March 2024
In a joint Declaration signed in Cairo on 17 March 2024, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the European Union agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic and comprehensive partnership. The document identifies specific areas of cooperation, including migration and mobility.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: partnership, Egypt, migration governance
September 2023
The Ombudsman is asking whether the Commission conducted a human rights impact assessment before signing the agreement, if periodic reviews will be conducted during implementation, and if there are criteria for suspending funding in case of human rights violations.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: fundamental rights, Tunisia, irregular migration
May 2023
The European Migration Network (EMN) Glossary is an essential resource, which offers an EU-wide multidisciplinary vocabulary of approximately 500 terms and concepts related to asylum and migration. Let's focus today on the term "environmentally displaced person" to make sure we have a common understanding and use of the term!
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: environmentally displaced person, climate change, environmental migration
April 2023
Today EMN Belgium visited Enabel partners to discuss themes and activities of common interest. Both the EMN Belgium team and the Enabel staff members in charge of human mobility and of strategic partnerships look forward to working together even more closely in the future.
Main Theme: External Dimension
October 2019
The conference 'From Tampere 20 to Tampere 2.0: Towards a new programme (2020-2024) for EU migration and asylum policies 20 years after the Tampere conclusions?' was held in Helsinki on the 24th and the 25th of October.
Main Theme: Cross-sectional, Integration, External Dimension, International Protection, Economic migration, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Dublin Regulation, CEAS, EMN Annual Conference
September 2018
In his State of the Union, President Jean-Claude Juncker presented proposals to ensure full EU solidarity on migration and better protection of Europe's external borders. The Commission is proposing to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard and the EU's Agency for Asylum and is proposing a targeted review of the Return Directive.
Main Theme: External Dimension, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: return directive, State of the Union, EUAA, EBCG
May 2018
In 2018, the European Migration Network (EMN) celebrates its 10 year anniversary. On this occasion, the EMN organized a conference on 15 May in Brussels.
March 2018
The European Commission proposes to reform the EU's common visa policy. It also reports on - and calls for - further progress under the European Agenda on Migration. Finally it mobilises additional funding for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Main Theme: External Dimension, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, visa code, Turkey
September 2017
The European Commission published a mid-term review of what has been achieved so far in delivering the European Agenda on Migration. It also sets out new initiatives from the Commission to address key areas, and identifies where further efforts are needed in the coming months.
July 2017
Following up on the Commission's Action Plan to support Italy from 4 July, the EU Trust Fund for Africa adopted today a programme worth €46 million to reinforce the integrated migration and border management capacities of the Libyan authorities.
Main Theme: External Dimension, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU Trust Fund for Africa, Libya, border management
February 2017
On 3 February 2017, the 28 Heads of States discussed the external dimension of migration at the informal summit in Malta. They adopted the Malta Declaration.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Malta Declaration, Libya, Central Mediterranean route
April 2016
The Commission has announced today the approval of new actions in the Horn of Africa region under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa.
Main Theme: Irregular Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Horn of Africa
January 2016
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.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, migration crisis, refugee crisis
January 2016
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.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Agenda on Migration
December 2015
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.
Main Theme: Asylum, External Dimension
Keywords: humanitarian admission, solidarity, Syrian refugees, temporary protection, Turkey
November 2015
Between 2014 and 2020, the EU will support Niger through the Emergency Trust Fund, inter alia to better manage migration flows, through improved border management and increased support to fight against trafficking and smuggling networks.
Main Theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: development cooperation, EU Emergency Trust Fund, Niger
Council conclusions on migration in EU development cooperation : the migration and development nexus
December 2014
The Foreign affairs (development) Council meeting of 12 December 2014 has adopted a number of conclusions in the field of migration and development cooperation emphasizing the positive migration and development circle and orientations to strengthen this relation.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: migration and development, Foreign affairs Council meeting
November 2014
On the occasion of 25 November 2014 EP Plenary Debate on Migration, EU new Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, introduced the debate and presented the EU main orientations and policy fields for an integrated approach on migration and asylum
Main Theme: External Dimension, Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Commissioner on Migration and Home Affairs, European Agenda
October 2014
On 20 October 2014, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has opened an investigation into how Frontex ensures the respect of fundamental rights of migrants who are subject to forced returns from the EU to their countries of origin.
Main Theme: Return & Readmission, External Dimension
Keywords: European ombudsman, forced return, Frontex, fundamental rights
August 2014
In the past few days more than 300 people died as a consequence of three different incidents with vessels that were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa to Europe.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Libya, migratory pressure
May 2014
In preparation of the Global Forum on Migration and Development Meeting in Stockholm the 14th to 16th May the Transatlantic Council on Migration published a Council Statement: How Migration Can Advance Development Goals.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: migration and development
March 2014
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.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: mobility partnership
March 2014
Tunisia and the EU today formally established a Mobility Partnership. Belgium is one of the ten EU Member States involved in the Partnership.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: mobility partnership, Tunisia
February 2014
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.
Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
October 2013
Following the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development on 3-4 October 2013, the Members of the General Assembly unanimously adopted a Declaration, recognizing the major relevance of international migration for the development of origin, transit and destination countries.