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Today, the European Commission put forward a package of proposals to help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.

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Today, the Federal Migration Centre presented its new name (Myria) and identity as well as its report "Migration in figures and rights", which provides an annual overview of the demographics and of the situation of foreigners in terms of fundamental rights.

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On 3 September a Law amending the Immigration Act came into force. The amendment is intended to take into account threats to society and national security in applications for international protection.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: public order

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The Council of Ministers has approved a series of measures to guarantee the humane reception of asylum seekers, ensure the rapid transfer of asylum files and reinforce the return of failed asylum seekers.
Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: reception law

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The 5 days training programme focuses on the issues of residence, international protection, employment and social assistance, private international law, citizenship, and integration processes.
Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: legislation, aliens law

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EASO is organising a full day general conference on 23 September in Malta with the theme: 5 years of EASO and the CEAS; results and perspectives.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: EASO

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The third edition of the Annual Report on the State of Asylum in Europe, which compiles information from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), will be launched on 10 September 2015 in Brussels.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy

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The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.

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Each month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and asylum decisions.

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This symposium will examine the current state of affairs around the recast directives and regulations for asylum at EU level, and assess the implementation challenges that Member States face.

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To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.
Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception place

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Interior ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 July) fell short of a European Commission-proposed target to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece and Italy over the next two years. However according to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos significant progress was made on different topics.

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The CGRS’ new website, which provides information on the asylum procedure in Belgium, puts an emphasis on user-friendliness and transparency.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS

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During this launch event of the EMN Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2014, a variety of stakeholders will exchange information and views on key issues of the implementation of migration and asylum for the EU and Member States.
Main theme: Asylum, Migration

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The European Agenda aims to give concrete answers following the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean and, more generally, to manage migration better in all aspects.

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The Belgian EMN National Contact Point (NCP) organized an information session targeted at partners from the institutions being part of it, with a view to informing them about its activities and cooperation opportunities.

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Odysseus Network organizes the 15th edition of its Summer School with the aim to train participants on the most recent developments in the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy

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The EASO Newsletter for March 2015 has been issued.

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On 25 March 2015 the European Commission has approved 22 new multiannual national programmes under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) for the period 2014-2020, worth together approximately €1.8 billion.

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This News Release covers main trends on asylum applications and first instance decisions on asylum applications for the complete 2014 year in the EU28+EFTA region.

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During the meeting of the Home Affairs Council, Ministers discussed migratory pressures, and in particular the situation in the central Mediterranean, as well as increasing trends in asylum applications from Western Balkans countries and in particular Kosovo.

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The College of Commissioners held a first orientation debate setting out the four main areas where actions are envisaged in the European Agenda on Migration.

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The report entitled ‘Afghanistan security situation’provides a comprehensive overview of the security situation in Afghanistan, and information relevant for the protection status determination of Afghan asylum seekers.

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The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – has met for the first time on 26 and 27 January 2015.

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The European law and migration team (EDEM) of the Catholic University of Louvain has published its newsletter that analyses recent asylum case law.