This is the 11th policy report of the Belgian Contact Point of the European Migration Network (EMN), which covers the period January-December 2014. The report provides an insight into the most significant political and legislative developments in the area of migration and asylum in Belgium over the course of the reference year, and includes relevant statistics. The report also provides information on the most important debates at the political level and/or within wider society, as well as on the implementation of EU legislation.

More specifically, the report focuses on the following subjects:

• Legal migration and mobility
• International protection (asylum)
• Unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups
• Countering trafficking in human beings
• Migration and development
• Irregular migration including smuggling
• Return

The report is available in English.

All other National Contact Points to the EMN also produced an Annual Policy Report for their (Member) State. On the basis of these national contributions, a Synthesis Report is produced at the European level. All national contributions as well as the Synthesis Report 2014 are available here.