On 4 March 2013, the Law laying down sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals came into force.

On 23 October, Maggie De Block answered many questions inter alia related to the European platform for the repatriation of unaccompanied minors (ERPUM).

Today in a report on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU, the Commission calls for improved efforts at both national and European level to respond effectively and in full respect of the rights of the child to this complex transnational challenge.

The Council adopted a decision which establishes common EU resettlement
priorities for 2013.

This week 25 refugees from Eritrea and Congo, who got into a deadlock in Libya, arrived in Belgium.

The European Commission presented an EU agenda for reinforcing the rights of the child. It includes a series of concrete actions, including promoting specific safeguards and procedural guarantees for children seeking asylum and child specific reception measures.