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On the 7th of October 2015, the Luxembourg Contact Point of the European Migration Network organizes - in the framework of the Luxembourgish Presidency of the European Council - the EMN Conference on "30 Years of the Schengen Agreement".
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EMN conference, Schengen
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Following the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Belgian government approved a series of measures to progressively increase the reception capacity .
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception facilities
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This News Release, covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the second quarter of 2015 in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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On 14 September 2015, an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting was held in Brussels to discuss Europe's response to the current refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee, relocation
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Today, the European Commission put forward a package of proposals to help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, relocation, safe country of origin
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Today, the Federal Migration Centre presented its new name (Myria) and identity as well as its report "Migration in figures and rights", which provides an annual overview of the demographics and of the situation of foreigners in terms of fundamental rights.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: Myria, federal migration centre
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On 3 September a Law amending the Immigration Act came into force. The amendment is intended to take into account threats to society and national security in applications for international protection.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: public order
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The Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union has convened an extraordinary "Justice and Home Affairs" Council focused on Europe's response to the current migration crisis.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Council of the European Union
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The Council of Ministers has approved a series of measures to guarantee the humane reception of asylum seekers, ensure the rapid transfer of asylum files and reinforce the return of failed asylum seekers.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: reception law
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The 5 days training programme focuses on the issues of residence, international protection, employment and social assistance, private international law, citizenship, and integration processes.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: legislation, aliens law
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The third edition of the Annual Report on the State of Asylum in Europe, which compiles information from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), will be launched on 10 September 2015 in Brussels.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy
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The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: relocation, resettlement, solidarity
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Each month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and asylum decisions.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum decisions, asylum applications
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This symposium will examine the current state of affairs around the recast directives and regulations for asylum at EU level, and assess the implementation challenges that Member States face.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System; relocation: resettlement
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To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception place
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Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the "Smart Borders Package", one of the priorities included in the European Agenda on Migration. All citizens (EU nationals and non-EU nationals) and organisations are invited to contribute.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: border management, European Commission
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Interior ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 July) fell short of a European Commission-proposed target to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece and Italy over the next two years. However according to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos significant progress was made on different topics.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: hotspots, relocation, safe country of origin
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Today Belgium lifted the restrictions on the free movement of workers from Croatia. Croatian citizens are now able to fully exercise their right to work in Belgium without a work permit.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Croatia, free movement
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Today, 28 May 2015, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future of the Blue Card Directive. This consultation invites stakeholders (migrants, employers, trade unions, governmental organisations, etc.) to share their views on the EU Blue Card and how it can be improved.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: economic migration, European Commission
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The European Agenda aims to give concrete answers following the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean and, more generally, to manage migration better in all aspects.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, Mediterranean
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The Belgian EMN National Contact Point (NCP) organized an information session targeted at partners from the institutions being part of it, with a view to informing them about its activities and cooperation opportunities.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: CGRS, Fedasil, federal migration centre, Immigration Office
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The European Commission asks Belgium to implement rules on a Single Permit and a clear set of rights for legal migrant workers.
