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The annual report of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) has been launced. Fedasil updates you on the voluntary return program that it runs as well as the reception situation and network in 2011.
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Main theme: Reception, Return & Readmission
Keywords: Fedasil
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According to Advocate General Bot, a serious infringement of the freedom of religion may constitute an ‘act of persecution’ where the asylum seeker runs a real risk of death, inhuman or degrading treatment, of being reduced to slavery or servitude, or of being prosecuted or imprisoned arbitrarily
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: act of persecution, freedom of religion, qualification directive
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Based on judgement in case C-83/12 Minh Koa Vo, a Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have entered the Union territory, national of non member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, criminal penalties, judgement
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March 2012: More decissons, less applications
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The European University Institute in Florence proposes its VIII Migration Summer School from Monday 25 June to Friday 6 July 2012.
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Main theme: Study § Training
Keywords: social movement, immigrant
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On April 18th, the Association on the Aliens Law (ADDE) will propose a workshop in order to update and integrate different issues concerning the reforms of the immigration laws, and particularly the law of 15 December 1980.
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Main theme: Regularization
Keywords: law of 15 December 1980; reception law
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Philippe Fargues, director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), presents the different tasks, projects and activities of the new MPC, founded in January 2012, with the support of the European Union.
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Main theme: Integration, External Dimension
Keywords: European research for Integration
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A draft bill modifying the Immigration Law and transposing the European Blue Card Directive is approved in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives on March 29, 2012.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: blue card
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At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat
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Belgium responded to the Green paper consultation of the European Commission on the Right to Family Reunification of Third Country Nationals (Directive 2003/86/EC).
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: Green paper
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The Council adopted a decision which establishes common EU resettlement
priorities for 2013.
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Main theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: resettlement
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On March 20th, Benoit Cerxhe, Liz Collett, Jean-Pierre Garson and different integration experts from both Belgium and Canada will examine integration trends and challenges, as well as case studies and best practices.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Integration, Urbanization
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The Ministers responsible for asylum and migration of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom met in Brussels on 7 March 2012 to discuss measures in the field of combating illegal immigration
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
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Lecturer Raluca Radescu from the CEMIS (Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies) - Antwerp university, will examine multiculturalism issues, addressing community versus individual rights illustrated by the case study of Roma early marriages in Romania.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Community rigths, Multiculturalism
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This seminar of the Academy of European Law will provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the relevant legislative measures, the most recent and important developments in jurisprudence and the impact of European human rights instruments on the issue of familiy reunification.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: ERA, Family Law
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On March, 7, 2012, There will be held a European Parliament cross-party hearing on EU Funding on Migration, Integration and Asylum: Testing the added value co-organised by Jean Lambert MEP and the Centre for European Policy Studies.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU-funding
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On April, 26 and April, 27, EIPA organises in Maastricht a seminar on management and control system audits for Migration Funds
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU-funding
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The new Belgian Law of January 19, 2012 (published on 17 February 2012) transposes the EU Return Directive, modifying the current legal framework on removal and detention, and putting more emphasis on voluntary departure.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: return decision, return directive
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On February 17,2012 the law of January 19, 2012: “Law for modification of the legislation regarding the reception of asylum seekers” was published.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception law
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This International Symposium will explore the ongoing challenges that Europe is facing to increase the practical cooperation between member states, especially in relation to the collection of measurable data on asylum seekers.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
