Francie:migrační trendy a politika

The aim of this work is to characterize migration trends and policies of France. France is a traditional destination for immigrants from all over the world, in the case of France, then we are talking mainly about its immigration policy. In the first chapter I have dealt with the basic characteristics of contemporary France and its position in Europe today. In the second chapter, I focused on France's current immigration trends and policies. First, I defined the concept of migration, and characterized by three major French immigration period, which laid the foundations for today's multicultural French society. I described the various categories of immigrants in terms of their countries of origin and distribution in France. Subsequently, I focused on French immigration policies and measures taken to regulate this area. I define the categories of legal immigrants and further specify the problem with illegal immigrants and their integration into French society. With the recent French Presidency of the EU Council, I shall continue its work to pay the immigration policy of France as one of the priorities of its EU Presidency. In the third chapter thesis I focused on analyzing the results of the French Presidency in the area of immigration with an emphasis on successfully adopted the French proposal for the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum and subsequent follow-up results of the Czech Presidency in the field of migration. In conclusion, I assess the benefits of European-wide immigration policy.