Publication date: 31 October 2012

This publication focuses on Brazilian migrants who have resided in Belgium and who returned to Brazil through the system of voluntary return. The thesis investigates if and how these returnees become actors of development in their home region in Brazil.
Main theme: Return & Readmission, External Dimension
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: AVRR, Brazil

Publication date: 25 October 2012

This Eurostat publication (data in focus) provides an overview of asylum applications and first instance decisions for the second quarter of 2012.

Publication date: 17 October 2012

The report presents data inter alia relating to asylum applications, top-ten nationalities of asylum applicants and top-40 countries of origin by main asylum regions. The data covers the first half of 2012 in comparison to the first half of 2011.

Publication date: 11 October 2012

This paper: "Women and and Girls fleeing conflict: Gender and the interpretation and application of the 1951 refugee convention" was commissioned in te context of a project on Developing Guidelines for the protection of people fleeing violence and conflict accross borders.
Main theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: conflict, gender

Publication date: 07 September 2012

2011 stands out not only for the migration dynamics that have flowed into, out of and within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, but also for the unprecedented social movements that have transformed the political culture. IOM addresses challenges and oppportunites experienced in 2011.

Publication date: 08 August 2012

This publication from the King Baudouin Foundation, reviews 22 projects building bridges between elderly migrants and existing services. Based on such experiences, tracks are identified to further involve elderly migrants in the society.

Publication date: 08 August 2012

Nearly two-third of the foreigners living in EU Member States are citizens of countries outside the EU-27.

Publication date: 08 August 2012

This paper provides a statistical assessment of migration before and after the uprisings in the Southern Mediterranean and reviews European and Arab state policies regarding migration. It also encourages the factoring of the outcomes of the Arab Spring within migration policies.

Publication date: 03 August 2012

This study provides an insight into the variety of transnational practices developed by people of Chinese, Congolese, Moroccan and Turkish origin residing in Belgium.

Publication date: 02 August 2012

This Eurostat publication (data in focus) provides an overview of asylum applications and first instance decisions for the first quarter of 2012.

Publication date: 27 July 2012

Asylum Aid published a study on "Gender Related Asylum Claims in Europe". The study is a Comparative Analysis of Law, Policies and Practice Focusing on Women in Nine EU Member States.

Publication date: 11 July 2012

Taking stock of more than 80 migration profiles, this guide presents the key lessons learned and the main challenges as well as practical guidance on how to initiate, implement and follow up on a migration profile process in a particular country.

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This EMN Inform summarises indications from EU migration statistics in 2009 of the effect of the economic crisis, based on the most recent relevant statistics available for analysis by the EMN.
Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: EMN inform

Publication date: 30 June 2012

This EMN Inform presents a summary of the main findings of the analysis of migration and international protection statistics for the year 2009 based on contributions from 21 Member States. The statistics were compiled in accordance with the Migratory Statistics Regulation 862/2007.
Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: EMN inform

Publication date: 28 June 2012

The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism presented today its fifth Annual Report on Migration, with data and analysis on different migration topics (international protection, the right to family life, return, ...)
Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Regularization, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: annual report

Publication date: 18 June 2012

The UNHCR 2011 Global Trends report has been published today. The report analyses the statistical trends and changes in the global populations of concern to UNHCR, i.e. refugees, returnees, stateless persons and certain groups of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: UNHCR, Statistics, global trends

Publication date: 05 June 2012

On 5 June 2012, the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons presented its annual report for the reference year 2011.
Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum applications

Publication date: 31 May 2012

This yearbook presents a comprehensive selection of statistical data on Europa, including the statistics on migration and migrant population. Most data cover te period 1999-2009 for the European Union and its Member States.
Main theme: Data & Statistics, Migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Eurostat

Publication date: 29 May 2012

This publication of the European Parliament shows the number of asylum seekers, where they seek asylum and where they come from as well as the number of first instance decisions on asylum in 2011

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Itinera Institute published a number of papers on its website on the occassion of its conference "Integration: what’s in a name? Going beyond multiculturalism for immigration nation Belgium".
Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: citizenship

Publication date: 10 May 2012

Is migration a major factor behind the rise of the radical right? Do higher levels of immigration automatically correlate to more votes for radical-right parties? This report focuses on the effects of migration on political extremism in North America, Western Europe and central and Eastern Europe
Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: Nationalism, xenophobia

Publication date: 09 May 2012

The Immigrant Citizens Survey (ICS), piloted by the King Baudouin Foundation and the Migration Policy Group is the first transnational survey that is directly relevant for policy-makers in many areas of integration at local, national and European level.
Main theme: Integration
Keywords: immigrant Citizen Survey

Publication date: 07 May 2012

This Handbook for policymakers and practitioners in home and host countries gives concrete examples of policies and programs that have been effective, and pulls out both useful lessons and common challenges associated with the topics at hand.

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The annual report describes how Fedasil in 2011 was faced with the saturation of the reception structures. The annual report provides an overview of developments in terms of arrivals, capacity and complement.
Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Fedasil

Publication date: 03 May 2012

The Center for the study of democracy presents a handbook within the project “Integrating Refugee and Asylum-seeking Children in the Educational Systems of EU Member States: Evaluation and Promotion of Current Best Practices” – INTEGRACE.
Main theme: Integration, Reception, Study § Training
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: education