uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals

European resident status to Non-EU Member Country nationals resided legally and continuously within the territory of the Member

States for five years equal treatment with nationals as regards:

access to paid and unpaid employment, conditions of employment and working conditions

education and vocational training, recognition of qualifications and study grants;

welfare benefits (family allowances, retirement pensions, etc.) and sickness insurance;

social assistance (minimum income support or retirement pensions, free health care, etc.);

social benefits, tax relief, access to goods and services;

freedom of association and union membership; freedom to represent a union or association.

free access to the entire territory of the Member State concerned.

protect the family and respect family life Third country nationals who hold a residence

permit valid for at least one year in one of the Member States and who have the genuine option of long-term residence can apply for family reunification

eligible for family reunification: the sponsor's spouse;

children of the couple, including adopted children, who are minors

improve the EU's ability to attract highly qualified workers facilitate and simplify the admission improve the legal status of those already in the EU rights enter, re-enter and stay in the Member State and pass through other

Member States; work in the sector concerned; enjoy equal treatment with nationals as regards, for example, social

assistance, tax benefits, recognition of diplomas, education and vocational training.

After 2 years, they can: enjoy equal treatment with nationals as regards access to highly

qualified employment (persons with EC long-term resident status can be active in either and employed or a self-employed capacity).

move to another Member State to take up highly qualified employment (subject to the limits set by the Member State on the number of non-nationals accepted).

single residence and work permit application procedure rights of Non-EU Member Country workers holding this

permit, whether they have just arrived or are already resident in a Member State

This permit allows Non-EU Member Country nationals to: enter, re-enter and stay in the issuing Member State; move freely within that Member State; pass through other Member States; exercise the activities authorised under the single permit.

equal treatment with nationals as regards working conditions; membership of a labour union or employers' or professional

organisation; education and vocational training; recognition of diplomas; social security, including health care; access to goods and services, including procedures for obtaining

housing and the assistance afforded by employment offices; tax benefits.

Check http://eulaw-knu.livejournal.com/

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/index_en.htm

Policies, activities of the EU

Sharing competences

Schengen, asylum, immigration

EMU

Environment

Competences – who regulates what EU = areas of national sovereignty transferred to

the European level, joint decision-making Gradual increase of EU powers Treaties describe EU competences Union exclusive competence

competence shared with the Member States

coordinate their economic and employment policies

common foreign and security policy

National - EU support, coordinate or supplement Loose cooperation can turn into Treaty articles

limits of Union competences – principle of conferral

use of Union competences – principles of subsidiarity and proportionality

National parliaments have rights

customs union; the establishing of the competition rules

necessary for the functioning of the internal market;

monetary policy for the Member States whose currency is the euro;

the conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy;

common commercial policy.

internal market; social policy economic, social and territorial cohesion; agriculture and fisheries, excluding the conservation

of marine biological resources; environment; consumer protection; transport; trans-European networks; energy area of freedom, security and justice; common safety concerns in public health matters development cooperation and humanitarian aid research, technological development and space

protection and improvement of human health;

industry; culture; tourism; education, vocational training, youth and

sport; civil protection; administrative cooperation

Internal policy and the EU Loose cooperation from the 1970s

1985: France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands decide to abolish border controls between them

1992 Maastricht Treaty: Justice and Home Affairs = 3rd pillar

1997 Amsterdam Treaty: Area of Freedom, Security and Justice▪ Police and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

▪ Immigration, visas, asylum

Luxembourg town Agreement of some EU Member States and other

European countries Start: individual international treaty, today part of

the EU Treaties 1995: abolished checks at internal borders of the

signatory States created a single external border immigration checks carried out with identical

procedures common rules regarding visas, right of asylum

Not Schengen:

Romania

Bulgaria

UK

Ireland

Cyprus

Not EU:

Switzerland

Norway

Iceland

No internal border controls External controls unified In airports and sea ports separate handling of

Schengen and non-Schengen destinations Common visa and entry rules Extradition, information, cross-border right of hot

pursuit etc. Schengen Information System Identification of persons

Stolen or lost goods

FRONTEX European Agency for the Management of Operational

Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

Information, training, jount operations for border control EUROSUR (plan) European border surveillance system reduce the number of illegal immigrants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ygC0Ck1sw

Visas Regulation about countries whose nationals need a visa Uniform format for visas Community Code on visas

Fight against Organized crime

Terrorism

Trafficking of human beings

Illicit trafficking in arms and drugs

Fraud and corruption Europol Eurojust

Economic integration: exchange rate fluctuations may nullify the common market’s positive effects

1970 Werner report economic and monetary union within 10 years

European Monetary System (EMS) fixed, but adjustable exchange rates based on

central rates against the ecu all Member States, except the United Kingdom

1989 Delors report: Monetary Union in 3 stages

1.1990 prohibition on restricting capital movements, some concerning central banks

2.1994 economic policy convergence, rules on public financing European Monetary Institute, national central banks independent

3.budgetary rules binding (penalties), single monetary policy of European System of Central Banks (ESCB), made up of the national central banks and the European Central Bank, conversion rates between the national currencies and the single currency fixed

Inflation rate: No more than 1.5 percentage points higher than the three lowest inflation member states of the EU

Annual government deficit 3% of gross domestic product (GDP)

Government debt to GDP must not exceed 60% Exchange rate: joined the exchange-rate

mechanism (ERM II) under the European Monetary System (EMS) for 2 consecutive years and not devaluated currency

Long-term interest rates: no more than two percentage points higher than the average of the three lowest inflation member states.

1999Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland

2001 Greece 2002 Introduction of euro banknotes and coins 2007 Slovenia 2008 Cyprus, Malta 2009 Slovakia 2011 Estonia – 17 members http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeH3Ee61Sl8

Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City French overseas territories Andorra Kosovo, Montenegro

2000 Lisbon Strategy

Strategic economy objectives till 2010

Coherent macroeconomic policies

Cohesion policy

Opening up to trade with third countries

2005 Growth and Jobs Europe 2020

Not in Founding Treaties Economic development – environmental

deterioration 1972 environmental policy is essential SEA introduces it to Treaties Maastricht: all policies must consider

environmental questions

Air Biotechnology Chemicals Civil Protection and

Environmental Accidents

Climate Change Health Land Use

Nature and Biodiversity

Noise Soil Sustainable

Development Waste Water

Prevention Rectifying environmental hazards at the

source Polluter pays Integration Avoidance

Legislation – directives Environmental action programmes 6th EAP 2002-2010 Improving implementation

Integration

Cooperation with business and consumers

Information to citizens

Land use European Environmental Agency