Publication date:
In the framework of the formation of a Federal Government, Ms Maggie De Block (Open-VLD) has been appointed as State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy and Social Integration. Ms De Block has been sworn in on 6 December 2011
Read more
Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Federal government, Maggie De Block, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Publication date:
The Service 'Roma and Travellers' of the Regional Ingetration Centre 'Foyer' in Brussels organise a study day on the topic of Roma living in the Brussels region
Read more
Main theme: Migration, Irregular Migration, Integration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Roma, Foyer, Travellers
Publication date:
These two days close a research carried out during three years by the Asylum seekers reception department of the Belgian Red Cross and by the Training center of the Federation of the public social assistance centers with the support of the European Refugee Fund
Read more
Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: education
Publication date:
Since 9 November the annual report 2010 of the CGRS can be consulted in English (abridged version)
Read more
Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum procedure, asylum statistics
Publication date:
The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (‘Centre’) organizes a colloquium on the problematic of so called ‘reverse discrimination’ concerning the new national law on family reunification.
Read more
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy, Family Reunification Directive
Publication date:
The Flemish organisation 'Kruispunt M-I' invites for its study day on Partner Migration. The organisation will define major challenges for the migration policy on grounds of recent research
Read more
Main theme: Family reunification, Integration
Keywords: family migration policy
Publication date:
The Flemish Support Point Labour and Social Economy organizes together with the Flemish Department Labour and Social Economy the 5th Labour Market Congress with a focus on Labour Migration
Read more
Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, labour demand, labour shortages
Publication date:
Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention
Read more
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Geneva Convention, 60th Anniversary
Publication date:
Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Geneva Convention
Publication date:
The Catholic University of Louvain will organize a restricted seminar about the first findings of a research project concerning the implementation into the Belgian law of the Dublin Regulation and the Qualification Directive
Read more
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum law, Dublin Regulation, qualification directive
Publication date:
The new website of the Belgian Immigration Office is online
Read more
Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Publication date:
The French-speaking Belgian NGO 'Association for the Rights of Foreigners' (ADDE) offers a training concerning the new rules for familiy reunification
Read more
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
Publication date:
The Legal Service of the Brussels based Integration Centre "Foyer" offers a training session on the new Law on Familiy Reunification, published in the Belgian Monitor on 12 September 2011
Read more
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
Publication date:
According to the two-yearly study, Belgium scores best on speed, cost and conditions for obtaining a work permit for higher educated people, compared with the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
Read more
Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, residence permit
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum applications
Publication date:
This week 25 refugees from Eritrea and Congo, who got into a deadlock in Libya, arrived in Belgium.
Read more
Main theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Libya, resettlement, UNHCR
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: Asylum, International Protection
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum statistics
Publication date:
The Belgian Immigration Office started the SEFOR Project, which aims at ensuring the follow-up of the migrants having received an order to leave the territory, if they are effectively returning to their country of origin, voluntarily or not (SEFOR meaning "Sensibilisation, Follow-up, Return)
Read more
Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return
Publication date:
The event took place on April 27, 2011 at the Centre. Representatives of the academic world, government, administration and NGO's discussed with the Belgian EMN NCP the future development of the national migration network.
Read more
Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication date:
On June 22, 2011, the Justice Commission found no agreement on the draft bill of several Flemish political parties concerning the tightening of the acquisition of citizenship in Belgium
Read more
Main theme: Citizenship & Nationality
Keywords: acquisition of citizenship, Belgian Parliament, Naturalisation
Publication date:
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.
Read more
Main theme: Asylum, International Protection
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum statistics
Publication date:
The judicial service of the Brussels based Integration Centre 'Foyer' offers a thematic workshop for practitioners
When: 17/06/2011, 13-16.30h
Where: Regional Integration Centre 'Foyer' Werkhuizenstraat 25, 1080 Brussels
Free of cost