Publication date: 28 October 2011
Final Report of the ‘Migration and Global Environmental Change’ project, led by the UK Government Office for Science
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism has published its 2010 annual report on trafficking/smuggling of human beings
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Publication date: 23 June 2011
This is the Annual Report 2010 of the Belgian Immigration Office (Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken/Office des Etrangers)
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Publication date: 01 June 2011
This is the annual report 2010 of the Office of the Commissioner Gerneral for Refugees & Stateless Persons (CGRS)
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, International Protection
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum procedure, asylum statistics
Publication date: 25 May 2011
The annual report of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) shows in chronology that in 2010 the crisis of the reception capacity for asylum seekers continued
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Publication date: 11 May 2011
50 questions about the international family law: a publication of the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centrum) in collaboration with ADDE, VMC and the Insitute for the Equality of Women and Men
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Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published a statistical report, carried out by the UCL
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Statistics, demography, asylum-seeker, refugee, stateless persons
Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published a report about the respecting of fundamental rights of detainees of the INAD-Centre on Brussels Airport
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: detention, INAD-centre
Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published in June 2009 its Statistical and Demographic Study 2008
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Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published an information brochure for potential victims of human trafficking
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: victims of human trafficking
Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published a study on the socio-economical status of regularized persons (Law of 22 December 1999)
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Main theme: Migration, Irregular Migration, Regularization
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: regularization campaign
Publication date: 11 May 2011
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published its fourth annual report 'Migration'. The Centre pleads for the third year in a row for a sustainable migration policy in Belgium.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Family Migration, Citizenship & Nationality, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission, Regularization
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: annual report, migration policy
Publication date: 06 May 2011
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) and the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published a compilation of facts and figures to support the public debate on migration policy
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Publication date: 04 May 2011
On behalf of the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre), the Independent Research Bureau (IRBeurope) carried out a study on the perception of four minority groups in Belgium.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Integration
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: ethnic minorities, perception
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This is the annual report 2009 of the Commissioner General for Refugees & Stateless Persons.
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This report describes the activities of the Immigration Office for the year 2009 regarding the entry, stay, settlement and removal of foreign nationals.
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Publication date: 28 March 2011
(01/06/2010) Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) published its annual report 2009. 2009 was a difficult year, marked on the one hand by a considerable increase in asylum applications, on the other hand by a considerable growth of the reception capacity.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: annual report, reception centre, reception crisis
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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.
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) published in October 2010 its Statistical and Demographic Study 2009
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Trade unions have filed a joint strike notice at Belgium’s closed centres, citing staff shortages, inadequate infrastructure and increasing aggression towards staff. They are calling for better staffing levels, additional resources and improved working conditions. Minister for Asylum and Migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt has responded by highlighting measures already taken to address staffing and infrastructure needs.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: closed centre, Belgium, strike, staff shortage, infrastructure, psychological vulnerability
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Belgium begins the gradual introduction of a new model of the Registration Certificate (RC), also known as the “orange card”, on 28 September 2026. The new RC takes the form of a secure passport-type booklet and is being introduced alongside the existing orange card and temporary A4 model.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, International Protection, Family Migration
Keywords: residence document, Belgium, registration certificate, orange card, document security
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Ministers from 18 EU and non-EU countries and representatives of the European Commission met in Munich on 26 September for the second Munich Migration Meeting, hosted by German Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt. The informal meeting focused on the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, the protection of the EU’s external borders and returns.
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Fedasil has announced the deactivation of 560 accommodation places for unaccompanied minors (UAMs), following a decrease in the number of UAM arrivals in Belgium since 2023. The measure forms part of Fedasil’s policy of adjusting its reception capacity to changing needs.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Reception
Keywords: reception place, unaccompanied minors, buffer capacity
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Belgium participated in an international law enforcement operation targeting human trafficking for labour exploitation in the restaurant sector. Coordinated across five European countries on 18 September 2026, the operation focused on a criminal network suspected of exploiting mainly Indian nationals. In Belgium, one restaurant was inspected as part of the coordinated action, which led to two arrests and the identification of more than 70 potential victims.
