Summary of the publication:
In the last ten to fifteen years the perspective on immigration and concept of multiculturalism in Europe has changed in a negative way and is under debate. Therefore many European countries have established tighter conditions – such as entry tests and knowledge of society(civic education) tests – to restrict family reunification. The Family Reunification directive was the first major directive on legal migration adapted by the Council under article 63 EC Treaty, which applies to all member states. However number of countries either took a long time to adapt the directive into the national legislation and put tough conditions for families to reunify and some countries like Denmark, Ireland and the UK opted out from it. In the view of upcoming Green Paper on the Right to Family Reunification EWL and ENoWM want to call attention to the fact that reunification policies for migrant women – have to be gender-sensitive and accessible – both for their wellbeing and for the integration chances of their families as a whole.
Social Policy Research Centre
Middlesex University, UK © 2011 European Network of Migrant Women Project coordinator: Selmin Çali?kan, European Women’s Lobby
Graphic design: Leanda E. Barrington-Leach, European Women’s Lobby
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