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Ad Hoc Query on guidelines and/or procedures for the reception of LGBTIQ+ in detention centers

22/12/2022

This ad hoc query, launched by Luxembourg, examines what guidelines, procedures, and possible best practices are in place when LGBTIQ+ individuals are detained.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
detention
vulnerable persons

Bilateral readmission agreements (EMN Inform)

16/09/2022

What bilateral readmission agreements exist between EU Member States, Norway and third countries to facilitate the return of migrants staying irregularly on the EU territory? This EMN inform aims to map these agreements and understand how they work.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs

Detention and alternatives to detention in international protection and return procedures

24/08/2022

In the context of migration, detention is permitted and regulated by a strict European legislative framework. Recognising the severity of the measure against the right to liberty and in order to enhance the safeguards for vulnerable persons, Member States rely increasingly on alternatives to detention. Alternatives to detention are often considered to be less resource-intensive, less intrusive for the individual, and more effective at reducing pressure on national detention systems, but their implementation comes with a series of challenges.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
alternatives to detention

Incentives and Motives for Voluntary Departure (EMN Inform)

08/07/2022

What incentives and motives exist that impact a third-country national’s decision to depart voluntarily? This EMN inform focuses on the issue of voluntary departures from EU Member States and Norway, in compliance with - or in anticipation of - a return decision.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs

Webinar on Alternatives to Detention (EMN Belgium)

21/12/2020

On 15 December, EMN Belgium and the EMN Return Expert Group hosted a webinar on Alternatives to Detention. The online event focused on the current legal framework on alternatives to detention, the implementation of these alternatives in practice and the identification of emerging good practices and pilot projects.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Conférence EMN

Webinar on Alternatives to Detention (EMN Belgium)

16/11/2020

On 15 December, EMN Belgium and the EMN Return Expert Group will host a half-day webinar on Alternatives to Detention. The online event focuses on the current legal framework on alternatives to detention, the implementation of these alternatives in practice and the identification of emerging good practices and pilot projects.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternatives to detention
effective return

Parliamentary hearing on legislative proposal concerning the prohibition of detention of minors

24/09/2020

On 16 September 2020, the Interior Committee of the Belgian House of Representatives held a parliamentary hearing on a legislative proposal concerning the prohibition of detention of minors. EMN Belgium contributed to the hearing by presenting the laws, policies and practices in other EU Member States.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Keywords:
detention
alternatives to detention
families
unaccompanied minors

Ad Hoc Query on detention of minors

24/09/2020

24 Member States provided information on national laws and practices regarding the detention of families with children in migration procedures, the possibility to detain one of the parents and detention in the context of the age assessment process.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
detention
families

Return counselling (EMN Informs)

30/03/2020

These three EMN Informs look into i.a. possible approaches for return counselling, support for return counsellors, and information provision for the return of migrants.

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

2.426 voluntary returns conducted by Belgium in 2019

12/02/2020

Voluntary returns to the countries of origin are decreasing for the third consecutive year.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Keywords:
voluntary return
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