09 November 2015
Home Affairs Ministers focused in particular on speeding up the relocation process, strengthening the EU's external borders, fighting human trafficking and smuggling, and return and readmission.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, relocation, hotspot, Integrated Political Crisis Response, European Migration Liaison Officers
09 November 2015
As from 9 November 2015, an asylum seeker can obtain a C work permit four months after applying for asylum. The 6 month period was cut to 4 months by a Royal Decree which entered into force today.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: employment, waiting period
05 November 2015
Between 2014 and 2020, the EU will support Niger through the Emergency Trust Fund, inter alia to better manage migration flows, through improved border management and increased support to fight against trafficking and smuggling networks.
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Main Theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: development cooperation, EU Emergency Trust Fund, Niger
04 November 2015
Today, a first group of 30 asylum seekers was relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, in the framework of the EU's relocation scheme.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: relocation
03 November 2015
On 3rd of November 2015, the General Policy Note on Asylum and Migration of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration was published. It defines the main orientations and actions to be taken in the field of asylum and migration in 2016.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy note, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
27 October 2015
Today the European Commission decided to increase the level of cofinancing for the transport of the assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following activation of the mechanism by Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia.
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Main Theme: Reception
Keywords: EU Civil Protection Mechanism, refugee crisis
26 October 2015
During a meeting on 25 October, leaders from countries facing challenges along the Western Balkans Migration Route agreed on a 17-point plan of action.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, migration crisis, Western Balkans
23 October 2015
The declaration presenting some of the key principles of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Belgian Constitution will be submitted to foreigners arriving in the country.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: Constitution, declaration of commitment, European Convention on Human Rights
20 October 2015
EU statistics on first residence permits in 2014 have been issued today. Eurostat explains key statistical findings.
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Main Theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: first residence permit
20 October 2015
Today, the European Commission adopted two decisions in relation to the EU's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa announced by President Juncker in his State of the Union speech last September
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Main Theme: Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
09 October 2015
Myria's first edition of its newsletter "Myriatics" provides useful figures and facts on the current refugee crisis, to facilitate a better understanding of the global context and the situation in the EU and Belgium.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: federal migration centre, Myria, refugee crisis
09 October 2015
The Council adopted a series of conclusions on the future of the return policy and approved more money to tackle the refugee crisis. The EMN will be used to monitor whether disparities among Member States' programmes could lead to return shopping.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, return policy
09 October 2015
A first group of 19 asylum seekers was relocated from Italy to Sweden today under an EU relocation scheme.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: relocation
07 October 2015
On the 7th October 2015, the EMN Annual Conference took place in Esch-Belval (Luxembourg). It was dedicated to the 30 years of the Schengen Agreement, as well as to the current challenges to the system regarding border management and irregular migration.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: border management, EMN Annual Conference, refugee crisis, Schengen
21 September 2015
Following the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Belgian government approved a series of measures to progressively increase the reception capacity .
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Main Theme: Reception
Keywords: reception facilities
18 September 2015
This News Release, covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the second quarter of 2015 in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
16 September 2015
On 14 September 2015, an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting was held in Brussels to discuss Europe's response to the current refugee crisis.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee, relocation
09 September 2015
Today, the European Commission put forward a package of proposals to help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, relocation, safe country of origin
03 September 2015
Today, the Federal Migration Centre presented its new name (Myria) and identity as well as its report "Migration in figures and rights", which provides an annual overview of the demographics and of the situation of foreigners in terms of fundamental rights.
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Main Theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: Myria, federal migration centre
03 September 2015
On 3 September a Law amending the Immigration Act came into force. The amendment is intended to take into account threats to society and national security in applications for international protection.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: public order
02 September 2015
The Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union has convened an extraordinary "Justice and Home Affairs" Council focused on Europe's response to the current migration crisis.
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Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Council of the European Union
28 August 2015
The Council of Ministers has approved a series of measures to guarantee the humane reception of asylum seekers, ensure the rapid transfer of asylum files and reinforce the return of failed asylum seekers.
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Main Theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: reception law
24 August 2015
The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.
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Main Theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: relocation, resettlement, solidarity
17 August 2015
Each month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and asylum decisions.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum decisions, asylum applications
06 August 2015
To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.