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Eurostat newsrelease: report on asylum decisions in the EU, 2015

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20/04/2016

The News Release covers main trends on first and final instance decisions on applications for international protection and on Resettled persons, for the complete 2015 year, in the EU28+ EFTA region.

Theme:
International Protection
Data & Statistics
Type:
News item
Keywords:
asylum decisions
resettlement

EU-Turkey Agreement to tackle the refugee crisis

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18/03/2016

The EU and Turkey have found an agreement in order to end irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.

Theme:
International Protection
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
humanitarian admission
resettlement

Asylum applications in the EU Member States in 2015 (Eurostat)

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04/03/2016

This Eurostat News Release covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the complete 2015 year in the EU28+ EFTA region.

Theme:
International Protection
Data & Statistics
Keywords:
asylum applications

Asylum statistics January 2016: renewed asylum statistics

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18/02/2016

As of January 2016, the monthly statistics published by the CGRS refer to the number of persons and no longer to the number of asylum cases. In this way, the Belgian statistics conform to the definitions used by European agencies such as Eurostat and EASO.

Theme:
International Protection
Data & Statistics
Type:
News item
Keywords:
asylum applications
asylum decisions
CGRS

How (un)restrictive are we? : 'Adjusted' and 'expected' asylum recognition rates in Europe (WODC)

Cover report How (un)restrictive are we? (WODC)

16/02/2016

This study, published by the "Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum" (Dutch Ministry for Security and Justice), focuses on asylum recognition rates in the EU/EFTA area.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
asylum recognition rate

New EASO executive director and more EASO news in the EASO Newsletter - January 2016

01/02/2016

This EASO newsletter provides information on the election of new executive director José Carreira (PT) and chairman Wolfgang Taucher (AT) of the EASO managment board.

Theme:
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EASO
EASO executive director

Ad Hoc Query on illegal working

28/01/2016

22 (Member) States provided information on their practices regarding illegally working migrants, more precisely on whether this is considered a criminal offence and what possible sanctions they face. This query was launched by the British National Contact Point.

Theme:
Economic migration
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
illegal work
irregularly staying third-country national

European Dialogue on Skills and Migration

21/12/2015

The launch event of the European Dialogue on Skills and Migration aims to help the Commission understand what to do better to maximize the benefits of migration for the EU as a whole.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
labour shortage
migrant entrepreneurship
migrants' skills

Study on the exchange of information between European countries regarding persons excluded from refugee status in accordance with Article 1F Refugee Convention

04/01/2016

What exchange of information on the application of exclusion 1F takes place currently ? Is it desirable and feasible to enhance international information exchange in this matter? This study answers these questions.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
article 1F of the Refugee Convention
exclusion clause
information exchange

Exploring New Avenues for Legislation for Labour Migration to the European Union (Study for the LIBE Committee)

16/12/2015

Upon request by the LIBE committee, this research paper reviews the social and economic context of EU international labour migration policy, the status of relevant EU legislation and the available policy options.

Theme:
Economic migration
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
labour migration

Welcoming engagement: How private sponsorship can strengthen refugee resettlement in the EU (MPI Europe)

08/12/2015

This report examines private sponsorship programmes to permit private individuals, groups, corporations and other entities to sponsor individual refugees for resettlement and accept financial responsibility for them for a period of time.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
private sponsorship
resettlement

Belgium is referred to the Court of Justice of the EU regarding the Single Permit Directive

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19/11/2015

The Commission is referring Belgium for failing to transpose the Single Permit Directive. The Commission proposes a daily penalty of 52,828.16 euros.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Court of Justice of the European Union
single permit directive

Determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries (EMN Inform)

Cover image EMN Inform on labour shortages

16/11/2015

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study "Determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries".

Theme:
Economic migration
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
labour migration
labour shortage

Ad Hoc Query on the status granted in resettlement schemes

06/11/2015

21 (Member) States provided information on the status granted to beneficiaries of resettlement, as well as on the practical procedure to grant this status and on the integration measures available. This query was launched by the Slovenian National Contact Point.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
resettlement

News Release report on Asylum in the EU in the second quarter of 2015 (Eurostat)

18/09/2015

This News Release, covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the second quarter of 2015 in the EU28+EFTA region.

Theme:
International Protection
Data & Statistics
Keywords:
asylum applications
asylum decisions

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

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

Belgium ends restrictions on free movement of workers from Croatia

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01/07/2015

Today Belgium lifted the restrictions on the free movement of workers from Croatia. Croatian citizens are now able to fully exercise their right to work in Belgium without a work permit.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Croatia
free movement

Determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Cover image EU synthesis report on labour shortages

30/06/2015

This study examines the interconnection between labour shortages in the Member States and labour migration policies from third countries to Member States.

Theme:
Economic migration
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
labour migration
labour shortage

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

Public consultation on the EU Blue Card and the EU's labour migration policies

28/05/2015

Today, 28 May 2015, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future of the Blue Card Directive. This consultation invites stakeholders (migrants, employers, trade unions, governmental organisations, etc.) to share their views on the EU Blue Card and how it can be improved.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
economic migration
European Commission

Annual Conference on European Migration Law 2015 (ERA)

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10/03/2015

This annual conference aims to tackle the current challenges for the EU in developing a coherent legal framework in the field of labour migration and to provide practitioners with an update on the legal rules applicable to labour migrants.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
blue card
highly skilled
labour migration
seasonal workers directive
single permit directive

Admitting third-country nationals for business purposes (EMN Inform)

1st page of Inform on business migration

06/05/2015

This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study Admitting third-country nationals for business purposes focusing on the admission for business purposes of non-EU investors, non-EU business-owners and other business persons.

Theme:
Economic migration
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
business person
immigrant business owner
immigrant investor

Belgium receives a reasoned opinion concerning the "Single Permit Directive"

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29/04/2015

The European Commission asks Belgium to implement rules on a Single Permit and a clear set of rights for legal migrant workers.

Theme:
Economic migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
ingringement procedure
single permit directive

Protection in Crisis: Forced Migration and Protection in a Global Era (MPI)

08/04/2015

This Report makes the case of the complexity of the drivers favoring displacements as refugees, making protection based on a strict definition of persecution increasingly problematic and challenging to implement.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
displacement
forced migrant
protection gap
humanitarian crisis

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