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On the occasion of its Annual General Assembly on 10 June 2016, PICUM published its Annual Report for the year 2015. The report provides an overview of major achievements over the course of the [...]

The Greens – European Free Alliance will host a conference on 31 May 2016, entitled “Overcoming legal barriers: A Green Seminar on Migration.” When: 31 May 2016, 12:30 to 15:00 Where: European [...]

BRUSSELS, 29 April 2016 – Ahead of International Labour Day, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) urges the EU and governments to enforce labour rights for [...]

BRUSSELS, 7 April 2016 – On the occasion of World Health Day, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) urges governments to change legislation and [...]

On the occasion of the International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination, a group of Greek civil society organisations supported by several European NGO networks organises a march in Athens to [...]

Dear President Tusk, I am writing to you as the representative of over 140 organisations – active in preventing discrimination, exploitation and violence against undocumented migrants in more [...]

This International Women’s Day, March 8th, is celebrated during a period of intense global movement of migrants and refugees — and corresponding levels of racial and xenophobic hostility as well [...]

The EU has set itself social targets through the Europe2020 Strategy including investment in employment and education, improved social inclusion and substantial reduction of poverty. Migrants, [...]

BRUSSELS, 16 November 2015 – On the occasion of the deadline for EU member states to transpose the EU Victims’ Directive*, the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented [...]

PICUM has published a Guide to the EU Victims’ Directive together with a toolkit in English, French and Spanish with resources for members and partners, to inform and to inspire action to [...]

Over the past few months, several European Council as well as Justice and Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Council meetings have been convened to discuss and develop immediate responses and [...]

ISTANBUL, TURKEY—Meeting in Istanbul on the eve of the intergovernmental Global Forum on Migration and Development, the Women and Global Migration Working Group (WGMWG) will urge greater [...]

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 2 October 2015 – As Germany has been cast in a favourable light in recent weeks on the EU level due to its increased commitment to welcome migrants and refugees seeking [...]

BRUSSELS, 11 September 2015 – On the occasion of the extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting taking place in Brussels on 14 September, where ministers will discuss measures [...]

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its new report “Cost of exclusion from healthcare – The case of migrants in an irregular situation” on 3 September 2015. The report [...]

As a member of the Social Platform, PICUM signed on to a letter on 9 July 2015 addressed to heads of states and governments, the President of the European Council, the Presidents of the European [...]

PICUM published its leaflet advocating to end the use of the term ‘illegal migrant’ in French, German and Spanish. The leaflet is the key resource of PICUM’s ‘Words Matter’ campaign and provides [...]

Ahead of the meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) on 19 June in Luxembourg, a group of organisations including Doctors of the World – Médecins du [...]

PICUM published its Annual Report 2014 on the occasion of the Annual General Assembly on 13 June 2015 in Brussels. Major highlights of PICUM’s work in 2014 included the PICUM Director, Michele [...]

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) launched the report “Severe labour exploitation: workers moving within or into the European Union. States’ obligations and victims’ rights” on 2 June [...]