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Today, the Commission is reporting on the implementation of the temporary emergency relocation schemes and the European resettlement scheme. The report summarises the challenges and proposes recommendations to improve the implementation of these schemes.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: resettlement, relocation
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The Council conclusions on migrant smuggling were adopted by the Council at its 3455th meeting held on 10-11 March 2016
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The 13th IMISCOE annual conference focuses on the migration-development nexus, and a number of more general subjects including global diversity issues.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: migration-development nexus
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This Eurostat News Release covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the complete 2015 year in the EU28+ EFTA region.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications
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Today the Commission proposes a new Emergency Assistance Instrument for faster crisis response within the EU.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: european assistance instrument, humanitarian crisis, refugee crisis
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Today, the Commission confirmed that Greece is in the process of returning 308 irregular migrants to Turkey, as the EU steps up its efforts to ensure that those who do not qualify for international protection will be quickly and effectively returned to their countries of origin or transit.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: Greece, irregular migrant, return, Turkey
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Today 27 February, numerous platforms and citizens came together for a European March in more than hundred cities in 28 countries, including Brussels where 3000 persons expressed support for the initiative.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: internal border, reception, refugee crisis, safe route
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Today, the Belgian government approved the plan for the distribution of asylum seekers over the different municipalities of the Kingdom. It will enter into force on 1 May 2016.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: distribution plan
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.
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Today Interior Minister Jan Jambon announced the Belgian government's decision to patrol the border with France until 23 March 2016, alleging a surge in arrivals caused by the closure of the refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Calais Jungle, internal border control, Schengen Agreement
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Today Europol launched the new European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC) to pro-actively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organized migrant smuggling.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: European Migrant Smuggling Center, Europol, migration crisis
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As of January 2016, the monthly statistics published by the CGRS refer to the number of persons and no longer to the number of asylum cases. In this way, the Belgian statistics conform to the definitions used by European agencies such as Eurostat and EASO.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, CGRS
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On 15th February, a new vaccination campaign has been launched for newly arrived asylum seekers.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: public health, reception, vaccination
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The Labour Market Observatory (LMO) of the European Economic and Social Committee is holding a public seminar on “Integrating refugees into the labour market: turning the crisis into an opportunity”.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: labour market integration, refugee crisis
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Belgium pledged 75 million EUR to be spent on humanitarian aid in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The aid will mostly be dedicated to initiatives encouraging refugees to stay in their region of origin and providing dignified living conditions.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: humanitarian aid, Syria, Syrian refugees
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During this event integration and civic integration ("Inburgering") are being quantitatively and qualitatively brought to light and examined in several specific fields: education, living conditions, labour market, entrepreneurship and rights.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: integration monitor
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For the first time in Europe, Fedasil and IOM organized on Monday 1st February 2016 a chartered flight to Baghdad for the voluntary return of 106 persons to Iraq.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return, IOM, Fedasil
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This CEIPA roundtable offers an opportunity to examine solutions to the continuing influx of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants which challenges European institutions to manage the crisis on the short and the longer run.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, refugee crisis
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The 2015 Annual Report on trafficking and smuggling in human beings is now available in English. This report is produced by Myria, the Belgian Federal Migration Centre and the independent National Rapporteur on trafficking in human beings.
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This EASO newsletter provides information on the election of new executive director José Carreira (PT) and chairman Wolfgang Taucher (AT) of the EASO managment board.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO, EASO executive director
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views on the functioning of the existing legislation aiming at preventing and countering migrant smuggling and on what could be done to further strengthen it.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EU legislation, public consultation
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Foyer organizes a series of training modules on Migration Law. The sessions will focus on various topics, such as the different residence statuses in Belgium, asylum and reception, family reunification, employment of foreign nationals, etc.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Foyer, migration law, Training
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Looking at the migration/refugee crisis, the College of Commissioners looked back at measures taken in 2015 and the initiatives to be presented in 2016 to further develop collective European action and deliver clear and tangible results.
