20 May 2016
Today the Council of the EU agreed its negotiating position on the proposed Regulation to revise the suspension mechanism to be applied to all existing visa liberalisation agreements.
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Main Theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: suspension mechanism, visa liberalisation
19 May 2016
Today the Commission is reporting on progress in the fight against trafficking in human beings. The report presents trends, progress and challenges in this field. Efforts must be stepped up to effectively fight this phenomenon.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking, EU strategy, prevention, prosecution, protection
19 May 2016
How fundamental rights have been applied in the European migration policy in 2015 ? This is one of the question addressed by the report.
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Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: fundamental rights
04 May 2016
The Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to be decided upon by the Council, to prolong proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders for a maximum period of six months.
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Main Theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: border control, Greek Action Plan, Schengen borders code
04 May 2016
The new directive regulates the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data in the EU. Its main objective: the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.
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Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: security, passenger name record
04 May 2016
The European Commission today's proposals are part of a major reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as outlined in its Communication of 6 April 2016.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System, reform
02 May 2016
The news release covers main trends on the registration of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers in the EU in 2015.
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Main Theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
28 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.
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Main Theme: Irregular Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Horn of Africa
20 April 2016
The Commission finds that good progress has been made to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.
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Main Theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: EU-Turkey Statement, resettlement
20 April 2016
The News Release covers main trends on first and final instance decisions on applications for international protection and on Resettled persons, for the complete 2015 year, in the EU28+ EFTA region.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum decisions, resettlement
06 April 2016
Today the European Commission is launching the process for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and developing safe and well-managed pathways for legal migration to Europe.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Common European Asylum System
21 March 2016
Today, key Belgian stakeholders in the fight against migrant smuggling discussed inter alia the use of social media in migrant smuggling at a round-table organized by the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrant smuggling, social media
18 March 2016
The EU and Turkey have found an agreement in order to end irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: EU-Turkey Agreement, humanitarian admission, resettlement
16 March 2016
Today, the Commission is reporting on the implementation of the temporary emergency relocation schemes and the European resettlement scheme. The report summarises the challenges and proposes recommendations to improve the implementation of these schemes.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: resettlement, relocation
10 March 2016
The Council conclusions on migrant smuggling were adopted by the Council at its 3455th meeting held on 10-11 March 2016
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04 March 2016
This Eurostat News Release covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the complete 2015 year in the EU28+ EFTA region.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications
02 March 2016
Today the Commission proposes a new Emergency Assistance Instrument for faster crisis response within the EU.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: european assistance instrument, humanitarian crisis, refugee crisis
02 March 2016
Today, the Commission confirmed that Greece is in the process of returning 308 irregular migrants to Turkey, as the EU steps up its efforts to ensure that those who do not qualify for international protection will be quickly and effectively returned to their countries of origin or transit.
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Main Theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: Greece, irregular migrant, return, Turkey
27 February 2016
Today 27 February, numerous platforms and citizens came together for a European March in more than hundred cities in 28 countries, including Brussels where 3000 persons expressed support for the initiative.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: internal border, reception, refugee crisis, safe route
26 February 2016
Today, the Belgian government approved the plan for the distribution of asylum seekers over the different municipalities of the Kingdom. It will enter into force on 1 May 2016.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: distribution plan
25 February 2016
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.
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23 February 2016
Today Interior Minister Jan Jambon announced the Belgian government's decision to patrol the border with France until 23 March 2016, alleging a surge in arrivals caused by the closure of the refugee camp known as the "Jungle" in Calais.
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Main Theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Calais Jungle, internal border control, Schengen Agreement
22 February 2016
Today Europol launched the new European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC) to pro-actively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organized migrant smuggling.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: European Migrant Smuggling Center, Europol, migration crisis
18 February 2016
As of January 2016, the monthly statistics published by the CGRS refer to the number of persons and no longer to the number of asylum cases. In this way, the Belgian statistics conform to the definitions used by European agencies such as Eurostat and EASO.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, CGRS
15 February 2016
On 15th February, a new vaccination campaign has been launched for newly arrived asylum seekers.