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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen organizes an evening event on the subject of international protection. The programme includes a dance performance, a debate, a movie screening and a concert.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
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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
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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
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On 27 January, the Migration Policy Institute organizes a webinar on "European Union Third-Country Partnerships: Where Do We Go From Here?"
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: MPI, cooperation
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Each year, the Odysseus Network organizes a summer school in EU immigration and asylum law and policy. The courses tackle the most recent legislative, jurisprudential and political developments in the field at EU level.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: asylum law, migration law, Odysseus Network
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De Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering organiseert een vorming over het verblijfsrecht en tewerkstelling van mensen die in België voor ambassades, consultaten en internationale instellingen werken. Ook de problematiek van het huispersoneel komt aan bod.
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The Odysseus Annual Conference 2017 is entitled "Beyond the crisis? The State of Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in the EU". It will critically assess developments that took place in 2016, and look into 2017.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Odysseus Network
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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
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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
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The European Migration Platform will meet for the third time to focus on access to Europe, examining safe legal aternatives to the perilous journeys migrants undertake, how to access services upon arrival and rights they are entitled to.
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Hoofdthema: Migratie
Trefwoorden: middenveld
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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
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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
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Het Europees Platform over Staatloosheid, de VN Hoge Commissaris voor de Vluchtelingen en het Europees Migratienetwerk the European hebben een conferentie georganiseerd over "Addressing Statelessness in the European Union, One year on from the adoption of European Council Conclusions".
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Hoofdthema: Kwetsbare groepen
Trefwoorden: staatlozen
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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
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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
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Civil society organizations that have experience in the issue of migrants' access to Europe, services and rights, and that wish to actively contribute to the European Migration Forum, must submit their application form no later than today!
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: European Migration Forum, civil society
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Social networks and online classified sites are being used by traffickers to market, recruit, sell their services. This conference looks into this issue and its impact in more depth.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Slovakia
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This full day conference addresses current responses to the ongoing refugee crisis, providing an opportunity to highlight best practices and challenges.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: refugee crisis
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In october 2016, Fedasil has opened a new return desk in Charleroi, where migrants can receive information and assistance on voluntary return.
