February 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
January 2013
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 decisions taken. The statistical overview for December also provides an overview for the complete year 2012.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
December 2012
At the occasion of the IE EMN NCP conference in Dublin, a wide audience, including national policy makers and experts as well as representatives from the Commission and other NCPs, discussed protection challenges.
Main Theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: CEAS, EASO, protection
December 2012
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
December 2012
On 29th November in Paris, the French NCP organised a conference on the CEAS. The next day there was a EMN-Cluster Meeting on reception conditions for asylum seekers in the EU: "existing mechanisms and good practices”
Main Theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: CEAS
November 2012
In its letter to partners, CBAR BCHV wants to be informed of decisions and judgements refusing the examination of applications from applicants originating from "safe countries of origin".
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
November 2012
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
October 2012
The Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) achieved a Political Agreement on the Reception Conditions Directive, discussed recent developments in Syria and council conclusions were endorsed concerning the new EU strategy to combat human trafficking.
Main Theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: CEAS, Syria
October 2012
The Belgian Council of Ministers decided to provide a subsidy to finance prefabricated schools in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey. The assistance is provided in the framework of the policy on conflict prevention of Foreign Affairs.
Main Theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: refugee camp, Syrian refugees
October 2012
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
October 2012
In today's Chamber Judgement in the case Singh and Others v. Belgium which is not final, the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of Article 13 (right to effective remedy) taken together with Article 3 (inhuman or degarding treatment) of the ECHR.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: document, authenticity, effective remedy, European Court of Human Rights
September 2012
Asylum seekers in the EU would be better protected, and would not be transferred to EU countries where there is a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment, under changes to EU asylum legislation endorsed by the Civil Liberties Committee.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Dublin Regulation, fundamental right, early-warning, transfer
September 2012
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 2012
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
July 2012
The newsletter of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for July/August 2012 has been launched.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: EASO
July 2012
A permanent system for relocating internationally protected persons within the EU would help to improve asylum policy solidarity among EU member states, says a resolution voted by the Civil Liberties Committee.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: relocation, distribution, joint processing, asylum system
June 2012
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
May 2012
Belgium has committed itself towards the European Commission to resettle 100 refugees in 2013
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement
April 2012
According to Advocate General Bot, a serious infringement of the freedom of religion may constitute an ‘act of persecution’ where the asylum seeker runs a real risk of death, inhuman or degrading treatment, of being reduced to slavery or servitude, or of being prosecuted or imprisoned arbitrarily
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: act of persecution, freedom of religion, qualification directive
April 2012
March 2012: More decissons, less applications
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
March 2012
On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat
March 2012
At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
March 2012
The Council adopted a decision which establishes common EU resettlement
priorities for 2013.
Main Theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: resettlement
March 2012
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
February 2012
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.