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A brief overview of recent findings on return (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN inform on recent findings on return

19/11/2013

This EMN Inform provides an overview of current aspects of return in EU Schengen Member States and Norway, including statistics.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
forced return
return directive
voluntary return

Committee against Torture publishes final observations on Belgium

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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.

Theme:
International Protection
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
detention

UN General Assembly adopts Declaration of High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

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04/10/2013

Following the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 3-4 October 2013, the Members of the General Assembly unanimously adopted a Declaration, recognizing the major relevance of international migration for the development of origin, transit and destination countries.

Theme:
External Dimension
Type:
News item
Keywords:
high-level dialogue en migration and development
United Nations

Brussels Launch: IOM World Migration Report 2013 - Migrant Well-Being & Development

Invitation

26/08/2013

The Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organize the Brussels launch of the IOM World Migration Report 2013, followed by a panel commentary and a Q&A session.

Theme:
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
development
well-being
World Migration Report

Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda (IOM)

09/09/2013

Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda gathers together recent research findings outlining the links between migration and development and proposing how migration can best be factored into the future development framework.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
development
migration-development nexus
remittances
social remittances

EMN Belgium meets with the Global Partnership on Migration & Development - KNOMAD

09/09/2013

Today the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN meets with representatives from KNOMAD, a World Bank Initiative, that aims to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues. Discover the initiative with us!

Theme:
External Dimension
Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
diaspora
migration-development nexus
remittance
Urbanization

Ad Hoc Query on removal policies

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

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
forced return
Frontex
return policy
voluntary return

Year Report 2012 (IOM Brussels)

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.

Theme:
External Dimension
Family Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
voluntary return
development
reintegration

IOM organized the 1st Diaspora Ministerial Conference in Geneva

19/06/2013

On 18-19 June 2013, governments and experts shared experiences in order to identify better ways to engage, enable and enpower diaspora communities and promote them as development actors.

Theme:
External Dimension
Keywords:
development
diaspora
high-level dialogue en migration and development

ADDE training: Current Questions on the Removal and Return of foreigners

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.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
return directive

Annual Report 2012 (Immigration Office)

14/06/2013

The annual "activity report" 2012 of the Immigration Office is available.

Theme:
Economic migration
Family Migration
Student Migration
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Smuggling & Trafficking
Regularization
Data & Statistics
Keywords:
Immigration Office

New Communication to Maximize the Development impact of Migration

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21/05/2013

The European Commission has released a new Communication entitled “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration” recommending ways in which migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in this area.

Theme:
External Dimension
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
high-level dialogue en migration and development

Ad Hoc Query on legal assistance in detention centres

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.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
detention
legal aid

South - South Return Migration: Challenges and Opportunities

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.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Keywords:
south-south migration
reintegration
sustainable return
return migrant

Fifth IES Lecture: The Europeanization of EU Anti-Discrimination Policies.

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07/03/2013

On 20 March, the fifth lecture of the IES Series will focus on EU anti-discrimination policies. The question is" Did it reduce ethnic discrimination in the Member States?"

Theme:
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
anti-discrimination

Establishing Identity for International Protection - EU synthesis (EMN)

cover synthesis report

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.

Theme:
International Protection
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
identification
identity

Report launched to explore the current lack of uniform status across Europe for migrants who can't be returned

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.

Theme:
Regularization
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
tolerated status
non-removable migrant

Ad Hoc Query on the return of unaccompanied minors

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.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
age assessment
family tracing
forced return
unaccompanied minors
voluntary return

Open Return Centre purchased in Holsbeek industrial area, Flemish Brabant

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.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
return centre
voluntary return

Responding to Migratory Pressures in 2011 (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform Responding Migratory Pressures 2011

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.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
External Dimension
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
border management
migration management
mobility partnership
readmission agreement

Maximising the Development Impact of Migration and Mobility in 2011 (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform Development Impact of Migration 2011

03/01/2013

This EMN Inform provides an overview of the main developments that took place in 2011 within the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) objective of maximising the development impact of migration and mobility.

Theme:
External Dimension
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
diaspora
Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
remittances

Developments in International Protection and Asylum in 2011 (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform International protection 2011

03/01/2013

This EMN Inform presents the main developments that took place in 2011 with regard to international protection comprising statistics, the Common European Asylum System, intra-EU Solidarity , external dimension and unaccompanied minors.

Theme:
Asylum
Vulnerable groups
External Dimension
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
CEAS
resettlement
solidarity
unaccompanied minors
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