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Photo exhibition "I'm not only an unaccompanied foreign minor"

28/03/2026

The Fedasil Pondrôme reception centre will host a photo exhibition featuring the work of unaccompanied and accompanied minors. The images were created over an eighteen-month project led by CIDJ Rochefort–Beauraing. The exhibition provides insight into the daily lives, experiences, and identities of the young participants. The event is free, open to all, and offers an opportunity to meet the creators.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors
accompanied minors
photo exhibition

EMN Poland high-level presidency conference: Countering irregular migration and addressing its root causes

04/04/2025

This high-level conference will provide panel discussions among EU Member States’ ministries, the European Commission, EU agencies, national stakeholders, international organisations, and third-country officials to exchange views on tackling irregular migration, border management, countering migrant smuggling, and addressing root causes of migration.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event

Deadline to respond to call for proposals to raise awareness about the risks of irregular migration

29/11/2024

The EU launched a call for proposals under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to prevent irregular migration through awareness-raising and information campaigns on the risks of irregular migration in selected third countries and within Europe. The available call budget is EUR 10 000 000.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
awareness-raising
information campaign
migrant smuggling

Deadline to participate in Fedasil call for projects 2025

10/10/2024

Fedasil has a budget for financing specific projects relating to the reception of asylum seekers (and other reception beneficiaries). The Agency has launched its call for projects for the year 2025. In 2025, the focus will be on projects that focus on support, activation, and housing.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
call for projects
applicant for international protection
support
activation
housing

EMN Luxembourg Conference: Mental health and well-being of front-line (reception) workers

24/09/2024

In their jobs, front-line workers sometimes have to deal with the trauma of applicants for international protection and are confronted with conflicts, tensions and sometimes personal safety risks. Hence, they are exposed to a high risk of personal stress levels and burnout, moral injury, depression, trauma, and other mental health challenges. This conference aims to bring together stakeholders at national and EU level to share experiences, challenges and practical solutions in this field.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
staff wellbeing
frontline worker
stress
burnout

Expert Conference on Multistakeholder models in the context of reception of international protection applicants

16/05/2024

The Expert Conference, that is jointly hosted by Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil), and the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI Europe), aims to explore multi-stakeholder strategies in three specific areas: reception, information provision, and pre-integration.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
multistakeholder approach
reception
information provision
preintegration

Deadline to participate in Fedasil call for projects 2024

22/08/2023

Fedasil has a budget for financing specific projects relating to the reception of asylum seekers (and other reception beneficiaries). The Agency has launched its call for projects for the year 2024. In 2024, the focus will be on projects that focus on the activation and participation in society of asylum seekers staying in the reception network.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
call for projects
activation policy
employment

International event on sustainable asylum reception (2 days)

28/04/2023

The International Knowledge Platform of the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) organises a two-day hybrid international event on sustainable asylum reception. Based on presentations, lectures, and inspiring examples, discussions will focus on the asylum reception centre of the future.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
reception centre
sustainable reception

Fedasil Webinar on the Community Sponsorship program to set up a sustainable reception model for resettled persons

17/03/2023

Through this Webinar, Fedasil aims to encourage partners to embark on the path of Community Sponsorship in order to ensure the continuity of the resettlement program.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
community sponsorship
resettlement

Fedasil Webinar on Partnerships to set up a sustainable reception model for resettled persons

17/03/2023

Through this Webinar, Fedasil aims to encourage associations and municipalities to join a flexible framework to establish unique partnerships in order to ensure the continuity of the resettlement program.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
partnership
resettlement

Learning & networking moment for solidarity cities and municipalities

14/03/2023

Opening a reception center in your municipality can raise many questions. On 30 March, Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen organizes a learning networking moment for solidarity cities and municipalities to discuss the challenges and best practices related to the opening of a reception center.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
solidarity
reception centre
cities

EMN Netherlands Conference: Flexible reception capacity in the Netherlands and in Europe

08/12/2022

How can we create flexible housing capacities for asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection? This conference will gather national and international experts to discuss challenges, good practices and lessons learnt when it comes to dealing with pressures on the asylum housing system, both in the context of international and temporary protection.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
housing

Fedasil: Review 2019

07/08/2020

In its Review 2019, Fedasil presents the most important events and figures on reception, voluntary return and resettlement of the past year. The overview shows an increase in the number of people entitled to reception and for whom more than 5000 temporary places were opened in 2019.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
News item
Keywords:
asiel

EMN Belgium Annual Policy Event 2019

06/11/2019

On 10 December 2019, EMN Belgium organises its annual asylum and migration policy event in which recent national and EU developments in the field of international protection, legal migration and integration and irregular migration and return will be discussed.

Theme:
Integration
Reception
International Protection
Economic migration
Citizenship & Nationality
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
annual EMN policy event

EMN Annual Conference: Crossroads of migration - challenges and success factors in managing migration flows (Bulgaria, 2 days)

02/05/2018

On the 31st of May and 1st of June, the Bulgarian Contact Point of the EMN - in the framework of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council - organizes the EMN Annual Conference. The conference will be dedicated to the following topic: challenges and success factors in managing migration flows.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Bulgarian Presidency
Bulgaria
EMN conference

Colloquium "The refugees crisis, crisis of the European Union?" (Nice, 2 days)

Logo Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

23/05/2016

Does the refugees crisis also means a crisis of the EU ? This question will be addressed during the colloquium organized by the "Laboratoire de Droit international et Européen" and the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UNS" in partnership with the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UGA".

Theme:
Migration
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
refugees crisis

Odysseus Academic Network Debate : "Resuscitation Dublin: A sustainable reform of asylum policy?" (Brussels)

Odysseus Academic Network logo

03/06/2016

What future for the Dublin system ? Will this new regulation make it more efficient, fair and respectful of fundamental rights ? These questions will be addressed during the debate organized by the Odysseus Academic Network.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
asylum processing
Dublin Regulation
relocalisation

IES Policy Forum: "The Refugee Crisis and the EU-Turkey Deal: Which Role for the EU's Home Affairs Agencies?" (VUB)

Institute for European Studies logo

09/05/2016

The Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) organizes a Policy Forum on the role of the EU's home affairs agencies in the refugee crisis.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
European Asylum Support Office
Europol
Frontex
refugee crisis

MPI Webinar on Asylum reception in the European Union: A flexible model for the future?

Logo MPI

05/04/2016

This MPI webinar aims at discussing what it takes to set up and manage an asylum reception system that can simultaneously meet the demands of flexibility, quality, and efficiency.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
webinar
MPI

EMN Annual Conference: Irregular Migration and Return: Challenges and Practices (2 days, Athens)

First page of EMN annual conference programme

08/05/2014

This year, the EMN Conference aims to support the policymaking process on a number of key areas of irregular migration policy, namely readmission, return, reintegration and cooperation with countries of transit and origin, as well as re-entry bans and (alternatives to) detention.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention
effective return
re-entry ban
reintegration

A child is a child. How can the EU ensure the rights of undocumented migrant children and families? (PICUM)

Cover / Poster of event

06/11/2013

The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) together with Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), invite you to join a discussion on how the European Union can ensure the rights of undocumented migrant children and their families.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Vulnerable groups
Type:
Event
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors
undocumented migrants

PICUM's Annual International Workshop: the Housing Situation of Undocumented Migrants

PICUM logo

03/04/2013

PICUM's Annual International Workshop, that will take place on 28 June 2013 in the International Auditorium in Brussels, will explore the housing situation of undocumented migrants.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
housing
undocumented migrants

Last day to see Transit51 Foto Exhibition: Lifes of women in "Petit Château"

Poster of the exhibition

12/03/2013

Fedasil invites you to discover the daily life of women residing in a reception centre for asylum seekers. The Transit51 foto exhibition is to be seen from 8 to 31 March in Brussels.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
Event
Keywords:
reception centre

Conference EU Third Countries on Migration Flows Management - The Democratic Republic of Congo (ACTED - FJEC - OCDH)

Poster of conference

07/11/2012

This conference takes place within the framework of the project "Awareness raising of the risks associated with irregular migration and support to vocational reintegration of migrants in the Republic of Congo" (2011-2012).

Theme:
Irregular Migration
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Democratic Republic of Congo
flow
management

Play & Debate: "Odysseys": a fresh perspective on irregal immigration (De Poche Theater)

Poster of the play Odysseys

22/08/2012

What drives so many migrants to risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean sea? How does Europe react? These questions will be addressed with representatives from CIRé, CNCD and Boats4People during a debate following the play on 25 September 2012.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Mediterranean
boat migrant

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