EU Home Affairs

DG Migration & Home Affairs, responsible for EU migration, borders and security policy.
#MigrationEU #SecurityEU #SchengenEU

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🧵 Thread #MigrationEU

As of today, new rules reforming the EU migration and asylum system enter into application.

What changes? We will answer your questions over the coming weeks. Here's all you need to know ↓

🔗 https://t.co/MCJN2tRo4b

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

Flour or cocaine? Powerful new detectors could soon tell the difference in seconds.

In 2024 alone, 4.6 billion small packages entered the EU, on top of every container arriving worldwide.

Hear how @HorizonEU is helping customs keep pace 👇 #CORDIScovery

https://t.co/ntZA8k2hI6

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🎬 #WeekendWatch

Over 419 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized in the EU in 2023. But stopping trafficking isn't just about seizures.

See how we work with Europol & international partners to stop criminal networks 👇

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

❗️More than 419 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized in the EU in 2023.

But stopping drug trafficking isn't just about making seizures.

How do criminal networks move drugs across 🇪🇺? And how do we work with EU countries, Europol & international partners to stop them? #securityEU

[Magnus Brunner @magnusbrunner]

Strengthening our collective security. Yesterday at the JHA in Dublin. Without Security there is no prosperity, no democracy and no freedom.

[Diane Schmitt @DianeSchmittEU]

❗️Today is the day ❗️

The revised 🇪🇺 EU Directive on preventing and combatting #HumanTrafficking 
has to be transposed by EU Member States into national law

👉A reminder and call on those who did not yet finalise the process

#EUvsHumanTrafficking

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

❗️UK Police and Border Force @ukhomeoffice intercepted drugs on a record 269,000 occasions in the past year.

Today the UK and @EUDrugsAgency signed a Working Arrangement to share intelligence on emerging drug threats and reduce harms across Europe.

More details ↓ #securityEU

[European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) @EUDrugsAgency]

🌍 Drug threats move fast and across borders. Our response needs to do the same.

Today, the EUDA and the United Kingdom signed a Working Arrangement, marking an important new chapter in their relationship: https://t.co/VFdmm13XSC

@GOVUK

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

The @Ireland2026eu Presidency of the Council began last week 🇮🇪🇪🇺.

Under the slogan "Ní neart go cur le chéile - Strength with unity," it will focus on three core priorities: competitiveness, values and security.

For home affairs, the focus includes 👇

https://t.co/voDeDlQ1Hp

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

Fatou from 🇬🇲 didn't just find a job in Italy. She built a life.

'I do everything by myself because of my work.'

Watch her story 🎬 #SIDEbySIDE

[Frontex @Frontex]

📉 Irregular border crossings into the EU: down 37% in the first half of 2026
🔹 Just over 49 000 detections
🔹 Steepest drop: Western African route
🔹 Only increase: Western Mediterranean
Details ➡️ https://t.co/v00DykIM4M

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

Questions about the new #migrationEU and asylum rules?

🧵 We're answering them over the coming weeks.

Drop yours below and follow the thread for updates 👇

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🧵 Thread #MigrationEU

As of today, new rules reforming the EU migration and asylum system enter into application.

What changes? We will answer your questions over the coming weeks. Here's all you need to know ↓

🔗 https://t.co/MCJN2tRo4b

[Magnus Brunner @magnusbrunner]

Too many people are still being exploited by ruthless criminal networks and pushed into dangerous, often deadly, journeys. For the first time we propose a sanctions regime against those who profit from human misery.

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

⌛️ Apply by 3 Sept 2026!

#ProtectEU 👇

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

⚠️ Organised crime is a serious threat to Europe.

The @EU_Commission has opened a €16.55M call to fund projects tackling criminal networks, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings.

Apply by 3 Sept 2026 #ProtectEU 👉 https://t.co/6IGZlvdYVs

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🔗Read more: https://t.co/Mk5w1QTVHc

#TraveltoEurope

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🛂 The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) has been fully operational at all external Schengen border crossings since 10 April 2026.

Since launch: over 110 million entries and exits recorded.

EES registers biometric and travel document data for non-EU nationals on short stays.

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🇺🇦 Since the start of Russia’s aggression, EU countries have welcomed 4.8M+ Ukrainians under Temporary Protection.

Over 860,000 students are continuing their education in safety and stability across Europe.

We #StandWithUkraine
🔗More info: https://t.co/ZXiG3ShInV

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

Hospitality and construction are Greece's biggest labour market gaps.

Odyssea is helping fill them, with tailored training, career counselling, and 600+ private sector partners.

🎥Meet Jai Mexis - stories from #EUMigrationForum

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🇪🇪 #WeekendRead: how do you teach a 6 year old about online safety?

Estonia's EU funded project uses an illustrated book and board game to do just that, plus training for teachers and police

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/YJpnNueY0M

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

❗️Crime is becoming more sophisticated, international & digital.

Tackling it effectively means EU law enforcement working together, from investigation to final court judgment.

@EU_Commission proposes to strengthen @Europol's and @Eurojust's mandates.

📹 @magnusbrunner

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

❗️More than 419 tonnes of illicit drugs were seized in the EU in 2023.

But stopping drug trafficking isn't just about making seizures.

How do criminal networks move drugs across 🇪🇺? And how do we work with EU countries, Europol & international partners to stop them? #securityEU

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

@magnusbrunner ❓How will the EU ensure fair reception conditions?

EU countries must ensure EU-wide standards for adequate reception and living conditions, and sufficient capacity.

🔗 https://t.co/5JQSDtxmBz

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

🧵 Thread #MigrationEU

As of today, new rules reforming the EU migration and asylum system enter into application.

What changes? We will answer your questions over the coming weeks. Here's all you need to know ↓

🔗 https://t.co/MCJN2tRo4b

[EU Home Affairs @EUHomeAffairs]

➡️ @EU_Commission has launched calls for proposals under Horizon Europe – Cluster 3 ‘Civil Security for Society’ programme to support projects that improve protection of EU citizens from major EU security challenges.

Find out more https://t.co/V69Ix4MPVC & apply by 5 November.