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The IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg will participate in the 20 Km of Brussels, getting together runners and joggers from 121 different nationalities. Even if you are not a top runner, you are welcome to join!
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: diversity, migrant heroe
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The Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare, a new initiative aiming to tackle the organised criminal groups who are facilitating the journeys of migrants by ships across the Mediterranean Sea to the European Union, has been launched today.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: criminal groups, Mediterranean, JOT Mare
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On Sunday, 15 March the project on Smart Borders Pilot reached the next milestone - the execution phase – in Lisbon Airport, Portugal.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Schengen, smart border
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During the meeting of the Home Affairs Council, Ministers discussed migratory pressures, and in particular the situation in the central Mediterranean, as well as increasing trends in asylum applications from Western Balkans countries and in particular Kosovo.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, Mediterranean, migratory pressure, Western Balkans
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This annual conference aims to tackle the current challenges for the EU in developing a coherent legal framework in the field of labour migration and to provide practitioners with an update on the legal rules applicable to labour migrants.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: blue card, highly skilled, labour migration, seasonal workers directive, single permit directive
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The College of Commissioners held a first orientation debate setting out the four main areas where actions are envisaged in the European Agenda on Migration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration
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On 19-20 March 2015, the Latvian Contact Point of the EMN, under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the European Council, organizes the EMN Conference on "Attracting and Retaining Talent in Europe".
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: competitiveness, economic growth, EMN conference, talent
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The Royal Decree of 16 February 2015 determining amounts and practical arrangements for collecting fees for the handling of certain applications for a residence permit has been published today, 20 February 2015.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: handling fee, application for a residence permit
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The European Commission's Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs has decided to set up a temporary informal expert group on economic migration, and is therefore calling for applications to select members of this group.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: EU blue card, expert group on economic migration
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The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – has met for the first time on 26 and 27 January 2015.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: European Migration Forum, Mediterranean region
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Organised in the framework of the Made Real Project funded by the European Union, this conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATD) for asylum seekers and
migrants.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: alternative to detention, detention, Made Real Project
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The European law and migration team (EDEM) of the Catholic University of Louvain has published its newsletter that analyses recent asylum case law.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: case law, European Court of Human Rights, Court of Justice of the European Union
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On the occasion of the European Parliament plenary session of 13 January 2015, Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos spoke on human smuggling in the Mediterranean and the needed reaction of the EU
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Main theme: Asylum, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Frontex, joint operation Triton, resettlement, Syrian refugees
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In a press release published on 6 January 2015, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons has announced that the number of people in need of protection and being recognized the refugee status has greatly increased in 2014
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Main theme: Asylum, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, protection need
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As from today, foreigners have to pay a fee for introducing certain applications for a residence permit in Belgium with a view to covering administrative costs relating to the processing of such applications.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: processing fee, residence permit
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On 20 January, the Belgian Association for foreigners’ rights organizes a training on the topic “What protection for seriously ill persons following M’Bodj and Abdida case-law?”.
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: association for foreigners' rights, ill migrants, Training
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The Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) of the University of Liège will hold a scientific thematic workshop on “Religion and the political participation and mobilization of immigrant groups: a transatlantic perspective”
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: call for paper, political participation, role of religion
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In the first half of 2015 Latvia will assume the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Presidency will focus on the implementation of the Strategic Guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice (June 2014), as well as on the respective follow-up initiatives.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Council of the European Union, Latvian presidency
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Under the Italian Presidency of the European Union a two days conference on European Migration Policy and Integration is organized in Rome on 17-18 December 2014.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Integration
Keywords: local actor, Integration path, Italian Presidency
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Today the European Commission adopted its Work Programme for 2015 – setting out the actions the Commission intends to take over the next 12 months to make a real difference for jobs, growth and investment and bring concrete benefits for citizens.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, work programme
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The last update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders has been published in the EU Official Journal on 13 December 2014. Belgium’s requirements are outlined.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: external border, means of subsistence, Schengen borders code
Council conclusions on migration in EU development cooperation : the migration and development nexus
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The Foreign affairs (development) Council meeting of 12 December 2014 has adopted a number of conclusions in the field of migration and development cooperation emphasizing the positive migration and development circle and orientations to strengthen this relation.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: migration and development, Foreign affairs Council meeting
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The first meeting of the European Migration Forum will take place on 26-27 January 2015 in Brussels. Through a participatory approach and the involvement of civil society organizations, the European Migration Forum will provide a platform for exchanges on migration, asylum and integration issues.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Integration
Keywords: civil society participation, European Migration Forum
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As part of the implementation of the government agreement of October 2014 as well as of the new reception scheme, the reduction of available reception places for asylum seekers has been approved by the Council of Ministers of 11 December 2014.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: buffer capacity, Council of minister, reception facilities, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting gathering all EU 28 Justice and Home Affairs national ministers took place on 4 and 5 December 2014. Managing migratory flows, the functioning of the Schengen area and acting on foreign fighters were the main migration related topics discussed.