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Law enforcement from Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and the United States, together with Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a migrant smuggling criminal network.

Following the European Commission’s proposal, today EU countries agreed to fully suspend the Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia. This means that Russians who wish to travel to the EU will face a longer and less simplified visa approval procedure.

The Commission proposes full suspension of the EU’s Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia. The measure comes after partial suspension of the Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia already in place since 25 February 2022.

As global reports of child abuse rapidly increase, more than 70 child rights organisations have signed an open letter supporting the EU’s proposed law to protect children from sexual abuse. The letter called the law ‘timely and historic, not just for Europe but for the world.’

On 13 July 2022, the European Commission releases two new Eurobarometer surveys showing the public’s opinion on corruption: Special Eurobarometer on Corruption capturing citizens’ perceptions and experiences and a Flash Eurobarometer on businesses’ attitudes towards corruption in the EU.

The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee are launching an open call for organisations interested in participating in the 7th meeting of the European Migration Forum, which will take place in-person on 20-21 October 2022.

On 06 July 2022, the “Safe Homes” initiative was presented by Ylva Johansson, the Commissioner for Home Affairs. It centres around new guidance recommendations developed by the Solidarity Platform advising EU countries how to provide safe and suitable accommodation for people fleeing the war.

After several rounds of discussion, on 28 June, the European Council and the European Parliament reached political agreement on the Directive on the resilience of critical entities (CER Directive).

Today, around 5% of the EU’s total population are third country nationals. As people in and outside Europe move for work, family and other reasons, migration is an integral part of Europe’s society.