Press Release: Anti-trafficking day: the Commission calls for better protection of the victims

In a majority of EU Member States, only a small number of residence permits are issued to victims of trafficking. This is shown in a report the Commission has published on 18 Ocotber 2010, on the EU Anti-trafficking day, on the implementation of the Directive on the residence permits issued to victims of trafficking.

European Commission: Speech/10/562: Cecilia Malmstrom, Member of the European Commission responsible for Home Affairs, "Speech at the European Anti-Trafficking Day", Belgian Presidency Conference on Anti-Trafficking, Brussels, 18 October 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/562&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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