+ Migration Policy Practice Vol. IX, Number 3 (July-September 2019)

The fund aimed to The first article, by Andreas Backhaus, Mikkel tackle the root causes of modern slavery, strengthen Barslund and Augusta Nannerini of the Centre for efforts to combat slavery and reduce vulnerability, European Policy Studies, discusses the implications of and build an evidence base to better understand what a resolution by the European Parliament in December works in the future. [...] stages of the resettlement process, the status to be accorded to resettled persons, the decision-making Currently, Member States are free to issue visas for procedures to ensure uniform conditions for the humanitarian reasons for the purpose of granting implementation of the Framework, and the financial access to their own territory,2 but until now, this support to the Member States’ resettlement. [...] In December 2018, it 3 At the time of writing, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is in the process of ruling over a similar case: The Court 1 Andreas Backhaus and Mikkel Barslund are Research Fellows will establish if the refusal of Belgium to grant humanitarian at the Centre for European Policy Studies and members of visas requested by a Syrian family at the Embassy of Belgium in the Mer. [...] individuals under the threat of persecution and serious harm, the necessity of minimizing security It is worth noting that the current European Union risks to the citizens of participating Member States, resettlement scheme that foresees the adoption of and the desire to reach decisions on the provision the Union Resettlement Framework will likely resettle of humanitarian visas faster than if an a. [...] 2016 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing European Parliament a Union Resettlement Framework 2018 European Parliament resolution of and amending Regulation (EU) no 11 December 2018 with recommendations 516/2014 of the European Parliament to the Commission on Humanitarian and the Council.