http://www.migrationonline.cz/ Updates on migration in Central and Eastern Europe cs (c) Multicultural centre Prague, o.s. mise@mkc.cz migrace@mkc.cz http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/fundamental-rights-at-europe New report released by European Agency for fundamental rights examines the conditions at Europe’s southern sea borders with respect to the most fundamental rights of a person, the right to life and the right not to be sent back to torture, persecution or inhuman treatment. It covers sea border surveillance and disembarkation procedures, as well as general issues such as European Union (EU) policy, training and Frontex-coordinated operations. It examines practices across the EU Member States researched – Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta and Spain. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/briefing-2-family-reunion-policies-in-central-europe Across the EU, family immigration has progressively decreased from half of all legal immigration in the early 2000s to about one third today. The table presents the latest Eurostat statistics on how many third-country nationals came to EU countries to join their third-country national sponsor in 2010. In most Member States, the number of reuniting non-EU family members is not very large in comparison to the many other people arriving every year. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/slovakia-should-stop-seeing-migration-as-a-problem The respondent of this short interview is immigrant from non-EU country living in Slovakia and practicing medicine for more than 6 years. In the interview he talks about his migrant experience and shares his opinion on residence permits procedure, blue cards, labor and business. He preferred to stay anonymous; therefore his true name and country of origin is not disclosed. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/public-debate-work-and-employment-of-migrants-in-times-of-crisis This video is an edited record of the public debate “Work and employment of migrants in times of crisis” which took place on 18 March 2013 in Ljubljana. This public event was organized by the Peace Institute (Ljubljana) and was focused on conditions of work and employment for migrants in Slovenia. In times of economic crisis and governmental austerity measures, migrant workers can hardly find a suitable (or even any kind of) employment in Slovenia. When a company is insolvent and has to reduce the number of employees, migrant workers are usually among the first to lose their jobs. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/labour-immigration-in-the-czech-republic This article, written by an employee of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic presents a brief survey of the impact of EU legislation on labour immigration of third-country nationals to the Czech Republic in the context of recent developments in the labour market. It further analyses the influence of certain EU Directives on the newly proposed Czech immigration system. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/eurostat-trafficking-in-human-beings-2013 Publication Trafficking in Human beings presents the first report at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings. It includes data for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, from all 27 EU countries, furthermore Croatia, Iceland, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/the-policy-of-labor-migration-in-slovakia-lights-in-the-darkness Slovakia is well known for its strict migration policy and lack of effective integration policies. For the small number of non-EU residents living here, life is hard, legislation discouraging and racism ever present. However, the article aims to present some examples for optimism and hope that could encourage further changes. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/syrian-engineer-working-at-the-polish-bar The respondent in this short interview conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs comes from Syria which he fled because of the war. 35 years old Syrian engineer lives in Poland for almost two years and works in a bar. In the interview he talks about his plans to start business but lacking necessary documents and means to do so. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/shaggy-the-master-of-sheesha-from-israel Shaggy Hamdan is 40 years old, comes from Israel and lives in Poland for 13 years. In the short article he shares his experience with coming to Poland, starting his own business, bureaucratic procedures and difficulty to obtain citizenship. http://www.migrationonline.cz/en/e-library/victoria Victoria, a young women from Ukraine, lives in Poland for two years. She came to Poland with visa and work permit and works in a bar. In the short interview conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs she describes how difficult it is for a foreigner to find a job and how long is her waiting for obtaining a residence permit.