At the end of the Second World War, Belgium counted officially 10 Congolese individuals in its borders. Today, about 16.000 Congolese citizens are living in the country and further 25.000 persons, born as Congolese nationals, became Belgians.
28/02/2011
28/01/2011
"The Right to Seek Asylum: Interception at Sea and the Principle of Non-Refoulement", lecture by Prof. Guy Goodwin-Gill (Oxford)
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15/02/2011
The European Commission presented an EU agenda for reinforcing the rights of the child. It includes a series of concrete actions, including promoting specific safeguards and procedural guarantees for children seeking asylum and child specific reception measures.
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28/01/2011
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27/01/2011
The Clandestino Project is a response to the need for supporting policy makers in designing and implementing appropriate policies regarding undocumented migration.
De arbeidsmarktpositie van (hoog)geschoolde immigranten (Steunpunt Gelijkekansenbeleid, Johan Geets)
27/01/2011
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27/01/2011
Has the rise in immigrants'unemployment an impact on public finances? To what extent is the current slump having an impact on the employment of immigrants? And what are the factors depending on it?
27/01/2011
This research, initiated by the IOM, aimed at better defining the profile of the Brazilian migrants residing in Ireland, Portugal and Belgium.
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27/01/2011
The current volume of IMISCOE-AUP Textbook Series encompasses 25 theoretical papers that have an impact on research in Europe or reflect a European perspective on international migration and immigration integration.
25/01/2011
In the recent past some important changes ocurred within the agricultural sector in Flanders and Belgium. This research paper focuses on the consequences of these changes for the employment of migrants in the agricultural sector.
24/01/2011
Commissioner Malmström presents Action Plan on visa liberalisation with the Republic of Moldova
21/01/2011
Returning asylum seekers to Greece violates the European Convention on Human Rights, says ECtHR
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19/01/2011
The federal State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policies Melchior Wathelet has given a pressconference presenting the asylum and migration policies in 2010 and providing an overview of some statistical data.
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19/01/2011
This quarterly Eurostat publication gives an insight into recent developments in international protection including applicants for asylum and decisions on asylum applications. These data are supplied to Eurostat by the national Ministries of Interior and related official agencies.
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12/01/2011
This EMN Synthesis Report aims to summarise and compare, within a European perspective, the findings from nine National Contact Points (Austria, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Romania, Sweden, Netherlands and the United Kingdom) of the European Migration Network (EMN), on family reunification.
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01/12/2009
This study examines the protection statuses granted in Belgium, including those harmonized at European level and those set at the national level in the framework of asylum and immigration policies. It addresses the legal basis, procedures and rights attached to these statuses.
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28/10/2009
01/10/2009
How is assisted return defined? How is voluntary return implemented in Belgium and what is the target group? This study examines further the political and institutional context, the legal basis as well as programs and data available on the subject.
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01/09/2009
The main objective for this report is to describe the statistical trends on international migration, asylum and illegal entry and return for the reference year 2007 in Belgium.
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30/06/2009
Who are the unaccompanied minors (UMAs) in Belgium? What motivates them to enter and stay in the country? What are the policies on reception, return and integration developed for UMAs in Belgium? This study addresses such questions and contains statistical information on the subject.
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01/06/2009
This report – Belgian Policy Report on Asylum and Migration 2008 – gives an overview of developments and changes that have taken place in Belgium in the field of migration and asylum in the reference year.
