18 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.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen borders code, database
16 maart 2017
Eurostat published a news release on the number of asylum applications in 2016 and published an article on asylum applications and decisions for 2016 on its website.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Trefwoorden: asylum decisions, asylum applications
07 maart 2017
In its judgement delivered today, the Court of Justice has ruled that Member States are not required – under EU law – to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum. However, they are free to do so on the basis of their national law.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: Court of Justice of the European Union, Syria
02 maart 2017
Today the European Commission presented new measures in the context of the review of the EU return policy which was announced in the Malta Declaration from 3 February 2017.
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Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: EU Action Plan on Return
28 februari 2017
Het Commissariaat-generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (CGVS) heeft een nieuwe gids gepubliceerd die informatie verschaft aan niet-begeleide minderjarigen die asiel aanvragen in België, alsook aan hun voogd.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: CGRS, asylum procedure
08 februari 2017
Today, the Commission adopted its ninth progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 8 December 2016.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: relocation, resettlement
03 februari 2017
On 3 February 2017, the 28 Heads of States discussed the external dimension of migration at the informal summit in Malta. They adopted the Malta Declaration.
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Hoofdthema: External Dimension
Trefwoorden: Malta Declaration, Libya, Central Mediterranean route
02 februari 2017
Foreign nationals might have to pay a fee of maximum 50 euro in certain municipalities when they renew, extend or replace a temporary residence permit at the level of the municipalities. Modifications by the Law of 18 December 2016, published today in the Belgian Official Gazette, made it possible for municipalities to collect this fee.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, residence permit
27 januari 2017
Today the Council of Ministers decided that the mandatory fee migrants have to pay when applying for certain residence permits will increase.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, application for a residence permit
26 januari 2017
Today a new law enters (partly) into force inserting a general residence condition into the Immigration Act. The Immigration Office can now put an end to a residence permit if the person cannot put forward provable integration efforts.
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Hoofdthema: Migration, Integration
Trefwoorden: Integration, newcomers declaration
25 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.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: public order, Travellers
25 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.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Mediterranean
25 januari 2017
Today, the Commission is taking stock of the progress achieved and the work still needed in making the new European Border and Coast Guard Agency fully operational.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: European Border and Coast Guard, European Commission
06 januari 2017
According to the Missing Migrants Project, an estimate of 7495 men, women and children migrants or refugees died or were reported missing across five continents in 2016. That is almost 20 victims per day and the number may not include them all.
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Hoofdthema: Irregular Migration
Trefwoorden: Missing Migrants Project, migrant death, refugee death
06 januari 2017
In 2016, there was a sharp drop in the number of asylum applications in Belgium, and the number of decisions taken by the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons reached an all-time high.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: CGRS, asylum applications, asylum decisions
01 januari 2017
From 1 January to 30 June 2017, Malta will hold the presidency of the Council of the EU. The presidency will focus on 6 key areas: migration, single market, security, social inclusion, Europe's neighbourhood and maritime sector.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: Maltese Presidency, Council of the European Union
21 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.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: external border, Schengen Information System
13 december 2016
Het werkprogramma van het Europees Migratienetwerk voor 2017 - 2018 werd goedgekeurd door de Europese Commissie.
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Hoofdthema: Migratie
Trefwoorden: Europees Migratie Netwerk
08 december 2016
The Commission recommends today that transfers to Greece should be resumed gradually, only for asylum seekers for whom Greece is responsible from 15 March 2017, and subject to individual assurances from the Greek authorities.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: Dublin transfer, Greece
05 januari 2017
Enkele speciaal gemachtigde ambtenaren van de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken kregen rechtstreekse toegang tot bepaalde delen van de Algemene Nationale Gegevensbank van de politie.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel, Migratie
Trefwoorden: Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken, veiligheid
24 november 2016
In october 2016, Fedasil has opened a new return desk in Charleroi, where migrants can receive information and assistance on voluntary return.
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Hoofdthema: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: return desk, voluntary return
14 november 2016
At 3pm today, the EMN presents the recently published study on resettlement and humanitarian admission programmes at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: humanitarian admission, resettlement
08 november 2016
Het Belgische contactpunt van het Europees migratienetwerk (EMN) organiseerde een conferentie over arbeidsmarktparticipatie van begunstigden van internationale bescherming. Het evenement vond plaats op 8 november 2016 in Brussel.