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BE EMN NCP conference: Return of irregular and vulnerable migrants - Challenges & opportunities

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26/10/2015

Join us to discuss how to provide irregular migrants with information on voluntary return and how to address vulnerabilities in the return and reintegration process.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
irregular migrant
vulnerable persons

EMN Conference in Belgium on the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants

Photo Conference of BE EMN NCP 2015

04/12/2015

The conference of the Belgian National Contact Point to the EMN– which took place on 4 December in Brussels – focused on challenges and opportunities associated with the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Vulnerable groups
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EMN conference
forced return
reintegration programmes
voluntary return
vulnerable persons

Welcoming a migrant at home: in what form and with what legal consequences (Ciré)

09/11/2015

Through this publication, the Ciré informs private persons, who wish to welcome a migrant at home, about the needs of the sector and the legal consequences.

Theme:
Reception
Publication type:
EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords:
accomodation
private person

Sustainable refugee return: Triggers, constraints and lessons on addressing the development challenges of forced displacement

03/11/2015

This study aims to identify the conditions that influence the decisions by refugees in protracted displacement regarding return to their home country: when, why and by whom are decisions on return and other coping strategies made?

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
displacement
durable solution
sustainable return

Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities (EMN Inform)

Cover Image EMN Inform Dissemination of information on voluntary return

03/11/2015

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study "Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities".

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

Those facing an unprecedented inflow of refugees can be offered 85% of cofinancing for transport of the assistance

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27/10/2015

Today the European Commission decided to increase the level of cofinancing for the transport of the assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following activation of the mechanism by Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia.

Theme:
Reception
Keywords:
EU Civil Protection Mechanism
refugee crisis

Increase of the number of reception places for asylum seekers

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21/09/2015

Following the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Belgian government approved a series of measures to progressively increase the reception capacity .

Theme:
Reception
Keywords:
reception facilities

Dissemination of information on voluntary return in Belgium and in the EU: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities (EMN)

Cover image EU synthesis on dissemination of information on voluntary return

17/09/2015

This EMN study analyses and compares the different approaches used by Member States to ensure irregular migrants are informed of options for return.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords:
voluntary return

A Call for collective courage by Jean-Claude Juncker

24/08/2015

The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item
Keywords:
relocation
resettlement
solidarity

All Born on 01/01 : A “Snapshot” Assessment of Afghan Asylum-seekers in Belgian Collective Reception Centres (UNHCR)

17/08/2015

On 27 July 2015, UNHCR and Fedasil launched the report “All Born on 01/01” which examines the situation of Afghan asylum seekers residing in collective reception centres in Belgium.

Theme:
Reception
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
UNHCR
reception centre
Fedasil
Afghanistan

The Belgian Government approves the creation of about 2,500 additional reception places

06/08/2015

To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.

Theme:
Reception
Type:
News item
Keywords:
reception place

Remarks of Commissioner Avramopoulos after the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 20 July 2015

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21/07/2015

Interior ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 July) fell short of a European Commission-proposed target to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece and Italy over the next two years. However according to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos significant progress was made on different topics.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
hotspots
relocation
safe country of origin

Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors (EMN)

EMN synthesis report on UAM (cover)

04/06/2015

This Report presents the main findings of the 2014 EMN Study "Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors (UAMs)". The study aims to update the findings of the 2008-2009 EMN study on UAMs.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Vulnerable groups
Data & Statistics
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors

Moving Back or Moving Forward? Return migration after conflict.

05/03/2015

In this dissertation to obtain the degree of Doctor at Maastricht University, Marieke van Houte shows that the expectations on which migration and development policies are based only apply to a small minority of returnees, who are not the group that is targeted by these policies.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
Afghanistan
agents of changes
AVRR
development
post-conflict situation
return migration
return policies

Comparative Research on the Assisted Voluntary Return & Reintegration of Migrants (IOM)

04/03/2015

The study was conceived and commissioned as part of the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Irregular Migration Research Programme and supported by the IOM and is one of the largest comparative projects on this topic in recent years.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
AVRR
sustainable return

Ad Hoc Query on detention and removal of minors

18/02/2015

18 (Member) States provided detailed national information and available statistical data on the detention and removal of unaccompanied and accompanied minors. This query was launched by the Belgian EMN national contact point.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
detention
minor
removal
unaccompanied minors

Conference: Alternatives to immigration detention in the EU: the time for implementation (Odysseus, Brussels)

Web page of Odysseus network presentation of event

19/01/2015

Organised in the framework of the Made Real Project funded by the European Union, this conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATD) for asylum seekers and
migrants.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention
Made Real Project

Challenges and good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants to Western Africa (EMN Inform)

01/01/2015

This EMN Inform provides information concerning EMN national Contact Points’ practices on return and reintegration to Western Africa.

Theme:
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
assistance
reintegration programmes
voluntary return
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