The ERI Final Conference, which will take place in Brussels on 6 February, will address the experiences gained, results achieved and ideas for future cooperation in the area of return and reintegration.
06/12/2013
Ending its 3279th meeting of 5 and 6 December, the JHA Council presents its conclusions. Topics discussed include the free movement of EU citizens, the Task Force Mediterranean, full application of the Schengen acquis by Bulgaria and Romania and the European citizenship report 2013.
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19/11/2013
This EMN Inform provides an overview of current aspects of return in EU Schengen Member States and Norway, including statistics.
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18/11/2013
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed both positive and negative observations on Belgium, following the examination of the third periodic report on Belgium.
09/08/2013
10 Member States provided detailed information and statistical data on their removal policy, forced returns and assisted returns. This query was launched by the French EMN NCP
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03/07/2013
This very first edition of the IOM Brussels Country Office (CO) Year Report will give you a brief overview of activities undertaken in 2012 allowing a focus on specific areas of interest linked to the Belgian and Luxembourg migration context and more broadly to the European and global context.
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23/05/2013
During this morning session, ADDE proposes to highlight and discuss applicable rules, recent case law and practices in the field of removal and return of foreigners.
14/06/2013
The annual "activity report" 2012 of the Immigration Office is available.
15/04/2013
The compilation of responses from 6 Member States to this French ad hoc query provides some useful information inter alia on organisations granted access to detention centres and sites accessible to such organisations.
25/03/2013
In this background note, the ACP Observatory on Migration assesses return migration in a South-South context, proposing return definitions, typologies and trends as well as a summary of current policies and best practices.
21/02/2013
This Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of the EMN Focussed Study on Establishing Identity for International Protection: Challenges and Practices undertaken by EMN National Contact Points from 25 (Member) States.
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25/01/2013
The preliminary executive summary of the report concludes that it is necessary to push forward discussions in order to move towards legislation in the area in the near future.
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17/01/2013
This compilation of responses to a French ad hoc query provides information on the removal of unaccompanied minors in the EU Member States.
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08/01/2013
Today, Tuesday 8 January 2013, the act of purchase was signed for the building that will become the open return centre in Holsbeek.
03/01/2013
This EMN Inform provides a short overview of the main developments that took place in the EU in 2011 in response to increasing migratory pressure and specifically in relation to the six strategic priority areas of the EU Action on Migratory Pressure.
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03/01/2013
This EMN Inform summarises the main developments in 2011 in legal migration and mobility. Topics addressed include statistics, promoting legal migration channels, economic, family Reunification and integration.
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14/12/2012
Today, the law from 4 December 2012 modifying the Belgian Nationality Code with a view to making the aquisition of nationality neutral from an immigration point of view, was published.
31/10/2012
This publication focuses on Brazilian migrants who have resided in Belgium and who
returned to Brazil through the system of voluntary return. The thesis investigates if and how
these returnees become actors of development in their home region in Brazil.
25/10/2012
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a proposition to tighten the conditions for acquiring the Belgian nationality. When the draft becomes law (probably on 1 January 2013), there will be integration requirements to acquire the Belgian nationality.
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23/10/2012
On 23 October, Maggie De Block answered many questions inter alia related to the European platform for the repatriation of unaccompanied minors (ERPUM).
03/10/2012
On 11 October 2012, The Immigration Office together with Fedasil organize an information session aimed at providing useful information on how to submit an admissible project under this call for projects.
10/10/2012
20 Member States have responded to an ad hoc query on the existence of citizenship tests in order to obtain citizenship, what these citizenship tests are composed of and which assessment criteria are applied.
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28/09/2012
On 28 September 2012 a call for proposals was published in the Belgian Official Gazette, making available resources provided for voluntary return in the annual program 2012.
25/09/2012
In this national contribution to the EMN focussed study, the Belgian Contact Point describes the issue of establishing identity of applicants for international protection and for the return of rejected asylum applicants
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22/08/2012
The Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) 2011 Annual Report outlines IOM’s work carried out during 2011 in the areas of AVRR and `Post-Arrival and Reintegration Assistance` (PARA).
