Burgerforum van het Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité wil betere bescherming rechten immigranten (en)

On 26 November, the European Integration Forum -the dialogue platform on integration of immigrants launched in April 2009 by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee- adopted a statement on Participation of migrants in the democratic process. The civil society representatives meeting at this Forum ask that:

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  access to residence status should not be hampered by imposing extra conditions not provided for under the EU long-term residence directive;
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  the European Commission launch infringement proceedings against Member States that arbitrarily impose extra conditions not provided for under the EU long-term residence directive;
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  migrants should be eligible for citizenship after no more than five years of legal residence;
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  children born in a country should be eligible at birth to become citizens of that country if one of their parents has resided there legally for five years;
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  the right to vote and to stand in local, regional, national and European elections should be granted to all legal residents after a maximum of five years' legal residence;
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  the right to set up or join political associations and parties should be an inviolable right of all residents.

For more information:

Statement on Participation of migrants in the democratic process - Towards inclusive citizenship

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/2013-11-25_10th-forum-statement_en.pdf

European Integration Forum - 10th meeting

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.events-and-activities-european-integration-forum-10

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