As of today, you can access the new official EMN EU website. This move, together with a thorough review of its contents, leads to more visibility and the dissemination to a wider public of the network and of its activities and outputs.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Migration Network
Today, two Laws which modify the asylum procedure (and the reception & public welfare centers laws) were published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Royal Decree from 1981 and the Royal Decrees regulating the procedure before the IO and CGRS were also modified and published.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: multiple application, first country of asylum, material reception condition
The President of the European Parliament, the President of the Council, with the support of the European Commission have just agreed on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the next seven years for the European Union.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: AMF, MFF, multiannual financial framework
Today, Wednesday 12 June, the European Parliament voted the final adoption of the asylum package. The new rules lay down common procedures for handling asylum applications and basic rights for asylum seekers.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum procedure directive, CEAS, Dublin Regulation, Eurodac Regulation, reception directive
The Royal Decree from 7 May 2013 establishing the list of safe countries of origin was published today in the Belgian Official Gazette. The government lists the same countries as for the previous year.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: safe country of origin
The European Rights and Migration Team (EDEM) provides access to a directory including and summarizing asylum related case law from the Aliens Litigation Council, the Council of State, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: Aliens Litigation Council, case law, Council of State, Court of Justice of the European Union, European Court of Human Rights
Coreper reached an agreement today on the final two legislative texts forming part of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System, asylum procedure directive, Eurodac Regulation
The EMN Work Programme for 2013 builds on and consolidates the approach of last year, improving the network capacity for
producing information in more flexible and timely ways to meet the needs of policymakers.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: work programme
The policy papers on asylum, migration and reception were presented by secretary of state Maggie De Block in the House of Representatives last Tuesday. The main achievements regarding asylum, migration and reception for the year 2012 are listed, as well as the challenges for the coming year.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy paper
The programme of the Irish Presidency was officially launched in Dublin on Wednesday 9 January and establishes priorities in the fields of Asylum and Migration.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Irish Presidency
The Justice and Home Affairs Council, including the Belgian Ministers Joëlle Milquet and Annemie Turtelboom, and State Secretary Maggie De Block, met on 6 and 7 December 2012. The ministers also discussed issues concerning Immigration and Asylum.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: CEAS, Stockholm Programme, asylum procedure directive, Dublin Regulation, Eurodac Regulation
The October edition of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) newsletter has been published. EASO has also recently published its work programme for 2013.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: EASO, work programme
Following a selection procedure, the Steering Board members of the European Migration Network approved four study topics to be addressed in 2013
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: study topic
The EMN glossary, a useful tool to improve the use of common definitions on migration and asylum has been translated into French. This version was accomplished through narrow cooperation of the EMN national contact points of Belgium, France and Luxemburg.
Responding to information needs and increasing responsiveness to policy makers needs, is the key EMN objective for 2013. The EMN also aims at further informing media and public debates on asylum and immigration.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: study topic, work programme
In its September newsletter, ADDE provides information on the return path, legislative changes with regard to the aliens law, the EU blue card and reception related issues, recent caselaw from the ECHR, the Aliens Litigation Council as well as recent articles and forthcoming events.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: jurisprudence, legislation
On 30 June 2012 the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union, taking over the Danish Presidency, presented its 6 months programme. Asylum, Migration and Borders is one of the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency's Operational Programme.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: CEAS, legislation, policy, Stockholm Programme
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day on 20 June 2012, the statistical office of the European Union releases data on the results of asylum decisions in the EU 27.
Main Theme: Asylum
The annual reports of the different public services of the FPS Home Affairs provide an overview of the structure and activities of the respective organisations.
Main Theme: Asylum
The new article 57/6/1 of the Aliens Act of 1980 has introduced the notion of safe country of origin in the Belgian law. The royal decree implementing this article came into force on the 1st of June 2012.
Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: safe country of origin
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.
Main Theme: Asylum, International Protection
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
An updated and revised edition of the multilingual EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary (Version 2) has been launched.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD), underligned her willingness to act "with determination" against abuses and fraud in the asylum and family reunification procedures, while respecting everyone's rights.
