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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

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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.

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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

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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
Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: education

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Since 9 November the annual report 2010 of the CGRS can be consulted in English (abridged version)

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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The new website of the Belgian Immigration Office is online
Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office

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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.

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The French-speaking Belgian NGO 'Association for the Rights of Foreigners' (ADDE) offers a training concerning the new rules for familiy reunification

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This week 25 refugees from Eritrea and Congo, who got into a deadlock in Libya, arrived in Belgium.

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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.

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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)
Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return

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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.
Main theme: Cross-sectional

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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

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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.

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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
Main theme: Cross-sectional
Keywords: Naturalisation