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The government Di Rupo published on 1 December 2011 its coalition agreement. We summarize the most important political goals of the new government with regard to migration and asylum
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: coalition agreement, migration policy
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Eurostat presents its report 'Migrants in Europe - A Statistical Portrait of the First and Second Generation'
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat, migration flows, Immigrant integration
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The report of the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Centre) offers facts and figures on migration flows to Belgium up to 2009
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racsim, migration statistics
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On December, 20, 2011,The Directive 2011/95/EC was published. The Qualification directive sets standards for the identification of people in need of international protection in the EU either as refugees or as beneficiaries of subsidiary protection.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: qualification directive
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On 16 December 2011, the Council of Ministers prolonged the temporary provisions concerning restrictions of free access to the labour market for Bulgarian and Romanian workers till 31 December 2013
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Bulgaria, free movement, Monica De Coninck, Romania, temporary provisions
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Directive 2011/98/EC is a directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: residence permit
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In the framework of the formation of a Federal Government, Ms Maggie De Block (Open-VLD) has been appointed as State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy and Social Integration. Ms De Block has been sworn in on 6 December 2011
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Federal government, Maggie De Block, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy
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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.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
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The EMN-informs are providing a brief summary of the main policy-relevant findings from an EMN activity.
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Main theme: Migration, Economic migration
Keywords: circular migration
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The Christian Michelsen Institute published a report commissioned by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration on the Norwegian Information, Return, and Reintegration of Iraqi Nationals to Iraq (IRRINI) Programme. The research has been done in cooperation with the University of Duhok.
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Main theme: Integration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: reintegration program, voluntary return
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The Council approved today amendments to the directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection and the content of the protection granted, to be transposed into national law within 2 years.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: asylum law, qualification directive, rights
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The Commission highlights the need for the EU to strengthen its external migration policy by setting up a Global Approach to Migration through partnerships with non-EU countries that address issues related to migration and mobility in a way that makes cooperation mutually beneficial
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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The European Policy Centre and the European Programme for Integration and Migration are organising this Conference on 6 December that will explore issues around the rights of migrants, particularly those who are undocumented, and the role of the media in the migration and integration debate
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Media, EU Migration Policy, fundamental rights, migrants rights, undocumented migrants
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Is there a need to change the EU rules on family reunification of migrants? By publishing its Green Paper on the right to family reunification of non-EU nationals living in the EU, the European Commission launched the debate
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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The Prague Process is a new political process promoting migration partnerships among the participating states of the European Union, the Schengen Area, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: Prague Process
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The Service 'Roma and Travellers' of the Regional Ingetration Centre 'Foyer' in Brussels organise a study day on the topic of Roma living in the Brussels region
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Main theme: Migration, Irregular Migration, Integration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: Roma, Foyer, Travellers
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These two days close a research carried out during three years by the Asylum seekers reception department of the Belgian Red Cross and by the Training center of the Federation of the public social assistance centers with the support of the European Refugee Fund
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: education
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The external evaluation of the EMN was preformed by the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services and provides detailed conclusions and recommendations
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: external evaluation
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The King Baudouin Foundation, the European Policy Centre and the Odysseus Academic Network are organising a Conference on Family reunification under strain: restrictive vs. flexible policies, on 17 November
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy
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Since 9 November the annual report 2010 of the CGRS can be consulted in English (abridged version)
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum procedure, asylum statistics
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National Conference of the Bulgarian National Contact Point of the EMN on 13 December 2011 in Sofia
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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2nd French EMN Conference
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: EMN conference, EU directive, immigration policies
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The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (‘Centre’) organizes a colloquium on the problematic of so called ‘reverse discrimination’ concerning the new national law on family reunification.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: family migration policy, Family Reunification Directive
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The Flemish organisation 'Kruispunt M-I' invites for its study day on Partner Migration. The organisation will define major challenges for the migration policy on grounds of recent research