A new research platform on return migration and reintegration: The Return migration and Development Platform (RDP) has been launched.

An updated and revised edition of the multilingual EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary (Version 2) has been launched.

The Migration Policy Group publishes the recordings of the webinar presenting the four MPG Family Reunion policy briefings to assist organisations responding to the EU Family Reunion consultation

The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD) presented today her policy paper on reception in the Parliament.

The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) released its newest quarterly Issue 3, July–September 2011.

The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD), underligned her willingness to act "with determination" against abuses and fraud in the asylum and family reunification procedures, while respecting everyone's rights.

Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken. The statistical overview for December also provides an overview for the complete year 2011.

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has recently published its Work Programme 2012. During its 2nd year of operations, EASO will consolidate the work undertaken in 2011 and start new tasks in accordance with the EASO founding Regulation.