Activites

• 1995/10/16 Final act published in Official Journal
• 1995/09/22 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0429/1995 summary

    The European Parliament rejected the Council's draft conclusions on CIREFI activities. In her report, which was adopted by the European Parliament in plenary, Mrs d'ANCONA (PSE, NL) decried the method used to consult the European Parliament on these conclusions which, she considered, should be seen as governed by Article K.6 of the Treaty on European Union, implying that the European Parliament needed to be consulted. She stated, in this respect, that the Commission's right of initiative was a fundamental element and that the Commission had a political obligation to take a more active approach in this area by proposing binding texts and submitting them to Parliament for consultation. Pointing out that Parliament was very poorly informed about CIREFI activities, she noted that the focus of the Centre's work was gradually shifting towards the fight against illegal immigration, to the exclusion of all else. She then called for 2 observers (one appointed by the Commission and the other by the European Parliament) to attend CIREFI meetings in the future. She considered that data on immigrants and asylum seekers compiled by EUROSTAT might duplicate the data compiled by the IOM, the UNHCR, the Member States, the SIS or even EUROPOL. In addition, the CIREFI provisions governing the collection and processing of information and personal data were imprecise and confused. Finally, she called for the Centre's modus operandi to be revised so that it could become a body capable of helping to promote joint decisions and global policies for preventing and controlling illegal immigration.�

• 1995/09/20 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1995/07/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0186/1995
• 1995/01/20 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1994/11/30 Non-legislative basic document published
  • 11219/1994 summary

    These Council conclusions concern the objectives and activities of the CIREFI (Centre for Information, Discussion and Exchange on the crossing of borders and immigration). The purpose of this centre, which is made up of representatives of the Member States with logistic support from the Secretariat-General of the Council, is to: * compile information on: - legal immigration, - illegal immigration and irregular residency, - the entry of foreigners via illegal immigration channels, - use of false or forged papers, - measures taken by the relevant authorities. Information takes the form of statistics and allows regular stock to be taken of the situation by showing up developments and changes in this area; * analyse information, draw conclusions and, where applicable, offer advice; * encourage the exchange of information on repatriation (country of destination, airports of arrival and departure, transport company, routes, charges, conditions of transport etc.) and the problems encountered in obtaining return documents. The CIREFI will submit an annual report on its activities to the Council and will meet at least once a month from 1 January 1995 onwards.�

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: 11219/1994
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A4-0186/1995
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0429/1995

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)