Le Sommet des Ministres ACP-EU du 31 mai dernier choisit d'intensifier le dialogue sur les questions migratoires

On May 24, 2011, the European Commission presented its proposals for a better managment of migration flows from the Southern Mediterranean region and for amendements to the Visa Regulation

On 19 May 2011, the 14th EU-Russia meeting on justice and home affairs took place in Russia

The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) launches a call for papers on research on migration and integration policy Deadline for papers: 19 October 2011

EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecila Malmström presented the paper at a press conference on 4 May 2011

VALENTINA POP - EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - France on Sunday blocked the passage of Italian trains in order to prevent Tunisian migrants from entering its territory, a move promptly slammed by Rome. EU council chief Herman Van Rompuy meanwhile appealed for Paris not to "exaggerate" the migration issue

Plans for an update of the asylum procedures directive for a more fair and effective asylum procedure throughout the EU were backed by MEPs.

Eurostat: Le nombre de demandeurs d'asile enregistrés dans l'UE27 stable autour de 260 000 en 2010

Le Commissariat Général aux Réfugiés et aux Apatrides (CGRA) a publié les chiffres du mois de février

The Council adopted the new directive on trafficking in human beings as proposed by the Commission last spring

Les services de communication du CGRA et de Fedasil ont publiés conjointement, avec le support du Fond Européen des Réfugiés, une brochure d'information pour l'"Asile en Belgique".

The Belgian National Contact Point participated in an international workshop on “Migration challenges for pre-accession countries in South-East Europe” in Belgrade and gave a lecture on "The European Migration Network and other international instruments.

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.

Commissioner Malmström presents Action Plan on visa liberalisation with the Republic of Moldova

Returning asylum seekers to Greece violates the European Convention on Human Rights, says ECtHR

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.

Afin de suivre les progrès des migrants dans la société d’accueil et d’identifier les sphères dans lesquelles des mesures politiques doivent être prises, nous devons accroître la disponibilité de données longitudinales dans le domaine de l’asile et l’immigration.