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COM(1997)2007 final: Avis de la Commission concernant la demande d’adhésion à l’Union européenne présentée par la Lituanie

COM(1997)2008 final: Avis de la Commission concernant la demande d’adhésion à l’Union européenne présentée par la Bulgarie,

COM(1997)2009 final: Avis de la Commission sur la demande d’adhésion de la République tchèque à l’Union européenne

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COM(2001)0763 final: Communication from the Commission – Withdrawal of Commission Proposals which are no longer topical

COM(2001)264 final: Communication from the Commission, A Sustainable Europe for a Better World: A European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development, EU Sustainable Development Strategy (Commission’s proposal to the Gothenburg European Council)

COM(2001)743 final: Commission working paper on the relationship between safeguarding internal security and complying with international protection obligations

COM(2002)0694 final: Communication from the Commission – Free movement of workers: achieving the full benefits and potential

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COM(2004)178 final: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the presentation of a proposal for a Directive and two proposals for recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community

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COM(2005)0669 final: Communication from the Commission – Policy Plan on Legal Migration

COM(2007)0780 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Towards a Common Immigration Policy

COM(2010)2020 final: Communication from the Commission, EUROPE 2020 – A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

COM(2011)0743 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Region, The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility

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COM(2013)0837 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Free Movement of EU Citizens and Their Families: Five Actions to Make a Difference

COM(2016)0184 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the Position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing

COM(2016)739 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Next steps for a sustainable European future, European action for sustainability

COM(2020)274 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience

COM(2020)609 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a New Pact on Migration and Asylum

COM(2020)758 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021–2027

COM(2022)657 final: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Attracting skills and talent to the EU

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SWD(2013)0138 final: Commission Staff Working Document Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, and Migration Accompanying the Document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – An EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change

SWD(2019)1055 final: Commission Staff Working Document Executive Summary of the Fitness Check on EU Legislation on legal migration

SWD(2020)4000 final: Commission Staff Working Document, Delivering on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – A comprehensive approach

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COM(1997)387 final: Proposal for a Council Act establishing the Convention on rules for the admission of third-country nationals to the Member States

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COM(2002)0225 final: Amended proposal for a Council Directive on the right to family reunification

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COM(2010)379 final: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of seasonal employment

COM(2013)0151 final: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing

COM(2016)0378 final: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly skilled employment

COM(2022)650 final: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast)

COM(2022)655 final: Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast)

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