februari 2018
Today, the Belgian Minister of Home Affairs, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration met with the British Home Secretary in London to discuss the issue of transit migration.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: transit migration, transit migrants, United Kingdom
februari 2018
Today, Frontex published its Risk Analysis for 2018, which concentrates on the scope of Frontex operational activities and, in particular, on irregular migration at the external borders of the EU and Schengen Associated Countries.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission, Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Frontex, risk analysis, border management
december 2017
The system that will register entry, exit and refusal of entry information of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Schengen area will come into operation, by 2020 at the latest.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: entry exit system, smart border
oktober 2017
Op 26 oktober 2017 werd de algemene beleidsnota asiel en migratie van de Staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie gepubliceerd. De beleidsnota brengt een overzicht van de belangrijkste verwezenlijkingen en beleidsprioriteiten op het vlak van asiel en migratie.
september 2017
The European Commission published a mid-term review of what has been achieved so far in delivering the European Agenda on Migration. It also sets out new initiatives from the Commission to address key areas, and identifies where further efforts are needed in the coming months.
Hoofdthema: External Dimension, Asylum, International Protection, Migration, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: European Agenda on Migration, relocation, resettlement, return handbook
september 2017
In order to preserve and strengthen the Schengen area, the Commission is proposing to update the Schengen Borders Code to adapt the rules for the reintroduction of temporary internal border controls to the current needs to respond to evolving and persistent serious threats to public policy or internal security.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen
september 2017
De Internationale Organisatie voor Migratie (IOM) heeft data gepubliceerd over het aantal binnekomsten in Europa. In vergelijking met de 273.000 binnenkomsten die zijn toegekomen tussen januari en 27 augustus, zijn er ongeveer 121.000 personen toegekomen in dezelfde periode dit jaar. Bovendien, waren er geen bercihten van dodelijke slachtoffers in de Middellandse Zee sinds 9 augustus.
juli 2017
Following up on the Commission's Action Plan to support Italy from 4 July, the EU Trust Fund for Africa adopted today a programme worth €46 million to reinforce the integrated migration and border management capacities of the Libyan authorities.
Hoofdthema: External Dimension, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Trefwoorden: EU Trust Fund for Africa, Libya, border management
juni 2017
As from today Ukrainian citizens holding biometric passports can travel to the Schengen Zone without a visa for a period of 90 days within any 180-day period for purposes other than working.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: visa-free travel
mei 2017
The European Commission is today recommending that Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway phase out the temporary controls currently in place at some of their internal Schengen borders over the next six months.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen, border control
maart 2017
On 18 March 2017, a regulation amending the Schengen borders code was published in the EU Official Journal. The amendment aims to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the external borders.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen borders code, database
januari 2017
The Passenger Name Record (PNR) law has been adopted in Parliament in December 2016. It was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 25 January 2017. On the basis of this law, carriers will be obliged to send data on their passengers travelling from, to, or across Belgium to a central database.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: public order, Travellers
januari 2017
Ahead of the meeting of Heads of State or Government in Malta on 3 February 2017, the Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President have set out their contribution to the discussion on how to better manage migration and save lives along the Central Mediterranean route.
Hoofdthema: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Mediterranean
december 2016
The Commission is today proposing to improve the Schengen Information System (SIS) to close information gaps and to contribute to a stronger control of external borders and sustainable EU Security Union.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: external border, Schengen Information System
oktober 2016
Today, the new agency aimed at strengthening Europe's external borders is legally operational.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: European Border and Coast Guard
september 2016
Today the new Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: border management, European Border and Coast Guard
september 2016
On the occasion of President Juncker's 2016 State of the Union address, the European Commission today set out their view on how the European Union can enhance security in Europe by improving the exchange of information in the fight against terrorism and strengthening external borders.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: European Border and Coast Guard, English, border management
mei 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.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: suspension mechanism, visa liberalisation
mei 2016
De Commissie heeft vandaag een aanbeveling gepresenteerd om de evenredige controles aan bepaalde Schengenbinnengrenzen met maximaal zes maanden te verlengen.
Hoofdthema: Grenscontrole & Visa
Trefwoorden: grenscontrole
april 2016
The Commission finds that good progress has been made to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: EU-Turkey Statement, resettlement
februari 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.
februari 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.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Calais Jungle, internal border control, Schengen Agreement
december 2015
De Commissie stelt voor een Europese grens- en kustwacht op te richten en om alle personen die het Schengengebied binnenkomen of verlaten, stelselmatig te controleren aan de hand van de relevante databases.
Hoofdthema: Grenscontrole & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen
november 2015
Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met in Brussels to discuss how to strengthen the following measures, inter alia: EU Passenger Name Record Directive, controls of external borders, information sharing and law enforcement cooperation.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: external border, foreign fighter, passenger name record, Schengen Information System
juli 2015
Vandaag heeft de Europese Commissie een openbare raadpleging over het "Slimme Grenzen pakket", één van de prioriteiten in de Europese Agenda voor Migratie, gelanceerd. Burgers (EU en derdelanders) en organisaties worden uitgenodigd om hun standpunt bekend te maken.