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The Centre for the History of Migrants (CGM) organizes an international workshop to analyze how policies and practices travel, especially between the Netherlands and Belgium as neighbouring countries with more or less similar immigration histories.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: cross border policy, groupism, immigration history
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The consultation, which runs over 12 weeks and closes on 3 July 2014, allows a wide range of stakeholders and organizations to contribute to the development of guidance on integrated child protection systems.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: child protection
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This conference focuses on sharing experiences and promising practices to improve the work of professionals dealing with unaccompanied minors and children on the move, in regards to two key aspects: the needs assessment and family tracing.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
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Today the Council adopted the regulations establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and the Internal Security Fund for the period 2014-2020. The total financial envelope for the implementation of these programmes 2014-2020 is set at € 6.901 million in current prices.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: asylum and migration fund, EU-funding, internal security fund
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The King Baudouin Foundation aims to reduce vulnerability amongst newcomers settling in Belgium through marriage. Associations working on marriage migration related challenges are invited to submit possible projects before 16 April 2014.
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Main theme: Family Migration
Keywords: marriage migration
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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 applications, asylum decisions
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposed " list of safe countries of origin ". Since two years the same seven countries are on the list : Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and India.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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The Commission is presenting guidance for the correct and meaningful application of the Family Reunification Directive (2003/86/EC) across Member States while avoiding possible abuses.
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Main theme: Migration, Family Migration
Keywords: Family Reunification Directive
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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 Migration
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 Migration
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 Migration
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.
