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16 EU Member States pledged more than 29 000 places for resettlement and humanitarian admission for 2023

29/11/2022

During the High Level Forum to protection and resettlement cooperation, 16 EU Member States pledged more than 29.000 places for resettlement and humanitarian admission for 2023, including continued and expanded support to Afghans in need of protection.

Theme:
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
resettlement
labour mobility

Ad Hoc Query on unaccompanied minors with coexisting problems and without residence permit

25/10/2022

Unaccompanied minors who have little or no perspective of receiving a residence permit within EU Member States, may have co-existing problems such as mental health issues or substance addiction. This ad hoc query examines how EU Member States deal with this specific group and how they could improve the reception and supervision of these young persons.

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
Reception
International Protection
Irregular Migration
Publication type:
Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors
mental health
criminality

Secondary movements of beneficiaries of international protection (EMN Inform)

08/09/2022

How do Member States regulate the mobility and residence of persons already granted international protection status in another Member State? What are the applicable rules for transfer of responsibility of a beneficiary of international protection?
 

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Informs

Ad Hoc Query on protection of Afghans in the EU

06/06/2022

Did Member States suspend decision-making on applications for international protection from Afghan nationals when the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in August 2021? This ad hoc query launched by Belgium examines the nature and consequences of such suspension in terms of hearings, protection statuses etc.

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

Digitalisation of asylum procedures: risks and benefits (ECRE)

10/01/2022

This comparative report provides an overview of the use of digital tools and remote working methods in asylum processes in 23 European countries. It questions the risks and benefits of such use and highlights several fundamental guarantees and procedural safeguards which must continue to apply to ensure that they do not infringe the existing CEAS framework.

Theme:
International Protection
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
digitalisation
asylum procedure

Annual BE EMN NCP Policy Event 2018

12/12/2018

On 12 December 2018, the Belgian contact point of the EMN organized its annual asylum and migration policy event in which recent national and EU developments in the field of international protection, legal migration and integration and irregular migration, human trafficking and return were discussed. 

Theme:
Integration
Reception
International Protection
Return & Readmission
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
annual EMN policy event

Migration in rights and numbers 2018 (Myria)

26/06/2018

In this annual report Myria analyses the current migration and tests policy and practice against respect for fundamental rights. Myria draws conclusions and formulates policy recommandations. 

Theme:
Regularization
Data & Statistics
International Protection
Economic migration
Family Migration
Citizenship & Nationality
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
fundamental rights

Humanitarian corridor: 34 Syrians arrive in Belgium

07/06/2018

Today, 10 families with a humanitarian visa arrived in Zaventem. They will apply for international protection once in Belgium. They will be hosted in Christian communities, in cooperation with Caritas, during the first year.

Theme:
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
humanitarian visa

EMN Annual Conference in the framework of the Bulgarian EU presidency: Crossroads of migration

01/06/2018

On the 31st of May and 1st of June, the Bulgarian Contact Point of the EMN - in the framework of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council - organized the EMN Annual Conference. The conference was dedicated to  challenges and success factors in managing migration flows. 

Theme:
International Protection
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item
Keywords:
migration management
EMN Annual Conference

31,000 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers in the EU in 2017 (Eurostat)

16/05/2018

Eurostat published a statistical analysis on the number of unaccompanied minors who applied for international protection in 2017. the 31,400 applications represent an important decrease compared to previous years. 

Theme:
Vulnerable groups
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors

Eurostat newsrelase on asylum applications in 2017 and asylum decisions

20/03/2018

Today Eurostat published the 2017 statistics on 'Asylum in the EU' on its website. It covers main trends and characteristics of first time applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications for 2017 in the EU.

 

Theme:
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
asylum applications
asylum decisions

Law on reform of Belgium's Immigration Act published

12/03/2018

Today, March 12, 2018 the Law of 21 November 2017 (adopted in the Parliament on Nov. 9) modifying the Immigration Act was published in the Belgian Official Gazette and will come into force on March 22, 2018. 

 

Theme:
International Protection
Keywords:
asylum law

EU+ receives 43% fewer asylum applications in 2017 (EASO)

01/02/2018

New figures published today by EASO show a significant decrease in the number of asylum applications made in the EU in 2017.

Theme:
International Protection
Type:
News item
Keywords:
EASO
asylum applications
asylum decisions
unaccompanied minors
Syria

Challenges and practices for establishing identity (EMN Inform)

15/01/2018

This Inform presents an overview of the EMN Study on “Challenges and practices for establishing the identity of third-country nationals in migration procedures”. 

Theme:
International Protection
Borders & Visa
Return & Readmission
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
identification

Challenges and practices for establishing identity in the migration process (EMN)

15/01/2018

The Belgian Contact Point of the European Migration Network has published a report on challenges and practices for establishing identity in the migration process. The report served as the Belgian contribution to an EU Synthesis report on the topic, which compares national policies, legislation and practices on the subject in 25 EU Member States and Norway. 

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

Belgium plans to resettle 1.150 refugees in 2018

05/01/2018

In 2018, a total of 1.150 refugees will be selected in the frame of the resettlement programme (Syrians, Congolese and refugees of the Central Mediterranean route) in order to be transferred to Belgium.

Theme:
International Protection
Keywords:
réinstallation
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