Evaluation and monitoring of the implementation of the EU Plan on best practices, standards and procedures for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings Commission Working Document

This paper gives an overview of anti-trafficking measures in the EU area and Norway. The first section examines the state of play of anti-trafficking policy in the Member States; the second section looks at the implementation of actions by EU bodies; the third puts forward indications for the continuation of anti-trafficking measures.
This paper responds to the request from the Council contained in the Council conclusions adopted by the JHA Council on 8-9 November 2007, which called for the Commission to issue of an “evaluation and monitoring report of the EU Plan1, with a view to ensuring that action against human trafficking will continue in 2008”. In December 2007, the Commission circulated a questionnaire to Member States asking for updated information on the implementation of national anti-trafficking policies. Other bodies responsible for implementing some of the actions provided for by the Action Plan were also consulted