Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs (HOME)

Source: Europa Nu.

This Directorate-General is responsible for EU policies in matters regarding security, migration, border security and anti-terrorism measures.

The main tasks of this DG are:

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    internal security (combatting crime, anti-terrorism measures)
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    immigration and asylum policy (visa policy, Schengen area)
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    migration and borders (biometrics, repatriation)
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    cooperation with other countries and organisations in the field of security and migration
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    fostering European citizenship and European civic awareness

On January 1st 2015 DG Migration and Home Affairs was known as DG Home Affairs. Up until July 1st 2010 the tasks of this DG were part of DG justice, freedom and security i.

 

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented
  3. Legislation in force

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 530 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
13.01.2025  EU position in the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the scheduling of substances under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as ...
Decision com(2025)6
 
20.12.2024  Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance ...
Decision com(2024)594
 
18.12.2024  Signing of the Agreement with Brazil on cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil.
Decision com(2024)581
 
18.12.2024  Conclusion of the Agreement with Brazil on cooperation with and through Europol and the Federal Police of Brazil.
Decision com(2024)580
 
16.12.2024  Proposal for a COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION setting out recommendations addressing identified common areas for improvement resulting from the 2024 thematic Schengen ...
com(2024)589
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 277 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
11.06.2024  Extension of temporary protection as introduced by Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382.
com(2024)253
 
18.03.2024  Signing of the Agreement with Serbia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Serbia.
Decision com(2024)160
 
04.03.2024  Signing of an agreement with Canada on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.
Decision com(2024)94
 
09.01.2024  EU position in the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs on the scheduling of substances under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as ...
Decision com(2024)2
 
30.11.2023  Amendment of Regulation 2021/1232 on a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse.
Regulation com(2023)777
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 20 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
31.05.2024  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards Vanuatu.
Regulation com(2024)365
 
06.09.2023  Blueprint to coordinate a Union-level response to disruptions of critical infrastructure with significant cross-border relevance.
Recommendation com(2023)526
 
13.12.2022  Collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for enhancing and facilitating external border controls.
Regulation com(2022)729
 
13.12.2022  Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.
Regulation com(2022)731
 
18.10.2022  Coordinated approach by the Union to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure.
Recommendation com(2022)551