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• JLS acquis

  18 November 2008
  Consolidated and revised version October 2008

• External Borders Fund 2007-2013 – France

  10 November 2008
  The Commission has adopted the multiannual programme under the External Borders Fund 2007-2013 for France for an estimated amount of € 101.8 million, together with the first two annual programmes (2007 and 2008).

• Fonds pour les frontières extérieures 2007-2013 : France

  10 novembre 2008
  La Commission européenne a adopté le programme pluriannuel de mise en oeuvre du Fonds pour les frontières extérieures 2007-2013 présenté par la France, pour un montant estimé de 101,8 millions d’euros, assorti de ses deux premiers programmes annuels (2007 et 2008).

• Financial Services Provision and Prevention of Financial Exclusion

  10 November 2008
  This report on financial exclusion addresses questions such as the levels, causes and consequences of financial exclusion, who are those who are mostly exposed to financial exclusion and it formulates policy recommendations on the promotion of financial inclusion. Financial exclusion is very much linked to social exclusion.

• Report on the Application of Directive 2003/86/ec on the Right to Family Reunification

  4 November 2008
  On 22 September 2003 the Council adopted Directive 2003/86/EC setting out common rules on the exercise of the right to family reunification by third-country nationals residing lawfully in Member States (hereinafter «the Directive»). It applies to all Member States except IE, DK and the UK.

• Strengthening the Global Approach to Migration: Increasing Coordination, Coherence and Synergies

  4 November 2008
  The Global Approach to migration can be defined as the external dimension of the European Union’s migration policy. It is based on genuine partnership with third countries, is fully integrated into the EU’s other external policies, and addresses all migration and asylum issues in a comprehensive and balanced manner. Adopted in 2005, it illustrates the ambition of the European Union to establish an inter-sectoral framework to manage migration in a coherent way through political dialogue and close practical cooperation with third countries.

• Commission proposes a new information-sharing tool at EU level to better protect critical infrastructure

  28 October 2008
  The European Commission today proposed legislation on establishing a Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network (CIWIN) to strengthen information-sharing on critical infrastructure protection between EU Member States.

• La Commission propose un nouvel outil d’échange d’informations à l’échelle de l’UE pour renforcer la protection des infrastructures critiques

  28 octobre 2008
  La Commission européenne a présenté aujourd’hui une législation visant à mettre en place un réseau d’alerte pour les infrastructures critiques (CIWIN). L’objectif est d’améliorer le partage des informations sur la protection des infrastructures critiques entre les États membres de l’UE.

• Eradicating poverty: the 2010 European Year starts today!

  20 October 2008
  On the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, ministers from around the EU are holding a high-level meeting dedicated to fighting poverty and promoting social inclusion. 2010 will be the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion and today’s meeting in Marseille, France, marks the kick-off for preparations across Europe. NGOs, local authorities and everyone working against exclusion are invited to participate in the campaign. The initiative will have a budget of at least €26 million, including €17 million of EU funding.

• EU boosts national efforts to fight poverty and social exclusion

  15 October 2008
  The European Commission has today put forward a set of common principles to help guide EU countries in their strategies to tackle poverty. The Recommendation is based around three key aspects: adequate income support, inclusive labour markets and access to quality services. National governments will be encouraged to refer to these common principles and define policies for ’active inclusion’ on this basis so as to step up the fight against exclusion from society and from the labour market.

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