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:

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

 

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 524 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
28.11.2024  .
com(2024)545
 
28.11.2024  .
com(2024)546
 
13.11.2024  .
com(2024)522
 
08.10.2024  .
com(2024)670
 
09.08.2024  .
com(2024)999
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 274 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  .
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
 
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
 
29.09.2023  Conclusion of the Agreement with Liechtenstein on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part ...
Decision com(2023)550
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 21 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
16.11.2023  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (Koordinaciona uprava).
Regulation com(2023)733
 
06.09.2023  Blueprint to coordinate a Union-level response to disruptions of critical infrastructure with significant cross-border relevance.
Recommendation com(2023)526
 
30.06.2023  Conservation, management and control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries.
Regulation com(2023)362
 
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