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What can research and practice teach us on how to improve the situation of women and girls refugees and migrants? This meeting will inter alia address this question.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: gender, gender equality, migrant woman
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Following a proposal from the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the Council of Ministers has approved a draft law and royal decree which aim at giving the right to municipalities to collect administrative fees for the renewal, extension or replacement of some residence permits.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: administrative fee, residence permit
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The activity rate for non-EU citizens is lower than for nationals with a higher unemployment rate and a lower employment rate.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: activity rate, employment rate
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The Action Plan aims at supporting Member States in the integration of third-country nationals and their economic and social contribution to the EU. It will be accompanied by a legal proposal to reform the rules on highly skilled migrants coming to the EU to work.
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Main theme: Integration, Economic migration
Keywords: Immigrant integration, EU blue card
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What future for the Dublin system ? Will this new regulation make it more efficient, fair and respectful of fundamental rights ? These questions will be addressed during the debate organized by the Odysseus Academic Network.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: asylum processing, Dublin Regulation, relocalisation
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Today, the Council of Ministers has approved the proposal of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration to gradually reduce the Belgian reception capacity.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: Fedasil, reception place
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"Europe’s crisis: What future for immigration and asylum law and policy?" This question will be addressed during the two days conference organized by the Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in London.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, migration crisis, solidarity
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Does the refugees crisis also means a crisis of the EU ? This question will be addressed during the colloquium organized by the "Laboratoire de Droit international et Européen" and the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UNS" in partnership with the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UGA".
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Main theme: Migration, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU-Turkey Agreement, refugees crisis
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An EU directive to harmonise EU entry and residence rules to make it easier and more attractive for people from third countries to study or do research at EU universities.
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Main theme: Migration, Study § Training
Keywords: European Parliament, intern, researcher, student
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On the 6th and 7th of July, the Slovakian National Contact Point - in connection with its Member State's Presidency of the Council of the EU - organizes the EMN conference on sustainable returns and cooperation with countries of origin.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: country of origin, EMN conference
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Today the Council of the EU agreed its negotiating position on the proposed Regulation to revise the suspension mechanism to be applied to all existing visa liberalisation agreements.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: suspension mechanism, visa liberalisation
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Is fraud more frequent? Are provisions in the immigration law to combat fraud necessary? coherent? These questions will be addressed during this one day colloquium organized by the Foreigners' Rights Association.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: fraud, immigration law
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The conference of the Academy of European Law (ERA) will focus on managing the migration and refugee crisis, as well as on return.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, human rights law, immigration law, judicial remedies
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How fundamental rights have been applied in the European migration policy in 2015 ? This is one of the question addressed by the report.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: fundamental rights
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Today the Commission is reporting on progress in the fight against trafficking in human beings. The report presents trends, progress and challenges in this field. Efforts must be stepped up to effectively fight this phenomenon.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking, EU strategy, prevention, prosecution, protection
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The Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) organizes a Policy Forum on the role of the EU's home affairs agencies in the refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU-Turkey Agreement, European Asylum Support Office, Europol, Frontex, refugee crisis
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This conference is organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Vilnius office, the EMN, the Ministry of Interior and the University of Vilnius.
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: border management, migratory route
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The European Commission today's proposals are part of a major reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as outlined in its Communication of 6 April 2016.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System, reform
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The new directive regulates the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data in the EU. Its main objective: the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: security, passenger name record
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The Commission has today proposed a Recommendation, to be decided upon by the Council, to prolong proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders for a maximum period of six months.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: border control, Greek Action Plan, Schengen borders code
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The news release covers main trends on the registration of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers in the EU in 2015.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Keywords: unaccompanied minors
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This EMN/UNHCR Ireland seminar invites participants to examine both the challenges and advantages associated with establishing a statelessness determination procedure.
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Main theme: Statelessness
Keywords: statelessness
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Experts from Austria and abroad will present methods and possibilities for international cooperation in order to determine individuals' identities.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: age assessment, identity
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The Odysseus Academic Network launches a Young Researcher Prize and a Best Publication Prize for publications on EU Immigration or Asylum Law.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum law, immigration law, Odysseus Network
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The Commission finds that good progress has been made to implement the EU-Turkey Statement.