Skip to main content

Other government information and services: belgium.be

  • EN
  • NL
  • FR
EMN

Main navigation

  • Home
  • EMN Publications
    • Annual Reports
    • Thematic Studies
    • Informs
    • Ad Hoc Queries
    • EMNews
    • Glossary
  • All Publications
    • Reception
    • International Protection
    • Temporary Protection
    • Economic Migration
    • Family Migration
    • Student Migration
    • Citizenship & Nationality
    • Statelessness
    • Borders & Visa
    • Irregular Migration
    • Return & Readmission
    • Smuggling & Trafficking
    • Integration
    • Vulnerable Groups
    • External Dimension
  • News & Agenda
    • News
    • Agenda
    • EMN Belgium Policy Event 2026
  • About EMN
    • EMN Belgium
    • EMN Europe
    • EMN Activities
    • Contact Us
  • Clear all filters

Content type

  • News (10)
  • Publications (9)
  • Events (5)

Publication type

  • EMN Studies (2)
  • EMN Informs (1)
  • External publications (2)

Theme

  • International Protection (38)
  • Integration (26)
  • External Dimension (17)
  • Economic migration (16)
  • Return & Readmission (16)
  • Vulnerable groups (15)
  • (-) Family Migration (13)
  • Reception (12)
  • (-) Smuggling & Trafficking (11)
  • Borders & Visa (10)
  • Irregular Migration (10)
  • Student Migration (7)
  • Citizenship & Nationality (4)

Year

  • 2026 (23)
  • 2025 (40)
  • 2024 (36)
  • 2023 (17)
  • 2022 (6)
  • 2020 (2)
  • 2019 (2)
  • 2018 (14)
  • 2017 (23)
  • 2016 (21)
  • 2015 (6)
  • 2014 (15)
  • 2013 (35)
  • (-) 2012 (24)
  • 2011 (32)

Protection challenges examined during EMN national event in Dublin

17/12/2012

At the occasion of the IE EMN NCP conference in Dublin, a wide audience, including national policy makers and experts as well as representatives from the Commission and other NCPs, discussed protection challenges.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
CEAS
EASO
protection

Public lunchtime debate: COMBAT - Prevention, Protection and Support against Trafficking

Poster of the event/debate COMBAT

25/10/2012

On Wednesday 5 December in the European Parliament, key stakeholders, including EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Ms Vassiliadou, will comment on the realities of combating trafficking.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
COMBAT
prevention
protection
support

The "white marriage" unit starts operating in Brussels South police area

03/12/2012

A "White Marriages" cell has been created in the Special Laws Division of the Brussels South police area. It has started its activities on 3 december 2012.

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
investigation
legal cohabitation
marriage of convenience

JHA Council 25-26 October: one step closer to a Common European Asylum System

29/10/2012

The Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) achieved a Political Agreement on the Reception Conditions Directive, discussed recent developments in Syria and council conclusions were endorsed concerning the new EU strategy to combat human trafficking.

Theme:
Reception
International Protection
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
CEAS
Syria

6th EU Anti-Trafficking Day & High Level Conference in Brussels

Programme of Anti Trafficking Day 18 October 2012

20/09/2012

To mark the 6th EU Anti-Trafficking Day, the Cyprus EU Presidency and the European Commission are organising the conference 'Working together towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings: The Way Forward'

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
anti-trafficking day
prevention
prosecution
protection

Annual report Trafficking of human beings 2011 (Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism)

image of annual Trafficking report

09/10/2012

One week before the European Anti Trafficking Day (18 October), the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism presented its fifteenth annual report on trafficking in, and smuggling of human beings.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking

Draft legislation to better struggle against marriages and cohabitations of convenience in Belgium

05/10/2012

Maggie De Block, State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Policy, Social Integration and the Fight against Poverty, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Justice, proposed to the Council of Ministers to modify the concerned legislation.

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
legal cohabitation
marriage of convenience

Council of Europe report calls for better co-operation to prevent trafficking, protect victims and prosecute offenders

Cover page of the report of GRETA

04/10/2012

In its latest annual report, published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-trafficking watchdog GRETA (Group of experts on action against trafficking in human beings) urges countries across the continent to step up the fight against human trafficking.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item
Keywords:
convention on fighting human trafficking
investigation
prosecution
protection

Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Protecting its Victims (Directive 2011/36/EU)

First page of directive 2011/36/UE

21/09/2012

On 5 April 2011, the European Union adopted Directive 2011/36/EU which sets out minimum standards to be applied throughout the European Union in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
definition
directive 2011/36/EU
penalties
prevention
prosecution
protection

The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings 2012-2016

20/09/2012

The Strategy, adopted on 19 June 2012, contains a set of concrete and practical measures that will support and complement the Directive 2011/36/EC whose deadline for transposition is 6 April 2013.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords:
identification
joint investigation
prosecution
protection
strategy

Maggie De Block is willing to act against false declarations of parenthood

Photo Maggie De Block

24/08/2012

Secretary of State Maggie De Block (Open VLD) pays attention to misuse of the right to family reunification, more particularly false declarations of parenthood.

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
False declaration of parenthood
misuse
fraud

Eurostat statistics on marriages with foreign-born persons in European countries

Logo Eurostat

01/07/2012

Eurostat publishes an edition of 'statistics in focus' on mixed-marriages. By using data from two EU surveys, the percentage of persons in mixed marriage is estimated in 30 European countries over recent years.

Theme:
Family Migration
Data & Statistics
Type:
News item
Keywords:
mixed marriages

Misuse of the right to family reunification (EMN Inform)

Cover EMN Inform

29/06/2012

This EMN Inform presents the main outcomes of the above-titled EMN Focussed Study.

Theme:
Family Migration
Publication type:
Informs
Keywords:
Family Reunification Directive
Green paper on Family Reunification

Misuse of the Right to Family Reunification: Marriages of Convenience and False Declarations of Parenthood - EU Synthesis (EMN)

Cover page of EMN synthesis report on Misuse of Family Reunification Right

27/06/2012

Based on the main findings of national contributions from 24 EMN NCP, the report highlights similarities and differences in means of prevention, detection and action, as well as statistics related to marriages of convenience and false declarations of parenthood.

Theme:
Family Migration
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
Family Reunification Directive
Green paper on Family Reunification
grey marriage
white marriage

New Belgian Action plan to combat trafficking in human beings

Logo België

22/06/2012

The Belgian Minister of Justice and the State Secretary for Immigration and Asylum have presented a new national action plan to combat trafficking in human beings and human smuggling to the Belgian Council of Ministers.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
News item

Misuse of the Right to Family Reunification: Marriages of Convenience and False Declarations of Parenthood in Belgium (EMN)

25/04/2012

In this national contribution to the EMN focussed study, the Belgian Contact Point clarifies the scope of the issue and presents national means of prevention, detection and actions against such misuses, as well as statistics in this field.

Theme:
Family Migration
Publication type:
Thematic Studies
Keywords:
False declaration of parenthood
marriage of convenience

ERA seminar: Family Reunification Procedures in European Migration Law (2 days)

ERA Logo

06/03/2012

This seminar of the Academy of European Law will provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the relevant legislative measures, the most recent and important developments in jurisprudence and the impact of European human rights instruments on the issue of familiy reunification.

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
ERA
Family Law

Cross-border Trafficking In Human Beings: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Reducing Sexual Exploitation

15/03/2012

Peter H. van der Laan, Monika Smit, Inge Busschers and Pauline Aarten have published their study for the Campbell Collaboration. It focuses on cross-border trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation and prostitution.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication type:
Study
Keywords:
cross-border crime
victims of human trafficking

Response of Belgium on Green paper consultation on Family reunification.

Belgian flag

15/03/2012

Belgium responded to the Green paper consultation of the European Commission on the Right to Family Reunification of Third Country Nationals (Directive 2003/86/EC).

Theme:
Family Migration
Type:
News item
Keywords:
Green paper

UNHCR’s Response to the European Commission Green Paper on the Right to Family Reunification

Cover UNHCR's publication

07/03/2012

UNHCR answers questions raised by the European Commission on the Right to Family Reunification of Third Country Nationals. It provides practical recommendations on different issues of concern related to family reunification of beneficiaries of international protection.

Theme:
Family Migration
Keywords:
Family Reunification Directive
refugee

Marriages of convenience: A comparative study

02/02/2012

This report was commissioned by the Norwegian Directoratie of Immigration (UDI) and managed by Econ Pöyry. The study provides an overview of rules and practices in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.

Theme:
Family Migration
Publication type:
Report
Keywords:
marriages of convenience

Training on Family Reunification from 9:30 to 12:30

12/01/2012

The new law from 8 July 2011 makes family reunification related provisions more complex. This half study day plans to clarify new provisions and their impact on persons whose application is pending or who are temporarily allowed to stay on the territory.

Theme:
Family Migration
Keywords:
legislation

Webinar recordings of "How to respond to the EU Family Reunion Consultation" now available

24/01/2012

The Migration Policy Group publishes the recordings of the webinar presenting the four MPG Family Reunion policy briefings to assist organisations responding to the EU Family Reunion consultation

Theme:
Migration
Family Migration
Keywords:
Migration Policy Group

Book presentation: The local relevance of human rights

Coverpage of the book "The local relevance of human rights"

09/01/2012

Do human rights offer real protection? Does it help victims of human trafficking to define their case as a violation of human rights? Such questions will be examined and debated at the university of Antwerp on 19 January 2012.

Theme:
Smuggling & Trafficking
  • Contact us | Links |  Youtube |  Twitter |  LinkedIn

  • Legal Notice & Privacy Policy

    Please carefully read the legal notice and privacy policy before using this website.

Co-funded by
the European Union

EU logo

Dynamate Dynamate
EMN Belgium

We value your privacy

We use cookies to make this website work and, with your consent, to measure its audience (Google Analytics). The site also uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect its forms against spam, and may embed YouTube videos.

For more information, see our privacy policy.

Strictly necessary cookies Always active

Required for the website to function: security, form protection (Google reCAPTCHA) and remembering your cookie choices. They cannot be disabled.

Audience measurement (Google Analytics)

Helps us understand how the site is used so we can improve it. No data is sent to Google until you give your consent.

Embedded videos (YouTube) may set Google cookies when they are played.