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Foyer organizes a series of training modules on Migration Law. The sessions will focus on various topics, such as the different residence statuses in Belgium, asylum and reception, family reunification, employment of foreign nationals, etc.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Foyer, migration law, Training
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Looking at the migration/refugee crisis, the College of Commissioners looked back at measures taken in 2015 and the initiatives to be presented in 2016 to further develop collective European action and deliver clear and tangible results.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, migration crisis, refugee crisis
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This webinar aims at discussing a recent MPI report and at analyzing how private sponsorship programmes for refugees could alleviate some of the pressure from the European refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: private sponsorship, resettlement
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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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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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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 European Commission has today presented a recommendation for a voluntary humanitarian admission scheme to create a system of solidarity and responsibility sharing with Turkey for refugees from Syria.
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Main theme: Asylum, External Dimension
Keywords: humanitarian admission, solidarity, Syrian refugees, temporary protection, Turkey
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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 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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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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During a meeting on 25 October, leaders from countries facing challenges along the Western Balkans Migration Route agreed on a 17-point plan of action.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, migration crisis, Western Balkans
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The declaration presenting some of the key principles of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Belgian Constitution will be submitted to foreigners arriving in the country.
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Main theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: Constitution, declaration of commitment, European Convention on Human Rights
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Myria's first edition of its newsletter "Myriatics" provides useful figures and facts on the current refugee crisis, to facilitate a better understanding of the global context and the situation in the EU and Belgium.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: federal migration centre, Myria, refugee crisis
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The Council adopted a series of conclusions on the future of the return policy and approved more money to tackle the refugee crisis. The EMN will be used to monitor whether disparities among Member States' programmes could lead to return shopping.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, return policy
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A first group of 19 asylum seekers was relocated from Italy to Sweden today under an EU relocation scheme.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: relocation
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On the 7th October 2015, the EMN Annual Conference took place in Esch-Belval (Luxembourg). It was dedicated to the 30 years of the Schengen Agreement, as well as to the current challenges to the system regarding border management and irregular migration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: border management, EMN Annual Conference, refugee crisis, Schengen
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Following the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Belgian government approved a series of measures to progressively increase the reception capacity .
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception facilities
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This News Release, covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the second quarter of 2015 in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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On 14 September 2015, an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting was held in Brussels to discuss Europe's response to the current refugee crisis.
