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The summit took stock of progress made on Roma inclusion in the EU. It focused on three major themes: making policies inclusive for all Roma at the local level; making EU funding reach the local and regional authorities; making Roma integration a local reality.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Roma, Roma community, Roma integration strategy
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In a communication released today, the Commission provides guidance on how to apply Directive 2003/86/EC. Member States are invited to use their margin of appreciation in a manner that doesn't undermine the objective of the Directive.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: Family Reunification Directive
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New provisions making information exchange compulsory on suspected and attempts of relationships of convenience enter into force on 3 April 2013.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: legal cohabitation of convenience, marriage of convenience
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The Commission presented two proposals today to greatly facilitate the procedures for short-stay visitors. Important changes in the visa rules aim to stimulate the European economy and facilitate the lives of travellers towards the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: touring visa, visa code, visa policy
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This ELENA course will inter alia focus on the conceptual framework of credibility assessment, limits of memory, impact of trauma, intercultural barriers, linguistic barriers, gender related issues and the impact of decision makers.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: credibility assessment
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In his annual report 2013, the Federal Ombudsman reports on claims inter alia relating to the open return centre in Holsbeek, reception of EU families and regularization on medical grounds.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: federal ombudsman
Communication on the EU Return's Policy presents progress made and future developments in this field
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In a Communication adopted today, the Commission stresses that Member States have generally ensured that the Return Directive is transposed in their national law but that there is scope for improvement in the practical implementation of the Directive and of return policies in general.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: return directive
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At a press conference today in Strasbourg, Cecilia Malmström underlined the important steps taken based on the Stockholm program but said that work was not over and that efforts should be stepped up in certain areas.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: post Stockholm Programme
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The 14th edition of the Odysseus Network Summer School, that will take place in Brussels from 30 June till 11 July 2014, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding, from a legal point of view, of recent developments in the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum policy, immigration policies
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Le 7ème Congrès européen de juristes spécialisés dans les matières d'immigration et d'asile, qui se tiendra à Bruxelles les 8 et 9 avril 2014, est consacré aux instruments d'asile de seconde génération adoptés le 26 juin 2013.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: système d'asile européen commun
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Tunisia and the EU today formally established a Mobility Partnership. Belgium is one of the ten EU Member States involved in the Partnership.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: mobility partnership, Tunisia
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Tunisia and the EU today formally established a Mobility Partnership. Together with nine other EU Member States, Belgium is involved in the Partnership and signed the joint Declaration.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: mobility partnership
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Foyer organises a half-day seminar on the recent law of 2 June 2013 on the fight against marriages and legal cohabitations of convenience.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: legal cohabitation, marriage of convenience
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In a report adopted today the Commission looks at important achievements in strengthening dialogue and cooperation in EU's external migration and asylum policy, but recognizes that more should be done to make further progress.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
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Following the vote in the European Parliament on 5 February 2014, today the Council formally adopted a new Directive on third-country national seasonal workers. Member states will need to transpose the directive within two and a half years after publication in the Official Journal.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: EU directive, legal migration, seasonal labour, seasonal workers directive
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Today, on 14 February 2014, the first meeting took place of the Return and Reintegration Experts' Group (REG) under auspices of the European Migration Network. REG incorporates the former work of the Voluntary Return European Network.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return, VREG
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum decisions, asylum applications
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On 25 February, 25 March and 29 April, the CeMIS in cooperation with the University of Antwerp, organize a seminar to address several issues and actual developments on migration and asylum.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: free movement, labour migration, marriage of convenience, medical regularisation
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The ERI Final Conference, which will take place in Brussels on 6 February, will address the experiences gained, results achieved and ideas for future cooperation in the area of return and reintegration.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: joint return, reintegration
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The Greek Presidency presented its priorities which, in the area of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, include the implementation of the Smart Borders package; addressing the situation of migrants and asylum seekers in the European Union; and the rise of far right movements across Europe.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Greek Council Presidency, priorities
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Helga de Valk, Professor aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel, is willing to show that applying the sociological life course approach to migration and integration research may advance our understanding of immigrant settlement patterns and further develop the life course perspective.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: life-course approach
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In a half-day training, ADDE proposes to examine the new reform of the Dublin III Regulation and its impact on Belgian practices as regards international protection and reception.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Dublin Regulation
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Following the period of consultation from 29 October 2013 to 21 January 2014, the Commission has made collected opinions available with a view to contribute to the new agenda for Home Affairs.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: post Stockholm Programme, Stockholm Programme
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The Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) published a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions for the year 2013.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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Today marks the lifting of the last restrictions on the free movement of workers from Bulgaria and Romania. From today, Bulgarian and Romanian citizens are able to fully exercise their right to work in all EU countries without a work permit.
