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CGRS publishes data on asylum applications for April 2012

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Tue 8 May
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Theme:
International Protection, Data & Statistics

Unanimous approval of the reform on the reception and education of foreign "newcomer" children in the French community of Belgium

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Wed 2 May
On 2 May, Representatives of the Parliament of the French community unanimously approved the reform of the reception and education of foreign newcomer children, improving and making "bridging classes" more flexible.
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Theme:
Reception

Fedasil: Annual Report 2011 on reception and voluntary return is available

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Thu 26 Apr
The annual report of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) has been launced. Fedasil updates you on the voluntary return program that it runs as well as the reception situation and network in 2011.
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Theme:
Reception, Return & Readmission

The Court of Justice of the European Union gives its opinion on a serious infringement of the freedom of religion

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Thu 19 Apr
According to Advocate General Bot, a serious infringement of the freedom of religion may constitute an ‘act of persecution’ where the asylum seeker runs a real risk of death, inhuman or degrading treatment, of being reduced to slavery or servitude, or of being prosecuted or imprisoned arbitrarily
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Theme:
International Protection

The Court makes assisting illegal immigration punishable by criminal penalties for fraudulently obtained and not yet annulled visa holders

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Tue 10 Apr
Based on judgement in case C-83/12 Minh Koa Vo, a Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have entered the Union territory, national of non member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled.
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Theme:
Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration

CGRS publishes asylum statistics March 2012

Wed 4 Apr
March 2012: More decissons, less applications
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Theme:
International Protection, Data & Statistics

The Migration Newsletter of the Migration Policy Centre

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Fri 30 Mar
Philippe Fargues, director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), presents the different tasks, projects and activities of the new MPC, founded in January 2012, with the support of the European Union.
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Theme:
Integration, External Dimension

Federal Parliament approves a bill transposing the European Blue Card Directive

Thu 29 Mar
A draft bill modifying the Immigration Law and transposing the European Blue Card Directive is approved in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives on March 29, 2012.
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Theme:
Economic migration

Eurostat newsrelease: The number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to 301000 in 2011

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Fri 23 Mar
On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
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Theme:
International Protection, Data & Statistics

List of safe countries of origin approved by Council of Ministers

Fri 23 Mar
At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Theme:
International Protection

Response of Belgium on Green paper consultation on Family reunification.

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Thu 15 Mar
Belgium responded to the Green paper consultation of the European Commission on the Right to Family Reunification of Third Country Nationals (Directive 2003/86/EC).
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Theme:
Family reunification