Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: Глобален подход към миграцията и мобилността
- CZ: Globální přístup k migraci a mobilitě
- DE: Gesamtansatz für Migration und Mobilität
- EE: globaalne lähenemine rändele ja rahvastiku liikuvusele
- EN: Global Approach to Migration and Mobility
- ES: Enfoque Global de la Migración
- FI: maahanmuuttoa koskeva kokonaisvaltainen lähestymistapa
- FR: approche globale de la question des migrations et de la mobilité
- GA: Cur Chuige Domhanda i leith Imirce agus Soghluaisteachta
- GR: Σφαιρική Προσέγγιση της Μετανάστευσης και της Κινητικότητας
- HU: a migráció és mobilitás átfogó globális megközelítése
- IT: Approccio globale in materia di migrazione e mobilità
- LT: ES visuotinis požiūris į migraciją ir judumą
- LV: vispārēja pieeja migrācijai un mobilitātei
- MT: Approċċ Globali għall-Migrazzjoni u l-Mobilità
- NL: totaalaanpak van migratie en mobiliteit
- NO: global tilnærming til migrasjon og mobilitet
- PL: Globalne Podejście do Migracji i Mobilności
- PT: Abordagem Global da Migração e Mobilidade
- SE: Övergripande strategi för migration och rörlighet / GAMM
- SK: Globálny prístup k migrácii a mobilite / GPMM
- SL: Globalni pristop k migraciji in mobilnosti
The overarching framework of the European Union’s external migration policy based on genuine partnership with non-EU countries and addressing all aspects of migration and mobility issues in an integrated, comprehensive and balanced manner.
2. The approach comprises the whole migration agenda, including legal and irregular migration, combating trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants, strengthening protection for refugees, enhancing migrant rights and harnessing the positive links that exist between migration and development.
3. In 2011, the global approach was evaluated. As a result of this, the Commission highlighted the need for further strengthening the external migration policy and published in November 2011 the Communication on the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, COM(2011) 743 final on a new impetus to the EU’s external migration policy. The renewed GAMM focuses on four main priorities: improving the organisation of legal migration and facilitated mobility, preventing and reducing irregular migration in an efficient, yet humane way, strengthening the synergies between migration and development, and strengthening international protection systems and the external dimension of asylum.
- BG: контрабанда на мигранти
- CZ: pašování migrantů
- DE: Schleusung von Migranten
- EE: sisserändajate ebaseaduslik üle piiri toimetamine
- EN: smuggling of migrants
- ES: tráfico de inmigrantes
- FI: maahanmuuttajien salakuljettaminen
- FR: trafic d’êtres humains
- GA: smuigleáil imirceach
- GR: λαθρεμπόριο μεταναστών
- HU: embercsempészés
- IT: traffico di migranti
- LT: neteisėtas migrantų gabenimas
- LV: migrantu kontrabanda
- MT: Ku(n)trabandu ta’ migranti
- NL: mensensmokkel
- NO: menneskesmugling
- PL: przemyt migrantów
- PT: auxílio à imigração ilegal
- RO: contabandă cu migranţi
- SE: smuggling av migranter
- SK: prevádzačstvo migrantov
- SL: tihotapljanje migrantov
The procurement, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit, of the irregular entry of a person into a (UN) Member State of which the person is not a national or a permanent resident.
The UN Protocol was approved by Council Decision 2006/616/EC.
- BG: незаконна миграция
- CZ: nelegální migrace
- DE: irreguläre Migration
- EE: ebaseaduslik ränne
- EN: irregular migration
- ES: inmigración irregular
- FI: sääntöjen vastainen maahanmuutto
- FR: migration irrégulière
- GA: imirce aimhrialta
- HU: irreguláris migráció
- IT: migrazione irregolare
- LT: nelegali (neteisėta) migracija
- LV: nelikumīga migrācija
- MT: Migrazzjoni irregolari
- NL: irreguliere migratie (not currently used; more common is „illegale migratie”)
- NO: irregulær migrasjon
- PL: migracja nieregularna
- PT: migração irregula
- RO: migraţie ilegală
- SE: irreguljär migration
- SK: nelegálna migrácia
- SL: ilegana migracija / neregulirana migracija / nedovoljena migracija
Movement of persons to a new place of residence or transit that takes place outside the regulatory norms of the sending, transit and receiving countries.
2. Defining irregular migration has been the subject of considerable debate. Terms such as illegal, undocumented, non-documented, and unauthorised migration can have different connotations in national policy debates. Due to this and the assocation with criminality the term 'illegal migration" should be avoided, as most irregular migrants are not criminals. Being in a country without the required papers is, in most countries, not a criminal offence but an administrative infringement.
3. While the UN use the term 'irregular' or 'undocumented' migration, the European Commission favoured for a long time the term 'illegal immigration', but more recently refers to 'irregular migration' as well.
4. The Council of Europe differentiates between illegal migration and irregular migrant. Referring to Resolution 1509 (2006) of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, ‘illegal’ is preferred when referring to a status or process, whereas ‘irregular’ is preferred when referring to a person.
- BG: Структурен диалог по въпросите на миграцията между ЕС и страните от Латинска Америка
- CZ: Strukturální dialog o migraci mezi EU a Latinskou Amerikou
- DE: Strukturierter Dialog über Migrationsfragen zwischen der EU und den Ländern Lateinamerikas und der Karibik
- EE: (EL ja Lõuna-Ameerika ning Kariibi) või EL ja LAC rände struktureeritud dialoog
- EN: EU-LAC Structured Dialogue on Migration
- ES: Diálogo estructurado UE-ALC sobre migración
- FI: EU:n ja Latinalaisen Amerikan ja Karibian maiden välinen rakenteellinen vuoropuhelu muuttoliikkeestä
- FR: Dialogue structuré sur les migrations entre l’UE et les pays d’Amérique latine et des Caraïbes (ALC)
- GA: Idirphlé Struchtúrtha idir an AE agus tíortha Mheiriceá Laidinigh agus Mhuir Chairib (MLC) maidir leis an Imirce
- HU: EU-LAC strukturális migrációs párbeszéd
- IT: Dialogo strutturato UE-ALC sulla migrazione
- LT: ES ir LAKR šalių struktūrinis dialogas migracijos klausimais
- LV: Eiropas Savienības, Latīņamerikas un Karību jūras reģiona valstu strukturēts dialogs par migrāciju
- MT: Djalogu Strutturat fuq il-Migrazzjoni - UE u ALK
- NL: EU-LAC gestructureerde dialoog over migratie
- NO: EU–LACs strukturerte dialog om migrasjon
- PL: EU-LAC Strukturalny dialog na rzecz migracji
- PT: diálogo estruturado sobre migrações EU-ALC
- RO: dialogul structurat cu privire la migraţie EU-LAC
- SE: EU-LAC strukturerad dialog om migration
- SK: Štruktúrovaný dialóg EÚ - Latinská Amerika a Karibik o migrácii
- SL: EU - LAC Strukturni dialog o migracijah
A forum for the identification of common challenges and areas for mutual cooperation, as well as building a stronger evidence base for EU-LAC (Latin America and the Caribbean) migration in order to better understand its realities, based on the principle of shared responsibility, strengthening the commitment and willingness of both sides to discuss migration issues.
1. In June 2009, the European Union and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) formally launched the Structured and Comprehensive bi-regional Dialogue on Migration.
2. In the framework of the Dialogue, parties will exchange views in the following main areas: link between migration and development; regular migration and irregular migration; migration and the issue of human rights, including protection of migrants in accordance with international obligations; the fight against all forms of discrimination, racism and xenophobia; legislative and administrative measures applicable to migrants in an irregular situation; issues related to return on a dignified basis and voluntary return; measures to combat trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants, and the prevention of document fraud.
3. For more information, see the website of the EU-LAC Dialogue.
- BG: Будапещенски процес
- CZ: Budapešťský proces
- DE: Budapest-Prozess
- EE: Budapesti protsess
- EN: Budapest Process
- ES: Proceso de Budapest
- FI: Budapestin prosessi
- FR: Processus de Budapest
- GA: Próiseas Bhúdaipeist
- GR: Διαδικασία της Βουδαπέστης
- HU: Budapest Folyamat
- IT: Processo di Budapest
- LT: Budapešto procesas
- LV: Budapeštas process
- MT: Proċess (Il-) ta’ Budapest
- NL: Boedapest proces
- NO: Budapest-prosessen
- PL: Proces Budapeszteński
- PT: Processo de Budapeste
- RO: Procesul Budapesta
- SE: Budapestprocessen
- SK: Budapeštiansky proces
- SL: Budimpeštanski proces
A consultative forum of more than 50 governments from the wider European region and ten international organisations, which aims to promote good governance in the field of migration, to develop comprehensive and sustainable systems for orderly migration and to exchange information and best practices on a wide range of migration issues (legal migration, irregular migration, asylum, visa, border management, trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants, readmission and return).
1. The Budapest Process was initiated by DE in 1991.
2. Through this dialogue, the Process promotes a harmonised approach in dealing with irregular migration challenges and support for the transfer and common understanding of migration concepts and policies.
3. For more information see the website of the Budapest Process.
- BG: Процесът „Бали“
- CZ: Balijský proces; Proces Bali
- DE: Bali-Prozess
- EE: Bali protsess
- EN: Bali Process
- ES: Proceso de Bali
- FI: Balin prosessi
- FR: Processus de Bali
- GA: Próiseas Bali
- GR: Διαδικασία του Μπαλί
- HU: Bali Folyamat
- IT: Processo di Bali
- LT: Balio procesas
- LV: Bali process
- MT: Proċess (Il-) ta’ Bali
- NL: Bali proces
- NO: Bali-prosessen
- PL: Proces Bali
- PT: Processo de Bali
- RO: Procesul Bali
- SE: Baliprocessen
- SK: Balijský proces
- SL: Baliski proces
An international forum dealing with smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings, participated in by over 50 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
2. It aims to facilitate discussion and information sharing about issues relating to people smuggling, human trafficking, and related transnational crime and appropriate responses to these issues.
3. For more information, see the website of the Bali Process.