June 2014
The Eurostat newsrelease provides information on the annual (final instance) asylum decisions data for 2013 (Eurostat).
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum decisions
May 2014
The French speaking Court of first instance of Brussels ruled on 19 May 2014 that an Afghan applicant rightly claimed that various organizations (UNHCR, ECRE, Amnesty International…) advocate the suspension of transfers to Bulgaria due to inadequate reception conditions and human rights violations.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Dublin Regulation, Dublin transfer, suspension of transfer
April 2014
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
April 2014
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposed " list of safe countries of origin ". Since two years the same seven countries are on the list : Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and India.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
UNHCR report shows rise in asylum claims in 44 industrialized countries over the course of last year
March 2014
UNHCR "Asylum Trends 2013" says that 612.700 people applied for asylum in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year, the highest total for any year since 2001. The report shows how this is primarily driven by the crisis in Syria.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum trend
February 2014
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum decisions, asylum applications
January 2014
The Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) published a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions for the year 2013.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
December 2013
The tragedy in Lampedusa prompted an unprecedented call for action by EU leaders and citizens. On 4 December, the Commission proposed ways to increase solidarity and mutual support in order to prevent migrants' death in the Mediterranean.
Main Theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EUROSUR, Frontex, Lampedusa, resettlement
November 2013
The Court refined its case-law on the application of the Dublin Regulation, judging on the responsability of a Member State to examine an asylum application, in case of impossible transfer of the applicant.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Dublin Regulation
November 2013
The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed both positive and negative observations on Belgium, following the examination of the third periodic report on Belgium.
Main Theme: International Protection, Return & Readmission
Keywords: detention
November 2013
On 14 November, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Belgium in the case of M.D. v Belgium for infringing the right to an effective remedy on short delay, as captured in Article 5 §4 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: detention, effective remedy
November 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
November 2013
On 7 November, the European Court of Justice judged that homosexual applicants for asylum can constitute a particular social group who may be persecuted on account of their sexual orientation.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, sexual orientation
November 2013
EASO launched the October edition of the EASO newsletter. The newsletter provides an overview of recent EASO activities and outputs.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO, country of origin information (COI), Lampedusa
October 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
September 2013
EASO launched the September edition of the EASO newsletter. The newsletter provides an overview of recent EASO activities and outputs.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: country of origin information (COI), EASO, EASO annual report
September 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
August 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
August 2013
EASO launched the July/August edition of the EASO newsletter. The newsletter provides an overview of recent EASO activities and outputs.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Croatia, EASO, EASO annual report
July 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
June 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
May 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: décision de première instance, demande d'asile
April 2013
In written questions and answers to the House of Representatives, dated from 2 April 2013, Maggie de Block provided information inter alia on the length of and project aimed at improving the asylum procedure in Belgium.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum procedure, quality management
March 2013
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
February 2013
The the January/February edition of the European Asylum Support Office’s newsletter was launched.