This series of policy briefings by the Migration Policy Group helps policymakers and stakeholders to respond to the European Commission's November 2011 Green Paper on the EU Family Reunion Directive 2003/86/EC. While the future for immigrant families in Europe remains unclear with the current political climate and impact of far right parties, most Member States today still have policies that the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) finds are ‘slightly favourable' for family reunion. The average EU country goes beyond the Directive's minimum standards. The Commission's 2008 Application Report identified key national weaknesses in transposition. The European Commission's November 2011 Green Paper presents stakeholders with a choice: either the Commission opens infringement proceedings for improper transposition based on the current Directive, or it reopens negotiations to change the Directive.
The three MPG Family Reunion Briefings are:
Confronting stereo-types, understanding family life
Right to family reunion-the dynamics between EU law and national policy change
Impact of new family reunion tests and requirements on the integration process...
