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The third edition of the Annual Report on the State of Asylum in Europe, which compiles information from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), will be launched on 10 September 2015 in Brussels.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy
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The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: relocation, resettlement, solidarity
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Each month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and asylum decisions.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum decisions, asylum applications
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This symposium will examine the current state of affairs around the recast directives and regulations for asylum at EU level, and assess the implementation challenges that Member States face.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System; relocation: resettlement
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To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception place
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Today, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the "Smart Borders Package", one of the priorities included in the European Agenda on Migration. All citizens (EU nationals and non-EU nationals) and organisations are invited to contribute.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: border management, European Commission
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Interior ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 July) fell short of a European Commission-proposed target to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece and Italy over the next two years. However according to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos significant progress was made on different topics.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: hotspots, relocation, safe country of origin
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Today Belgium lifted the restrictions on the free movement of workers from Croatia. Croatian citizens are now able to fully exercise their right to work in Belgium without a work permit.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Croatia, free movement
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Today, 28 May 2015, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future of the Blue Card Directive. This consultation invites stakeholders (migrants, employers, trade unions, governmental organisations, etc.) to share their views on the EU Blue Card and how it can be improved.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: economic migration, European Commission
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The European Agenda aims to give concrete answers following the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean and, more generally, to manage migration better in all aspects.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, Mediterranean
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The Belgian EMN National Contact Point (NCP) organized an information session targeted at partners from the institutions being part of it, with a view to informing them about its activities and cooperation opportunities.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: CGRS, Fedasil, federal migration centre, Immigration Office
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The European Commission asks Belgium to implement rules on a Single Permit and a clear set of rights for legal migrant workers.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: ingringement procedure, single permit directive
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Odysseus Network organizes the 15th edition of its Summer School with the aim to train participants on the most recent developments in the immigration and asylum policy of the European Union.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy
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The European Council held a special meeting with a view to adopting different orientations to address the tragic situation in the Mediterranean.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: human trafficking, Mediterranean
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A 10 point action plan of the immediate actions has been presented by Commissioner Avramopoulos and received the full backing of Foreign and Interior Ministers.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Mediterranean region
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Today, 1 April, the Belgian EMN NCP met the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration to outline EMN activities and to explore how the EMN can be of greater use to policy makers, especially in the framework of EU benchmarking.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
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The EASO Newsletter for March 2015 has been issued.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: country of origin information (COI), EASO
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A pan-european operation dismantled a migrant smuggling network, generating 77 arrests.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: criminal groups, smuggling of migrants
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As from 26 March 2015, unaccompanied foreign minors can also qualify for the special protection status when other protection, admission or residence procedures are ongoing.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: guardianship, protection, unaccompanied minors
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On 25 March 2015 the European Commission has approved 22 new multiannual national programmes under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) for the period 2014-2020, worth together approximately €1.8 billion.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum migration and integration fund, EU-funding, internal security fund
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This News Release covers main trends on asylum applications and first instance decisions on asylum applications for the complete 2014 year in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main theme: Asylum, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The Annual Conference of the European Migration Network was held on March 19 and 20. It aimed to provide a global context for the ‘competition for talent’ as well as the practical responses that Member States have developed to ensure that their skills needs can be identified and met.