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Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this conference explores free movement in light of EU (de)regulatory practices and their impact on EU legitimacy from the complementary angles of regulatory competition, regulatory contradictions and EU citizenship.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: free movement
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In 2015, the number of asylum applications filed in Belgium doubled compared to 2014, and the protection rate reached an all-time high.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, CGRS
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During the first six months of 2016, the Dutch Presidency will work on the priorities agreed with Slovakia and Malta in an 18 month trio programme setting long-term goals for the period January 2016-June 2017.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Agenda on Migration
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The Immigration Office, the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons, Fedasil and Klein Kasteeltje will explain the impact of the increased influx of asylum seekers on the asylum procedure and reception system.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis
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Project applications submitted under the Call for Proposals on Actions in the area of Integration should be submitted no later than today, 29 February 2016.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: access to work, call for proposals, labour market integration, migrant women
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The launch event of the European Dialogue on Skills and Migration aims to help the Commission understand what to do better to maximize the benefits of migration for the EU as a whole.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: labour shortage, migrant entrepreneurship, migrants' skills
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The European Council on 17-18 December 2015 agreed to speed up actions on the operation of hotspots, the implementation of relocation decisions and returns, the control of external borders and cooperation with third countries.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: hotspot, human smuggling, migration crisis, relocation, Schengen
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On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, Myria launches a new online platform, Myriapolis, to help the wider public better understand migration in all aspects of life.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Myriapolis
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The Conference offers the opportunity to explore the most important policy developments from 2015 related to (financial, physical and operational) solidarity in EU Asylum and Borders Policies.
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Main theme: Asylum, Borders & Visa
Keywords: cooperation, crisis, relocation, solidarity
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The Commission is proposing to establish a European Border and Coast Guard and also to introduce systematic checks against relevant databases for all people entering and exiting the Schengen area.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: European Border and Coast Guard, external border, Schengen area, security
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During the third quarter of 2015 (July to September 2015), 413 800 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the EU, a number almost double that of the second quarter of 2015.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum statistics
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The conference of the Belgian National Contact Point to the EMN– which took place on 4 December in Brussels – focused on challenges and opportunities associated with the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: EMN conference, forced return, reintegration programmes, voluntary return, vulnerable persons
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The package of programmes is the single biggest EU measure in response to the Syrian refugee crisis to date.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: aid, EU Trust Fund, Syrian refugees
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On the occasion of the international migrants day, this conference will inter alia focus on how to integrate and support refugees and on which role Flemish authorities can play in the current crisis.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: employment, international migrants day, migration crisis
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In the context of the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants, the COMECE wishes to look behind the immediate horizon of the crisis and consider how best to integrate migrants into the host society.
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Main theme: Integration
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Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met in Brussels to discuss how to strengthen the following measures, inter alia: EU Passenger Name Record Directive, controls of external borders, information sharing and law enforcement cooperation.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: external border, foreign fighter, passenger name record, Schengen Information System
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The Commission is referring Belgium for failing to transpose the Single Permit Directive. The Commission proposes a daily penalty of 52,828.16 euros.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, single permit directive
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On the occasion of an informal meeting following the Valletta Summit, heads of state or government focus on the migration crisis, the future of Schengen and cooperation with Turkey.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: external border, hotspot, migration crisis, relocation, Schengen
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On 11 and 12 November, the Valletta summit will provide the EU, African countries and other key countries concerned with the opportunity to discuss migration issues and to find common solutions to challenges of mutual interest.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, Valletta Summit
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Home Affairs Ministers focused in particular on speeding up the relocation process, strengthening the EU's external borders, fighting human trafficking and smuggling, and return and readmission.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, relocation, hotspot, Integrated Political Crisis Response, European Migration Liaison Officers
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As from 9 November 2015, an asylum seeker can obtain a C work permit four months after applying for asylum. The 6 month period was cut to 4 months by a Royal Decree which entered into force today.
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Main theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: employment, waiting period
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Today, a first group of 30 asylum seekers was relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, in the framework of the EU's relocation scheme.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: relocation
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On 3rd of November 2015, the General Policy Note on Asylum and Migration of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration was published. It defines the main orientations and actions to be taken in the field of asylum and migration in 2016.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy note, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
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Today the European Commission decided to increase the level of cofinancing for the transport of the assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following activation of the mechanism by Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: EU Civil Protection Mechanism, refugee crisis
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Join us to discuss how to provide irregular migrants with information on voluntary return and how to address vulnerabilities in the return and reintegration process.
