In the context of the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants, the COMECE wishes to look behind the immediate horizon of the crisis and consider how best to integrate migrants into the host society.

"Inburgering" and Integration are being quantitatively and qualitatively brought to light and examined in several specific fields: education, living conditions, labour market, entrepreneurship and rights.

On 11 and 12 November, the Valletta summit will provide the EU, African countries and other key countries concerned with the opportunity to discuss migration issues and to find common solutions to challenges of mutual interest.

This one-day event in Brussels will give civil society an opportunity to have a dialogue with African and European leaders about key migration challenges and potential short and longer term solutions.

The European Commission collects views and opinions, as well as ideas and knowledge, to elaborate a revised Smart Borders Package.

The 2015 IDM high-level conference will be dedicated to migrants and cities to discuss the complex dynamics of human mobility at city and local level. State Secretary Théo Francken participates as speaker.

On the 7th of October 2015, the Luxembourg Contact Point of the European Migration Network organizes - in the framework of the Luxembourgish Presidency of the European Council - the EMN Conference on "30 Years of the Schengen Agreement".

The 5 days training programme focuses on the issues of residence, international protection, employment and social assistance, private international law, citizenship, and integration processes.

EASO is organising a full day general conference on 23 September in Malta with the theme: 5 years of EASO and the CEAS; results and perspectives.

This symposium will examine the current state of affairs around the recast directives and regulations for asylum at EU level, and assess the implementation challenges that Member States face.

The third edition of the Annual Report on the State of Asylum in Europe, which compiles information from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), will be launched on 10 September 2015 in Brussels.

The 2015 International Metropolis Conference will take place from 7 till 11 September 2015 in Mexico City, and will focus on the following theme: "Migrants: Key Players in the 21st Century".

Odysseus Network organizes the 15th edition of its Summer School with the aim to train participants on the most recent developments in the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union.

During this launch event of the EMN Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2014, a variety of stakeholders will exchange information and views on key issues of the implementation of migration and asylum for the EU and Member States.

Considering youth as powerful agents for social change, this festival invites young people to address key challenges related to migrant integration, inclusiveness, identity, diversity, human rights and social cohesiveness.

The IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg will participate in the 20 Km of Brussels, getting together runners and joggers from 121 different nationalities. Even if you are not a top runner, you are welcome to join!

The Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) of the University of Liège will hold a scientific thematic workshop on “Religion and the political participation and mobilization of immigrant groups: a transatlantic perspective”

This annual conference aims to tackle the current challenges for the EU in developing a coherent legal framework in the field of labour migration and to provide practitioners with an update on the legal rules applicable to labour migrants.

On 19-20 March 2015, the Latvian Contact Point of the EMN, under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the European Council, organizes the EMN Conference on "Attracting and Retaining Talent in Europe".

The European Commission's Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs has decided to set up a temporary informal expert group on economic migration, and is therefore calling for applications to select members of this group.

Organised in the framework of the Made Real Project funded by the European Union, this conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATD) for asylum seekers and
migrants.

On 20 January, the Belgian Association for foreigners’ rights organizes a training on the topic “What protection for seriously ill persons following M’Bodj and Abdida case-law?”.

The first meeting of the European Migration Forum will take place on 26-27 January 2015 in Brussels. Through a participatory approach and the involvement of civil society organizations, the European Migration Forum will provide a platform for exchanges on migration, asylum and integration issues.

18 December is the International Migrants Day. On 18 December 2014, the Federal Migration Center organized pedagogical and interactive activities while several labour unions and civil society organizations called for more rights for labour migrants

Under the Italian Presidency of the European Union a two days conference on European Migration Policy and Integration is organized in Rome on 17-18 December 2014.