The Belgian Council of State has suspended the decision of the Minister of Asylum and Migration to limit material reception conditions for applicants for international protection who have already obtained protection in another EU Member State. In its judgment No. 267.364 of 8 July 2026, the Council of State suspended the measure following an urgent appeal introduced by several organisations active in the field of asylum and migration. The decision concerns a measure adopted following the entry into application of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum on 12 June 2026.

On 9 April 2026, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in M.V. and Others v. Belgium and held that Belgium had violated several provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to the reception conditions of four applicants for international protection.

The Fedasil Pondrôme reception centre will host a photo exhibition featuring the work of unaccompanied and accompanied minors. The images were created over an eighteen-month project led by CIDJ Rochefort–Beauraing. The exhibition provides insight into the daily lives, experiences, and identities of the young participants. The event is free, open to all, and offers an opportunity to meet the creators.

The Belgian Council of State has suspended a ministerial instruction that systematically limited material assistance to international protection applicants who had already obtained protection in another EU Member State. The court ruled that the instruction exposed these individuals to the risk of severe hardship and potential homelessness. It also noted that, due to its regulatory character, the instruction should have been submitted for review by the Council of State’s Legislation Section.

Belgium plans to progressively return several defence sites used for the reception of applicants for international protection to military use as part of a broader plan to expand defence infrastructure towards 2040. The measure concerns around 4.000 reception places located on military premises across the country. Authorities state that the reduction in capacity can be absorbed within the existing reception network. The transition will take place gradually, with closures scheduled at different times depending on the site.

The Netherlands has decided to resume Dublin transfers of single, non-vulnerable male asylum seekers to Belgium, following a period in which such transfers were suspended after a Dutch court ruling. In April 2025, the District Court of The Hague, sitting in Groningen, found that single male asylum seekers risked being deprived of adequate reception conditions in Belgium, which could expose them to inhumane or degrading treatment. The ruling led to a halt in transfers under the EU Dublin system.

Myria, the Federal Migration Centre, has advised against a draft law proposing to remove the legal possibility of activating a mandatory distribution plan for reception places in times of crisis. The plan allows the federal government to require municipalities to provide local reception initiatives according to objective allocation criteria. Myria stresses that this mechanism is important to safeguard human dignity and the right to reception, particularly during periods of structural shortages. 

CIRÉ, together with partner organisations, has lodged an urgent appeal at the Council of State challenging a ministerial instruction that continues to exclude asylum seekers who have already been granted protection in another EU member state from reception facilities. The move follows a recent temporary suspension of the measure by the Constitutional Court. CIRÉ argues the instruction undermines judicial authority and the rule of law.

The Belgian Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended legislative measures introduced in 2025 that tightened rules on material reception conditions for asylum seekers and family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection. The suspensions concern two separate laws, and the Court has referred several preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to clarify their compatibility with EU law.

Fedasil has released its management plan for 2025–2030. Approved in December 2025 and submitted by Director General Pieter Spinnewijn to the Minister for Asylum and Migration, the plan sets out the Agency’s priorities, including restoring the core functioning of the reception system, strengthening its capacity to respond to fluctuations in the number of applicants to be accommodated, and improving the quality, resilience, and effectiveness of services.

The first 15 asylum seekers have arrived today at the new Fedasil reception centre in Grimbergen. The new reception centre, which will accommodate up to 100 people, is specifically intended for people with medical problems, as well as their families.

On the proposal of the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor, the Council of Ministers agreed today on the extension of support measures for the reception and support of asylum seekers in the Brussels-Capital Region. A total of 2000 places are now available for asylum seekers who cannot immediately get a place in the Fedasil reception network.

The federal government has reached an agreement today on the 2024 budget. While 1.2 billion euros will improve the budget balance, 500 million euros will cover additional needs, including in the asylum and migration field.

Fedasil beschikt over een budget om specifieke projecten inzake opvang van asielzoekers (en andere opvangbegunstigden) te ondersteunen. Het Agentschap heeft de projectoproep voor 2024 gelanceerd. De focus ligt op projecten die inzetten op de activering en deelname aan de samenleving van asielzoekers die in het opvangnetwerk verblijven. 

De ministerraad keurt op voorstel van staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie Nicole de Moor een ontwerp van koninklijk besluit goed betreffende de toekenning van materiële hulp aan de verzoekers om internationale bescherming met beroepsinkomsten en andere categorieën van inkomsten.

De ministerraad gaat op voorstel van staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie Nicole de Moor akkoord met de ondersteuning en begeleiding van personen die de opvang verlaten en van personen die buiten het opvangnetwerk verblijven. De ministerraad gaat akkoord met het actieplan en de financiering daartoe.

Vandaag oordeelde de Raad van State dat het gebruik van de extreme noodprocedure gerechtvaardigd was en dat het besluit om geen opvang te bieden aan alleenstaande mannelijke asielzoekers in strijd is met het recht op opvang dat asielzoekers volgens de wet hebben.

Vandaag zijn de eerste bewoners aangekomen in het opvangcentrum van Fedasil in Alveringem (West-Vlaanderen). Het gaat om Syrische gezinnen die zijn hervestigd vanuit Libanon.

Staatssecretaris voor asiel en migratie, Nicole de Moor, heeft beslist om tijdelijk alleenstaande mannen die asiel aanvragen in België niet meer op te vangen in het netwerk van Fedasil. Zo anticipeert zij op de stijgende instroom van families en kinderen en om in de winter absoluut te vermijden dat kinderen op straat zouden terecht komen. De laatste dagen gaat het aantal gezinnen met kinderen dat asiel vraagt, sterk de hoogte in.

Sinds vandaag, 21 augustus 2023, zijn de eerste bewoners in het nieuwe opvangcentrum in Walcourt aangekomen. De andere bewoners, voornamelijk families, komen geleidelijk aan in de komende dagen.