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Belgium responded to the Green paper consultation of the European Commission on the Right to Family Reunification of Third Country Nationals (Directive 2003/86/EC).
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: Green paper

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The Council adopted a decision which establishes common EU resettlement priorities for 2013.

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On March 20th, Benoit Cerxhe, Liz Collett, Jean-Pierre Garson and different integration experts from both Belgium and Canada will examine integration trends and challenges, as well as case studies and best practices.
Main theme: Integration
Keywords: Integration, Urbanization

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The Ministers responsible for asylum and migration of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom met in Brussels on 7 March 2012 to discuss measures in the field of combating illegal immigration

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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General 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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Lecturer Raluca Radescu from the CEMIS (Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies) - Antwerp university, will examine multiculturalism issues, addressing community versus individual rights illustrated by the case study of Roma early marriages in Romania.

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This seminar of the Academy of European Law will provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the relevant legislative measures, the most recent and important developments in jurisprudence and the impact of European human rights instruments on the issue of familiy reunification.
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: ERA, Family Law

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On March, 7, 2012, There will be held a European Parliament cross-party hearing on EU Funding on Migration, Integration and Asylum: Testing the added value co-organised by Jean Lambert MEP and the Centre for European Policy Studies.
Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU-funding

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On April, 26 and April, 27, EIPA organises in Maastricht a seminar on management and control system audits for Migration Funds
Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU-funding

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The new Belgian Law of January 19, 2012 (published on 17 February 2012) transposes the EU Return Directive, modifying the current legal framework on removal and detention, and putting more emphasis on voluntary departure.

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On February 17,2012 the law of January 19, 2012: “Law for modification of the legislation regarding the reception of asylum seekers” was published.
Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception law

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To inaugurate the new office, MPI Europe will host a panel discussion to explore what is driving societal discontent in Europe, the role immigration plays in this, and why there is a growing perception that immigrant integration efforts are failing.
Main theme: Migration

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What are the common challenges faced by EU member states in the Mediterranean region? How can EU member states better learn from each other? These and other key issues will be addressed by the newly-established Mediterranean Migration Network (MMN).
Main theme: Migration

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This International Symposium will explore the ongoing challenges that Europe is facing to increase the practical cooperation between member states, especially in relation to the collection of measurable data on asylum seekers.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System

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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 first instance decisions.

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An updated and revised edition of the multilingual EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary (Version 2) has been launched.

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The Migration Policy Group publishes the recordings of the webinar presenting the four MPG Family Reunion policy briefings to assist organisations responding to the EU Family Reunion consultation

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The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD) presented today her policy paper on reception in the Parliament.
Main theme: Reception
Keywords: policy paper

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The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) released its newest quarterly Issue 3, July–September 2011.

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The European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA) invites you to its upcoming seminar on "Planning Workable Policies for Migrant Integration in the EU Member States" on 16-17 February 2012 in Maastricht. The seminar will examine what works for integration in the European Union.

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The new law from 8 July 2011 makes family reunification related provisions more complex. This half study day plans to clarify new provisions and their impact on persons whose application is pending or who are temporarily allowed to stay on the territory.
Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: legislation

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The new Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and for Social Integration, Maggie De Block (Open VLD), underligned her willingness to act "with determination" against abuses and fraud in the asylum and family reunification procedures, while respecting everyone's rights.
Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy paper

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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. The statistical overview for December also provides an overview for the complete year 2011.
Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics

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The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has recently published its Work Programme 2012. During its 2nd year of operations, EASO will consolidate the work undertaken in 2011 and start new tasks in accordance with the EASO founding Regulation.
Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: EASO

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The UCSIA workshop welcomes researchers, doctoral students and other experts to share and discuss their scholarly ideas and practices on Population Change and Europe: Thinking Beyond the Demographic Divide . The date for submitting your proposal is 15 January 2012.
Main theme: Migration