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Today, EASO presented its yearly reference report summarizing key developments that took place in the asylum field in the EU+ in 2016 as well as some more recent data of 2017. The launching of the annual report 2016 brought together a large audience, including journalists.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO annual report
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Today, the restricted Council of Ministers has approved the proposal of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration to create a single registration centre for asylum seekers in Neder-Over-Heembeek.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: registration centre
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On the occasion of the United Nations' World Refugee Day, the European Commission is today releasing the 'EU Skills Profile Tool for Third-Country Nationals'. The tool is meant to support early identification of the skills of refugees, migrants and other third country nationals
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: EU Skills Profile Tool, migrants' skills
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Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met on 8 and 9 June 2017. Home Affairs issues included the reform of the CEAS, European travel information and authorisation systems, Schengen information system, Information systems interoperability and return policy. The protection of children in migration was also put forward.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Justice and Home Affairs Council
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Today, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration and the German Minister of Foreign Affairs signed a letter of intent to increase the cooperation of the two countries regarding monitoring beneficiaries of international protection who travel to their countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Letter of intent, Germany, cooperation
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On the 24th and 25th of May, the Maltese EU Presidency hosted the EMN Annual Conference. This edition focused on the interesting topic of the reform of the Common European Asylum System.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System; relocation: resettlement
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The conference of the Norwegian National Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in Oslo on 1 June 2017, will focus on the methods and technology used to establish migrants' identities.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Norway, EMN conference
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Eurostat releases today data on asylum decisions taken by EU Member States in 2016.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, International Protection
Keywords: asylum decisions, resettlement
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On the 24th and 25th of May, the Maltese National Contact Point of the EMN organizes - in the framework of the Maltese Presidency of the European Council - the annual EMN conference. The conference will be dedicated to the following topic: the reform of the Common European Asylum System.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: EMN Annual Conference, Malta, CEAS
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Today, the Commission adopted its eleventh progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 2 March 2017.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: resettlement, relocation
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Eurostat published a news release on the number of asylum applications in 2016 and published an article on asylum applications and decisions for 2016 on its website.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum decisions, asylum applications
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In its judgement delivered today, the Court of Justice has ruled that Member States are not required – under EU law – to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum. However, they are free to do so on the basis of their national law.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, Syria
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The Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons has published a new guide that provides information to unaccompanied minors applying for asylum in Belgium, as well as their guardians.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum procedure
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This joint seminar organized by the Estonian Contact Point of the EMN, UNHCR and IOM focuses on the current state, challenges and future directions of resettlement in Estonia and elsewhere.
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Main theme: International Protection
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Today, the Commission adopted its ninth progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 8 December 2016.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: relocation, resettlement
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Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen organizes an evening event on the subject of international protection. The programme includes a dance performance, a debate, a movie screening and a concert.
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Main theme: International Protection
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Ahead of the meeting of Heads of State or Government in Malta on 3 February 2017, the Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President have set out their contribution to the discussion on how to better manage migration and save lives along the Central Mediterranean route.
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Mediterranean
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Each year, the Odysseus Network organizes a summer school in EU immigration and asylum law and policy. The courses tackle the most recent legislative, jurisprudential and political developments in the field at EU level.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, migration law, Odysseus Network
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The Odysseus Annual Conference 2017 is entitled "Beyond the crisis? The State of Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in the EU". It will critically assess developments that took place in 2016, and look into 2017.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Odysseus Network
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In 2016, there was a sharp drop in the number of asylum applications in Belgium, and the number of decisions taken by the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons reached an all-time high.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum applications, asylum decisions
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Authorized officials of the Belgian Immigration Office have been granted direct access to certain parts of the central database of the Belgian police.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office, Police
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The Commission recommends today that transfers to Greece should be resumed gradually, only for asylum seekers for whom Greece is responsible from 15 March 2017, and subject to individual assurances from the Greek authorities.
