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Voluntary returns to the countries of origin are decreasing. Among others, this is the result of the lower number of asylum applications the past two years.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return
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In February, Fedasil, the federal agency in charge of the reception of asylum seekers, has signed a framework agreement with the Belgian development agency, Enabel (www.enabel.be).
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: coopération au développement
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At the height of the refugee “crisis” in October 2015, over 7,000 asylum seekers crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece per day. This created problematic conditions for refugees in reception centers and overwhelmed Greece as a first country of entry to the EU. In this setting, the EU-Turkey Statement was concluded with the aim of managing migration across the Aegean Sea and curbing arrivals to the EU. Whilst the Statement was effective in reducing the number of arrivals, it has been met with a series of human rights concerns.
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Main theme: External Dimension
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The European Commission proposes to reform the EU's common visa policy. It also reports on - and calls for - further progress under the European Agenda on Migration. Finally it mobilises additional funding for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
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Main theme: External Dimension, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, visa code, Turkey
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This conference aims to provide legal practitioners with an update on recent developments in the EU legal migration system and the mechanisms put in place to tackle labour and skills shortages and to reinforce the attractiveness of the EU for key workers
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Main theme: Economic migration, Family Migration
Keywords: legal migration
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Today, March 12, 2018 the Law of 21 November 2017 (adopted in the Parliament on Nov. 9) modifying the Immigration Act was published in the Belgian Official Gazette and will come into force on March 22, 2018.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum law
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From 21 until 23 February 2018, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, Theo Francken, visited Guinea in order to discuss the questions of – inter alia - irregular migration and return.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: Guinea
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Today, Frontex published its Risk Analysis for 2018, which concentrates on the scope of Frontex operational activities and, in particular, on irregular migration at the external borders of the EU and Schengen Associated Countries.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Frontex, risk analysis, border management
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On 22 December 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Jan Jambon, in the name of the government, asked the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) to carry out an independent inquiry regarding the risk in case of return to Sudan. The report was handed over to the government on 8 February 2018.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: removal
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This portal allows any user – whether analyst, scientist, policymaker or interested citizen – to discover a wealth of migration information including data sources, relevant websites, stakeholder organisations, projects, networks and forums related to migration flows, trends and their impact on societies across the EU.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
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New figures published today by EASO show a significant decrease in the number of asylum applications made in the EU in 2017.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO, asylum applications, asylum decisions, unaccompanied minors, Syria
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A joint European Migration Network & OECD event exploring the topics of family migration and illegal employment took place in Brussels on 9 November 2017.
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Main theme: Economic migration, Family Migration, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EMN conference
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In 2018, a total of 1.150 refugees will be selected in the frame of the resettlement programme (Syrians, Congolese and refugees of the Central Mediterranean route) in order to be transferred to Belgium.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: réinstallation
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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.
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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.
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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.
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These 2 training sessions (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aim at providing participants with a basic understanding of the different residence statuses in Belgium, the different residence documents, and - to some extent - the associated rights.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: immigration law, Agency for Integration and Civic Integration
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These 2 training sessions (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aim at providing participants with a basic understanding of the different residence statuses in Belgium, the different residence documents, and - to some extent - the associated rights.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: immigration law, Agency for Integration and Civic Integration
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As of 1 January 2018, certain third-country nationals have the obligation to follow an integration programme in the German-speaking Community.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: integration programme, Integration path, German-speaking Community
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Bulgaria has released its programme and priorities for its six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU. Both IOM and UNHCR have published recommendations to the Bulgarian Presidency.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Bulgarian Presidency
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The system that will register entry, exit and refusal of entry information of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Schengen area will come into operation, by 2020 at the latest.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: entry exit system, smart border
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In December of this year, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons was asked by the Belgian government to carry out an independent enquiry on the fate of the Sudanese nationals who recently returned to their country of origin.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: CGRS
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CESSMIR organises a conference to present its research results, followed by reflections on these results from the practice and interactions with the audience.
