Towards a proactive immigration policy for the EU?

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Article abstract:

This report involves an assessment of the legislative progress achieved towards a proactive immigration policy regarding those described as 'third country nationals' (TCNs) entering into and residing legally in the European Union (EU). We also evaluate the extent to which the attacks of 11 September 2001 in the US had a real impact on the legislative developments and policy agenda in relation to this area.

The main points of analysis of this report thus include:

1. The evolution of immigration policy at the European level.
2. The study of the key legal instruments dealing with TCNs, and their potential effects and consequences: Do they guarantee a closer position to the EU citizens' status? What level of rights and protection do they confer to foreigners? Do they truly contribute to the current political desire for the integration of immigrants within the host country?
3. A comparison with EU citizens' status, particularly looking at the similarities and differences between them.
4. To what extent did the events of 11 September influence in any way the policy priorities relating to the development of a European immigration policy?