the European Commission Communication “Towards a common asylum procedure and uniform status, valid throughout the European Union, for persons granted asylum” (COM (2000) 755 final) November 2001

European Council on Refugees and Exiles Memorandum to the JHA Council of 4/5 June 2009 Guaranteeing refugee protection and safeguarding respect for fundamental rights, May 2009.

European Council on Refugees and Exiles, ECRE Comments on EU plans to establish a European Asylum Support Office (EASO), 5 December 2008. 

European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Submission from the European Council on Refugees and Exiles in Response to the Commission's Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System (COM (2007) 301), October 2007

European Council on Refugees and Exiles , Comments of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on "A More Efficient Common European Asylum System - The Single Procedure as the Next Step", COM (2004) 503 final, September 2004. 

European Council on Refugees and Exiles , 'Broken Promises - Forgotten Principles': ECRE Evaluation of the Development of EU Minimum Standards for Refugee Protection, 1 June 2004

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Opinion of the National Red Cross Societies of the Member States of the European Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the European Commission Policy Plan on Asylum, 28 August 2008. 

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Opinion of the National Red Cross Societies of the Member States of the European Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on the European Commission Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System, 21 August 2007. 

II. SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS

EUROPEAN REFUGEE FUND

ERF I :
Council Decision 2000/596/EC of 28 September 2000 establishing a European Refugee Fund.
A. EVALUATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
1.Evaluation report
December 2003 mid term Evaluation on the ERF for the Period 2000-2002 Study has been carried out by PLS RAMBOLL Management, on behalf of the European Commission

March 2006 Final Evaluation of the first phase (2000-2004), and definition of a common assessment framework for the second phase (2005-2010) consortium consisting of the Danish institute for human rights Eurasylum ltd and the migration policy institute selected by the European Commission to carry out the final report

1.12.2006 SEC(2006) 1636 Commission staff working document final evaluation of the European Refugee Fund for the period 2000-2004
B. IO AND NGOS'EVALUATION REPORTS
UNHCR Observations on the Council Decision Creating a European Refugee Fund, October 2000

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ERF II:
Council Decision 2004/904/EC of 2 December 2004 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005 to 2010
A. EVALUATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
1. Evaluation report
  17.1.2008 SEC (2008) 41 Commission staff working document intermediate report on the results achieved and on qualitative and quantitative aspects of implementation of the European refugee fund during the period 2005 – 2006
2. Impact assessment
12.2.2004 SEC (2004) 161 Commission staff working paper Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2010
B. EP DOCUMENTS
1. Resolutions:
20/04/2004 P5_TA(2004)0307 European Refugee Fund 2005-2010 European Parliament legislative resolution on the Commission proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2010 (COM(2004) 102 – C5-0096/2004 – 2004/0032(CNS))
2. Reports
7.04.2004 P5_A(2004)0267 Report on the Commission proposal for a Council decision establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2010 (COM(2004) 102 – C5-0096/2004 – 2004/0032(CNS)) Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Gérard M.J. Deprez
C. IO AND NGOS' EVALUATION REPORTS
Comments by the European Council on Refugee and Exiles on the Commission Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2010 March 2004

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ERF III:
Council Decision 573/2007/EC of 23 May 2007 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows" and repealing Council Decision 2004/904/EC
A.DOCUMENTS OF THE COMMISSION
Modifications
18.2.2009 COM(2009) 67 proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the council amending decision no 573/2007/ec establishing the European refugee fund for the period 2008 to 2013 by removing funding for certain community actions and altering the limit for funding such actions.
B. EP DOCUMENTS
1. Resolutions:
07.05.2009 P6_TA(2009)0375 European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 May 2009 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 by removing funding for certain Community actions and altering the limit for funding such actions (COM(2009)0067 – C6-0070/2009 – 2009/0026(COD))

14/12/2006 P6_TA(2006)0581 European Refugee Fund European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’ (COM(2005)0123 – C6-0124/2005 – 2005/0046(COD))
2. Reports:
29.11.2006 P6_A(2006)0437 Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’(COM(2005)0123 – C6?0124/2005 – 2005/0046(COD)) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Rapporteur: Barbara Kudrycka

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REGULATION ON COMMUNITY STATISTICS

Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers
EP DOCUMENTS
1. Resolutions
14.03.2007 P6_TA (2007)0065 European Parliament legislative resolution of on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection (COM (2005)0375 – C6-0279/2005 – 2005/0156(COD))
B. Reports
22.01.2007 P6_A(2007)0004 Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection (COM(2005)0375 – C6-0279/2005 – 2005/0156(COD))

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ASYLUM SUPPORT OFFICE

18.2.2009 COM(2009) 66 Proposition de Règlement du parlement européen et du conseil portant création d'un Bureau européen d'appui en matière d'asile
A. EVALUATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
impact assessment 18.2.2009 SEC(2009) 153 Commission staff working document accompanying document to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an European asylum support office impact assessment

23/02/2009 SEC (2009) 154 Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying document to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing an European Asylum Support Office Summary of the impact assessment{COM(2009) 66 final} {SEC(2009) 153}
B. EP DOCUMENTS
07.05.2009 P6_TA(2009)0379 European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 May 2009 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (COM(2009)0066 – C6-0071/2009 – 2009/0027(COD))

29.04.2009 A6-0279/2009on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (COM(2009)0066 – C6-0071/2009 – 2009/0027(COD))

02.04.2009 PE421.403 Amendments on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, establishing a European Asylum support Office (Draft report)

March 2009 PE.410.691 , Briefing note on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Asylum Support Office, COM(2009)66
D. IO AND NGO'S EVALUATION REPORTS
European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Comments on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Asylum Support Office, April 2009.

European Council on Refugees and Exiles Comments on EU plans to establish a European Asylum Support Office April 2008