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This report looks at integration policies in the member states of the Council of Europe. It focuses on lessons learned since 1991 in the areas of diversity and cohesion, citizenship and participation, management of migratory movements and minority protection and describes the necessary components of social cohesion policies that promote the inclusion of migrants into societies. The report identifies ways and means of establishing positive community relations for European societies through the promotion of a political, economic, cultural and legal environment favourable to diversity and the promotion of human cohesion. Migration statistics and information on the state of ratification of European conventions are included in the annex.

Family reunification is one of the major sources of immigration in most European states. This study does not examine admission policy with regard to family members. It focuses on the status granted once they have arrived. This study describes, analyses and compares national immigration rules and practices. It also includes a brief description of the main European provisions on the rights of admitted family members.

This publication presents a series of studies conducted by the European Population Committee between 1998 and 2001 together with specialised research institutes in eight European countries: Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Portugal and Estonia. These focus on groups that are well established in several countries to enable comparison. The studies describe the origin of migrants, inflows and outflows of immigrant populations, fertility, family formation, intermarriage, mortality and the spatial distribution in the countries of settlement. They also include a co-ordinated modelling exercise to estimate the demographic impact of immigration on receiving populations since the Second World War.

Illegal immigration has been near the top of the political agendas of the member states of the Council of Europe for almost two decades. They are worried about the scale of the problem and frightened that it might exacerbate existing social tensions. This report, which was discussed at the 7th conference of European Ministers responsible for Migration Affairs in Helsinki in September 2002, surveys the problems and offers some recommendations on future policy. After defining illegal immigration, it discusses the organised traffic in human beings and the measures to control and deter settlement. It then examines the particular problems of the enlargement of the EU and Community policy before looking at the underlying demographic and economic trends and their effect on the labour market. The recommendations focus on a desire for a transparent system, which harmonises asylum and immigration policy and allows a positive regulation of labour migration.

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This report studies poverty and social exclusion in central and eastern Europe. The first part of the report describes the impact of social and economic policies on social exclusion of vulnerable groups and identifies types and degrees of social deprivation. The second study focuses on developing and evaluating regional statistical indicators of social deprivation and investigates the emergence of new forms of social exclusion. The report considers common characteristics that drive poverty and social exclusion, such as poor employment situation, adequacy and coverage of social protection syste.

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Diversity and Cohesion

Diversity and Cohesion

The Legal Status of Persons Admitted for Family Reunion

The Legal Status of Persons Admitted for Family Reunion

The Demographic Characteristics of Immigrant Populations

The Demographic Characteristics of Immigrant Populations

Preventing Illegal Immigration

Preventing Illegal Immigration

The Protection of Fundamental Social Rights in Europe Through the European Social Charter

The Protection of Fundamental Social Rights in Europe Through the European Social Charter

Demographic Implications of Social Exclusion in Central and Eastern Europe

Demographic Implications of Social Exclusion in Central and Eastern Europe

The Compilation of First State Reports on the Implementation of the European Social Charter

The Compilation of First State Reports on the Implementation of the European Social Charter

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