Publication date: 06 November 2025
This Inform provides an overview of national policy and legal changes from July 2023 to early 2025 concerning the responsibilities and access to rights of beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP) under Directive 2001/55/EC. It maps these changes, provides evidence for decisions on possible financial contributions from BoTP, and offers insights into national strategies after the expiration of temporary protection.
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Main theme: Temporary protection
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: beneficiary of temporary protection, access to rights, employment, housing, education, health care, social assistance, accommodation
Publication date: 04 August 2024
This ad hoc query examines the approach taken by EMN Member and Observer countries in relation to applications for family reunification from third-country national workers, in particular with regards to the level of resources and the quality of accommodation required by those applying for family reunification, as well as the possible obligation to provide for medical insurance in the context of such applications.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: application for family reunification, foreign workers, income threshold, accommodation, medical insurance
Publication date: 31 July 2024
This joint EMN-OECD inform presents an overview of policies and state-led practices designed to monitor the integration of third-country nationals and compares relevant national legislation in each EMN Member and Observer Country. Drawing on the contributions from 25 EMN Member and Observer Countries, this Inform sheds light on the various dimensions of integration – from education and employment to social inclusion and civic participation.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: monitoring, education, employment, housing, data, survey
Publication date: 26 February 2024
This EMN Inform sheds light on the challenges faced by beneficiaries and applicants for international protection in EMN Member Countries and Serbia as they strive to access autonomous housing. It also provides an overview of the different approaches and strategies employed by these countries to support their access to autonomous housing.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: housing, social housing, financial assistance, applicant for international protection, beneficiary of international protection, housing shortage, discrimination
Publication date: 08 February 2024
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member and Observer Countries promote self-reliance of beneficiaries of temporary protection by paying a one-off lump sum to cover the initial costs associated with their transition from the temporary collective housing to regular private housing. In addition, it addresses the control mechanisms in place to prevent misuse and ensure the efficiency of the system.
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Main theme: Temporary protection
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: temporary protection, housing, self-reliance
Publication date: 15 December 2023
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member Countries foresee an obligation for the employer to secure adequate accommodation for migrant workers, other than seasonal workers. It examines whether this obligation applies to certain types of permits, what criteria make it possible to define adequate housing, what proof is required in this regard and what possible sanctions are foreseen against employers who don't provide adequate housing.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: migrant worker, accommodation
Publication date: 20 January 2023
Most EMN Member and Observer Countries reported pressures and challenges in housing applicants for international protection between 2017 and 2021. This inform highlights the challenges encountered and best practices for responding to the emergency.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: housing, reception directive, buffer capacity, reception crisis
Publication date: 09 November 2015
Through this publication, the Ciré informs private persons, who wish to welcome a migrant at home, about the needs of the sector and the legal consequences.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords: accomodation, private person
Publication date: 31 May 2005
How did the reception system for asylum seekers develop in Belgium? What are its missions and responsibilities, its strengths and weaknesses? This study explores these questions and also looks in particular at the situation of applicants, including minors.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Thematic Studies
Keywords: accomodation, benefits, financial aid, health care, social assistance
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Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Belgium has granted more than 101.500 temporary protection certificates to people fleeing the conflict. Today, around 70.600 of these displaced Ukrainians remain in the country. While the temporary protection scheme has been extended until March 2027, uncertainty remains over what will happen afterwards, raising questions for both the authorities and Ukrainian beneficiaries.
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Main theme: Temporary protection
Keywords: beneficiary of temporary protection, accommodation, transition, legal status, voluntary return, reintegration
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From 18 August 2025, new rules for family reunification enter into force in Belgium. They do not apply to all applicants. Some cases continue under the old rules, others transition to the new rules in 2027, while certain applications are immediately subject to the new framework. This article explains who is affected and how the rules will change.
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Main theme: Family reunification
Keywords: application for family reunification, family tie, income requirement, minimum age, housing
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In a new report, Amnesty International urges the Belgian government to ensure that all people seeking asylum are given adequate housing and that they have access to adequate healthcare services, including specialised psychological support, regardless of their housing situation. Belgian authorities are also called to activate the "dispersal plan" outlined in domestic law and implement contingency plans to manage fluctuations in the number of asylum applications.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception crisis, reception capacity, housing, access to healthcare
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Belgium has granted temporary protection to 93.343 Ukrainians, with a sharp decline beginning in 2023 and continuing into 2024 and early 2025. As the number of arrivals has slowed and the focus shifts to integration efforts, both the Flemish and Walloon governments plan to gradually reduce reception capacity for beneficiaries of temporary protection in the coming months.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, Temporary protection
Keywords: temporary protection, beneficiary of temporary protection, accommodation
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Fedasil has a budget for financing specific projects relating to the reception of asylum seekers (and other reception beneficiaries). The Agency has launched its call for projects for the year 2025. In 2025, the focus will be on projects that focus on support, activation, and housing.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: call for projects, applicant for international protection, support, activation, housing
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This event will convene key stakeholders to facilitate discussions about current challenges and to provide insights on good practices in governing the accommodation of international protection applicants and supporting access to housing for international protection beneficiaries.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: applicant for international protection, beneficiary of international protection, accommodation, housing
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Nicole de Moor calls for an interministerial conference on labour migration to better protect and integrate migrant workers. Integration courses for this target group should be considered.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: migrant worker, Integration path, housing
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How can we create flexible housing capacities for asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection? This conference will gather national and international experts to discuss challenges, good practices and lessons learnt when it comes to dealing with pressures on the asylum housing system, both in the context of international and temporary protection.
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"Inburgering" and Integration are being quantitatively and qualitatively brought to light and examined in several specific fields: education, living conditions, labour market, entrepreneurship and rights.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: education, entrepreneurship, fundamental right, living condition
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PICUM's Annual International Workshop, that will take place on 28 June 2013 in the International Auditorium in Brussels, will explore the housing situation of undocumented migrants.