Following the EU Western Balkans Action Plan, the European Commission President’s letter of 26 January 2023 and the European Council conclusions of 9 February, a joint Pilot project of the European Commission with Bulgaria and Romania has been set up to contribute to a sustainable European migration

The target group of this training are skilled judicial staff members working with or expected soon to be working with VRWE cases. We have capacity for maximum 15 participants from the Western Balkans only.

The European Commission funded several H2020 security research projects on CP which were carried out in line with the EU and Member States’ crime prevention and internal security policies, encouraging cooperation between police and local, regional, and national communities.

The target group of this training are teachers, school directors and other relevant staff members of secondary schools (e.g. psychologists or social workers). We have capacity for maximum 15 participants from the Western Balkans only.

The second State of Schengen Report is part of the Commission's initiative to further reinforce Schengen governance through a yearly reporting. This exercise presents the state of Schengen, identifies challenges and best practices, as well as priority areas for action. The State of Schengen Report w

DG HOME colleagues helped to organise a third job fair for asylum seekers in Lesvos, Greece on May 4.

These job fairs, co-organised with UNHCR, include mapping of potential candidates, tuition for target candidates on preparing their CVs, papers and also interview preparation. Information sessions

Following the catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye​ and Syria in February 2023, aid from all over Europe has been sent to the field in order to assist national authorities and bodies to handle the crisis.

Figures published by the European Commission show that the consulates of the EU countries and Schengen Associated Countries received more than 7.5 million applications for short-stay visas in 2022.

This edition of the RAN Practitioners Spotlight magazine therefore, takes a look at the important role of the police and law enforcement in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/ CVE).