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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
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The new article 57/6/1 of the Aliens Act of 1980 has introduced the notion of safe country of origin in the Belgian law. The royal decree implementing this article came into force on the 1st of June 2012.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: safe country of origin
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European Voice will hold a debate about the future of EU migration policy to debate how the EU can reform its migration policy to become more attractive for skilled migrants while addressing the concerns of emigration countries.
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Main theme: Economic migration
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Belgium has committed itself towards the European Commission to resettle 100 refugees in 2013
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement
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At the end of a one and a half research, the University of Louvan-la-neuve (UCL)organizes a conference on the transposition and application of European law in Belgium, and focusses on the Dublin II Regulation and the Qualification Directive concerning asylum seekers.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Dublin Regulation; qualification directive
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The past three years, CBAR-BCHV looked at the Belgian asylum procedure from a European perspective. CBAR-BCHV now organizes a half a day seminar: "Some aspects of the case law by the Council for Aliens Law Litigation. In line with EU-law?"
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Council for Aliens Law litigation
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The workshop aims at sharing ideas on the relevance of mobility partnerships and projects supporting their implementation as well as enhancement of collaboration and funding opportunities.
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Main theme: External Dimension
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The conference aims to foster the exchange of practices and experience among present and potential partners and to raise awareness of Mobility Partnerships in their full multidimensionality and reflect on their future.
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Main theme: External Dimension
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner Gereral for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the first instance decisions.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
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On 2 May, Representatives of the Parliament of the French community unanimously approved the reform of the reception and education of foreign newcomer children, improving and making "bridging classes" more flexible.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: Foreign newcomers
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At the occacion of the presentation of the Belgian results of the Immigrant Citizens Survey in a European context, the King Baudouin Foundation organises a Conference in Brussels where professionals and policy-makers can share opinions and findings.
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Main theme: Integration
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This practical seminar, organised in Trier by the Academy of European Law (ERA), will provide training on the incorporation of the minority status of applicants into the EU asylum process.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: minorities
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The annual report of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil) has been launced. Fedasil updates you on the voluntary return program that it runs as well as the reception situation and network in 2011.
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Main theme: Reception, Return & Readmission
Keywords: Fedasil
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According to Advocate General Bot, a serious infringement of the freedom of religion may constitute an ‘act of persecution’ where the asylum seeker runs a real risk of death, inhuman or degrading treatment, of being reduced to slavery or servitude, or of being prosecuted or imprisoned arbitrarily
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: act of persecution, freedom of religion, qualification directive
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Based on judgement in case C-83/12 Minh Koa Vo, a Member State may impose criminal penalties for aiding illegal immigration when the persons who have entered the Union territory, national of non member countries, hold visas fraudulently obtained but not yet annulled.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, criminal penalties, judgement
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March 2012: More decissons, less applications
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The European University Institute in Florence proposes its VIII Migration Summer School from Monday 25 June to Friday 6 July 2012.
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Main theme: Study § Training
Keywords: social movement, immigrant
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On April 18th, the Association on the Aliens Law (ADDE) will propose a workshop in order to update and integrate different issues concerning the reforms of the immigration laws, and particularly the law of 15 December 1980.
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Main theme: Regularization
Keywords: law of 15 December 1980; reception law
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Philippe Fargues, director of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), presents the different tasks, projects and activities of the new MPC, founded in January 2012, with the support of the European Union.
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Main theme: Integration, External Dimension
Keywords: European research for Integration
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A draft bill modifying the Immigration Law and transposing the European Blue Card Directive is approved in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives on March 29, 2012.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: blue card
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At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.