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Op een persconferentie bij de scheepvaartpolitie in Oostende, heeft Minister van Justitie, Vincent Van Quickenborne, gezegd dat de krachtige aanpak van mensensmokkelaars tot 90% daling in transitmigranten naar VK leidt.
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Hoofdthema: Mensensmokkel & Mensenhandel
Trefwoorden: transit-migratie, transit migrant
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From this Wednesday, the three organizations offer immediate hosting in a building located in Anderlecht to applicants who will later be referred to a reception center from Fedasil.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: reception crisis, reception centre
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Volgens een nieuwe analyse van het Asielagentschap van de Europese Unie (EUAA) werden in 2022 ongeveer 966 000 verzoeken om internationale bescherming ingediend in de EU+ landen. De grootste groepen verzoekers waren Syriërs, Afghanen en Turken, maar ook voor een groot aantal andere nationaliteiten werden veel verzoeken ingediend.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: asielaanvragen, asielbeslissingen
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Vlaams Minister van Binnenlands Bestuur, Bestuurszaken, Inburgering en Gelijke Kansen, Bart Somers wilt dat nieuwkomers minstens 9 van de 11 vragen over "fundamentele normen en waarden" juist beantwoorden.
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Hoofdthema: Integratie
Trefwoorden: inburgeringstraject, maatschappelijke oriëntatie, inburgeringsexamen, fundamentele grondwaarden
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In 2022, 2,673 persons voluntarily returned to their country of origin. The number is higher than before the corona period, when 2,426 persons returned voluntarily in 2019.
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Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: voluntary return, forced return
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People affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria who wish to travel to Belgium to receive support from their families will have their visa application handled faster.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: earthquake, visa application
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Ahead of the Family Reunification Directive’s 20th anniversary, this new comparative report provides a comprehensive overview of the current implementation of the Directive and other forms of realisation of family unity for individuals in need of protection across 23 European countries based on ECRE’s Asylum Information Database (AIDA).
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Hoofdthema: Family reunification
Trefwoorden: Family Reunification Directive, family reunification right
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While condemning attempts to instrumentalise migrants for political purposes, EU leaders agreed on immediate measures to reduce pressure at the EU's external borders, notably through enhanced cooperation with third countries on returns and readmissions.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
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This MPI Europe webinar aims to examine what has been done to foster the integration of those staying long(er) in host societies, to organize first reception services for any additional newcomers, and to prepare the return of those set on going home and rebuilding Ukraine.
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Hoofdthema: Temporary protection
Trefwoorden: Ukraine, Temporary Protection Directive
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This Conference will explore the impact of climate change on global migration patterns. It also aims at discussing what could be done in the future to address the impacts of climate change on displacement and migration, both in terms of foreign and development policies and in relation to policy frameworks for migration.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: climate change, displacement
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Many cities throughout the European Union hosted people fleeing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. To gauge how cities addressed Europe largest humanitarian crisis since World War II, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) approached selected cities in the EU.
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Hoofdthema: Integration, Temporary protection
Trefwoorden: Ukraine, cities, local actor
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From 16 January until 13 March 2023, the Commission would like to hear your views on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value of the European Migration Network focusing on the period 2018-2021. The results of the evaluation are expected to be used by the EMN, its Steering Board, the Commission and EU Member States.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: European Migration Network, evaluation
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The deadline for submission of proposals for EU action grants in the field of migration and integration under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) is 16 May. All proposals must be submitted directly online via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: AMIF
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Staatssecretaris voor asiel en migratie Nicole de Moor zet preventiecampagnes in om te vermijden dat asielzoekers die onder de verantwoordelijkheid van andere Europese landen vallen, in België nog een asielprocedure zouden opstarten. Die secundaire migratie uit andere Europese lidstaten zorgt voor een bijkomende druk op het Belgisch asielsysteem en opvangnetwerk.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: Dublin Regulation, prevention campaign
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Tijdens de informele bijeenkomst van de ministers van Justitie en Binnenlandse Zaken in Stockholm bespraken de ministers hoe de migratie-uitdagingen het hoofd kunnen worden geboden. Het Zweedse voorzitterschap concludeerde dat er meer moet worden gedaan, zowel op nationaal als op EU-niveau.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectionaal
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In a policy note published this week, ECRE analyses EU Member States’ policies and practices on “pendular” movement to and from Ukraine and makes recommendations to ensure security of status and rights for people covered by the TPD regime.
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Hoofdthema: Temporary protection
Trefwoorden: Temporary Protection Directive, Ukraine
Due to the saturation of the reception network, only 71 refugees were resettled last year in Belgium
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In 2022, Fedasil welcomed 71 refugees resettled in Belgium, mostly Syrians from Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon. This figure is not in line with the objectives set at the beginning of last year.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: resettlement
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As from 4 January 2023, beneficiaries of temporary protection with an A card valid until 4 March 2023 can present themselves to the municipality to request a new one valid until 4 March 2024.
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Hoofdthema: Temporary protection
Trefwoorden: temporary protection, Ukraine, residence permit
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The Swedish Presidency programme sets out the priorities and main direction for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January until 30 June 2023.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: Council of the European Union
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The selected migrant integration indicators allow monitoring of the Commission’s actions defined in the Action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 in relation to education and training, employment opportunities and skills recognition, as well as access to health services, and adequate and affordable housing.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics
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The Commission is proposing two new Regulations to strengthen the use of advanced passenger information. The new rules, that will replace the 2004 API Directive, will enhance external border controls and the fight against serious crime and terrorism within the EU.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: advanced passenger information
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The EMN Member Countries have voted on the topics which will be analyzed in studies and informs in 2023. In line with the targets outlined in the 2023-2025 work programme of the EMN, 3 new studies and 10 new informs will be published next year.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
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During the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8-9 December 2022, Ministers highlighted the need to address the external dimension of migration in a comprehensive manner, taking into account all routes and making joint or complementary efforts where possible.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: Justice and Home Affairs Council
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The online seminar will provide legal practitioners with an update on the case law developed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with relevance for asylum law. It will focus primarily on developments in 2022.
