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RSS![The visual shows a passport, a VISA, and a stamp, against a blue background.](https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-05/Visa%20statistics%20news%20item.jpeg?h=9cbe1644&itok=KBxjo-Hx)
Figures published by the European Commission show that the consulates of EU countries and Schengen associated countries received more than 10.3 million applications for short-stay visas in 2023.
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On 15 May, the Commission adopted the Seventh Progress Report on the EU Security Union Strategy for 2020-2025. The report provides an overview of the implementation of the strategy since its adoption in 2020.
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On 1 May, 20 years ago, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia joined the European Union. Today, nine out of these ten Member States, are part of the Schengen area, guaranteeing free movement and promoting safe travel within Europe.
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This call will result in a single Framework Contract for Services of DG HOME on migration, security and borders. It will cover activities such as the organisation of meetings, working groups, conferences, exhibitions and other types of events as well as complementary services around activities ...
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On 30 April, the first ministerial conference on the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum took place in Ghent, following the European Parliament's endorsement of the Pact, on 10 April. This is a major step forward in tackling the migration and asylum challenges faced by the EU today.
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JobRoad is an non-profit organisation based in Belgium. Through its EU-funded project “Refugees2Work” it has developed a unique approach to orient refugees towards sustainable employment. This has led to the formation of local networks around reception centres and is helping address skill shortages.
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This call is part of the activities foreseen in the Thematic Facility Work Programme 2023 – 2025, under the Internal Security Fund.
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Read Commissioner Johansson’s plenary speech on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, held in the European Parliament before the historic vote that led to its adoption. "It's time to fix our broken migration policy," she says, and explains how the Pact will do so, after 8 years of legislative work.
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On 24 April, Commission staff along with representatives of several EU Member States met to assess the impact of the Safe Homes project at the 40th Solidarity Platform meeting, and at the event organised by the Red Cross: “Safe Homes: From Emergency to Preparedness for Future Welcoming Initatives”.
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On 23 April, the EU and China held the third dialogue on drugs in Brussels.