As part of the implementation of the government agreement of October 2014 as well as of the new reception scheme, the reduction of available reception places for asylum seekers has been approved by the Council of Ministers of 11 December 2014.

On 4 December 2014, 22 Syrian refugees landed in Belgium for resettlement. 53 more are expected to arrive by the end of the year. Further resettlements of Syrian refugees are planned in 2015.

On the occasion of 25 November 2014 EP Plenary Debate on Migration, EU new Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, introduced the debate and presented the EU main orientations and policy fields for an integrated approach on migration and asylum

On 20 October 2014, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has opened an investigation into how Frontex ensures the respect of fundamental rights of migrants who are subject to forced returns from the EU to their countries of origin.

In de voorbije dagen zijn meer dan 300 mensen overleden als gevolg van drie verschillende incidenten met boten die de Mediterraanse Zee wilden oversteken van Noord-Afrika naar Europa.

This year, the EMN Conference aims to support the policymaking process on a number of key areas of irregular migration policy, namely readmission, return, reintegration and cooperation with countries of transit and origin, as well as re-entry bans and (alternatives to) detention.

The 7th Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) will take place in Stockholm on 14-16 May 2014. The GFMD Civil Society Days are held prior to the meeting, on 12-13 May 2014.

In preparation of the Global Forum on Migration and Development Meeting in Stockholm the 14th to 16th May the Transatlantic Council on Migration published a Council Statement: How Migration Can Advance Development Goals.

Prof. Luis E. Guarnizo (University of California, Davis) will explore the epistemic and ontological origins and evolution of transnationalism as an analytical perspective in migration studies since its origins in the early 1990s.

Tunisia and the EU today formally established a Mobility Partnership. Belgium is one of the ten EU Member States involved in the Partnership.

Tunisia and the EU today formally established a Mobility Partnership. Together with nine other EU Member States, Belgium is involved in the Partnership and signed the joint Declaration.

In a report adopted today the Commission looks at important achievements in strengthening dialogue and cooperation in EU's external migration and asylum policy, but recognizes that more should be done to make further progress.

Het Belgische Nationaal Contactpunt van het Europees Migratienetwerk organiseerde een conferentie over de opvang van asielzoekers in België en de Europese Unie.

Ter bekroning van de VN High-Level Dialogue over Migratie en Ontwikkeling op 3 en 4 oktober 2013, heeft de Algemene Vergadering unaniem een Resolutie goedgekeurd, waarbij ze het belang van migratie erkennen voor de ontwikkeling van landen van herkomst, transit en bestemming.

The Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organize the Brussels launch of the IOM World Migration Report 2013, followed by a panel commentary and a Q&A session.

Vandaag ontmoet het Belgisch Contactpunt van het EMN vertegenwoordigers van KNOMAD, een initiatief van de Wereldbank, dat ernaar streeft een wereldwijd centrum van kennis en beleidsexpertise te zijn rond migratie en ontwikkeling. Ontdek dit initiatief samen met ons!

On 18-19 June 2013, governments and experts shared experiences in order to identify better ways to engage, enable and enpower diaspora communities and promote them as development actors.

De Europese Commissie publiceerde een nieuwe mededeling met de titel “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration”, met onder meer aanbevelingen over manieren waarop migratie en mobiliteit kan bijdragen tot inclusieve economische en sociale ontwikkeling.

This Conference looked into the strengths and weaknesses of reception system for asylum seekers in terms of quality, efficiency and flexibility. Speakers from Belgium, France and the UK provided a comparative perspective.

Fedasil invites you to discover the daily life of women residing in a reception centre for asylum seekers. The Transit51 foto exhibition is to be seen from 8 to 31 March in Brussels.

The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) judgement dated from 23 October 2012, highlighting some deficiencies in foreign children's rights in Belgium, was published today.