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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a proposition to tighten the conditions for acquiring the Belgian nationality. When the draft becomes law (probably on 1 January 2013), there will be integration requirements to acquire the Belgian nationality.
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Main theme: Citizenship & Nationality
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The Belgian Council of Ministers decided to provide a subsidy to finance prefabricated schools in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey. The assistance is provided in the framework of the policy on conflict prevention of Foreign Affairs.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: refugee camp, Syrian refugees
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism organises a conference to confront situations of differences of treatment of migrants on the basis of their residence status with the principle of non-discrimination.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Keywords: equal treatment, non-discrimination
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The law of January 19, 2012 introduced the concept of a “return track” for asylum seekers, a framework for individual counseling on return, offered by the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil). New instructions implement this return track in the reception centres.
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Main theme: Reception, Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return, return track
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
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The annual report of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) has been launced. Fedasil updates you on the voluntary return program that it runs as well as the reception situation and network in 2011.
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Main theme: Reception, Return & Readmission
Keywords: Fedasil
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March 2012: More decissons, less applications
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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On March 20th, Benoit Cerxhe, Liz Collett, Jean-Pierre Garson and different integration experts from both Belgium and Canada will examine integration trends and challenges, as well as case studies and best practices.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Integration, Urbanization
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: Asylum, International Protection
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
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The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD) presented today her policy paper on reception in the Parliament.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: policy paper
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken. The statistical overview for December also provides an overview for the complete year 2011.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
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Since 9 November the annual report 2010 of the CGRS can be consulted in English (abridged version)
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum procedure, asylum statistics
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (‘Centre’) organizes a colloquium on the problematic of so called ‘reverse discrimination’ concerning the new national law on family reunification.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy, Family Reunification Directive
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The new website of the Belgian Immigration Office is online
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
