Specialist committees and working groups made up of experts appointed by the national delegations discuss and develop policy papers on a wide range of areas affecting the European legal profession.
Migration Committee
The committee monitors European and national developments on migration issues and focuses its work on the protection of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ fundamental rights. It responds to EU initiatives, most notably about the reform of the European Asylum System. The committee also cooperates with other organisations for specific projects on the subject of migration. The focus is on the access to legal information, to legal assistance and legal aid, and to a lawyer as a way to make the rights of asylum seekers effective.
Members
ALARCON VELASCO
Noemi
Spain
SMOLINSKA
Anna
BLUM
Helmut
Austria
DE LIEN
Jan
Belgium
PICARD
Jean-Marc
Belgium
FAUVEAU IVANOVIC
Natacha
France
LINGIBE
Patrick
France
ROQUES
Laurence
France
HOCKS
Stephan
Germany
KALIN
Maria
Germany
FLOROPOULOU MAKRI
Maria
Greece
GKAZIS
Konstantinos
Greece
TERZIDIS
Vassileios
Greece
CONLAN SMYTH
David
Ireland
ARNAU
Leonardo
Italy
GAZIANO
Vincenza
Italy
GIOVENE DI GIRASOLE
Roberto
Italy
SORRENTINO
Gaia
Italy
WARIN
Catherine
Luxembourg
LAWNICZAK
Jakub
Poland
PAXFORD
Beata
Poland
SANTOS COSTA
Filipa
Portugal
WESTDIJK
Michele
The Netherlands
Documents
CCBE position paper on the proposal for a directive laying down minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry transit and stay in the Uni...
CCBE preliminary comments on Article 17(4) of the proposal for a Long Term Residents Directive recast (27/07/2023)
CCBE position paper on the proposal addressing situations of instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum (16/02/2023)
CCBE position on the amended proposal for a Regulation establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union (14/04/2021)
CCBE position on the Proposal for a Regulation introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders (14/04/2021)
CCBE Response to the EU Commission consultation on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum roadmap (26/08/2020)
CCBE Comments on the Commission proposal for a directive on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third country nationals (2...
Comments of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on the draft Regulation presented on July 13, 2016 by the European Commission establishing a common ...
CCBE comments on the Commission proposal for a regulation establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an applic...
Joint letter calling on MEPs to support a mandatory humanitarian clause in the anti smuggling directive (08/05/2025)
CCBE suggestions regarding free legal counselling (18/02/2025)
Letter to the Commissioner Advice in Humanitarian Aid (27/01/2021)
CCBE Letter situation on the Greek Turkish border President of the EU Commission (25/03/2020)
CCBE guidelines on migration (29/11/2014)
CCBE recommendations on a framework on legal aid in the field of migration and international protection (25/11/2022)
CCBE statement condemning stigmatisation of and threats to immigration lawyers (04/04/2025)
CCBE Statement on recent developments and upcoming EU actions in the field of asylum (21/11/2024)
CCBE Statement following the deaths of migrants attempting to cross from Morocco to Melilla (04/08/2022)
CCBE statement in favour of strengthening key procedural safeguards for unaccompanied children in transnational procedures (13/05/2022)
CCBE statement on the application of the Temporary Protection Directive to certain persons displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine (13/05/2022)
CCBE Statement on the situation at the EU border with Belarus (15/12/2021)
CCBE Statement on the situation in Afghanistan and the need to guarantee the fundamental rights of all persons requesting international protection at EU borders (23/09...
CCBE statement as regards the position adopted by the Greek Government regarding asylum seekers at its borders in recent days (06/03/2020)
CCBE Statement on the need to guarantee legal assistance to all persons requesting international protection (19/10/2018)
CCBE Second Declaration on Migration (26/06/2015)
CCBE declaration on migration (29/11/2014)
CCBE statement following the shipwreck off Pylos regarding unacceptable practices at EU borders (28/07/2023)