Press Release: The European Commission welcomes the creation of a ‘Certificate on European Law on Immigration and Asylum’

The European Commission on 19 may 2006 welcomed the announcement of the creation of a 'Certificate on European Law on Immigration and Asylum' by the Odysseus Academic Network. The Commission considered the creation of this one year programme of training as an interesting contribution of the academic community to the development of a common policy on immigration and asylum. There was indeed a growing need for specific training on those issues in the Member States and offering training opportunities was also a significant element of capacity building for third countries co-operating with the EU to improve immigration and asylum management.