The Migration Policy Institute has published a series of policy briefs that distill the accumulated evidence and experience on eight specific aspects of migration and development, and offer recommendations to policymakers.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: circular migration, development, diaspora, remittances
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 the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN meets with representatives from KNOMAD, a World Bank Initiative, that aims to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues. Discover the initiative with us!
Main Theme: External Dimension, Migration
Keywords: diaspora, migration-development nexus, remittance, Urbanization
The King Baudouin Foundation calls on young researchers, students or graduates to deliver a useful contribution to policy making in the area of migration and integration. Four persons will be rewarded for the work presented!
Main Theme: Integration, Migration
Keywords: Charles Ullens
Today, 1 July 2013, the "Law Program" from 28 June 2013 involving a number of changes for foreigners living in Belgium, enters into force. The political agreement on the Law was reached in the framework of discussions on the budget.
Main Theme: Migration, Regularization
Keywords: family member, mobile EU citizen, social assistance, social integration
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
The Irish EMN NCP explored how the economic crisis has affected immigrants, migratory flows and migration policies in Ireland, Europe and the wider international context.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: economic crisis, immigration flow
Today the Commission staff working document "Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration", accompanying the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, was released.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: environmental refugee, climate change
The migration of data from SIS I to SIS II has started as the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) is today replacing the current system.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: alert, Schengen Information System, SIS II
The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) starts tri-annually publishing a newsletter that provides regular updates on the progresses and achievements in the context of migration and environment.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: environmentally-driven migrant
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 article, reveals that family-related migration is the main driver for Belgium’s recent transition to a country of permanent settlement, with significant numbers of foreign-born students, workers, and refugees.
Main Theme: Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: migrant population, migration policy
Today, thanks to the Charles Ullens Price, the President of the King Baudouin Foundation, Ms Françoise Tulkens, rewarded the work of six young researchers on various challenges related to migration and integration.
Main Theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: Charles Ullens
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
The new website has been created to provide updated information on South-South migration to migration experts, practitioners and the general public.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: ACP Observatory on Migration, database, south-south migration
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
The Commission published today its report on the development of the European Migration Network (EMN).
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: evaluation of EMN
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
This publication provides an analysis of recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and two analytical chapters, covering the role of migration in renewing the skills of ageing workforces and the role of Asia in international migration.
