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Today the European Commission decided to increase the level of cofinancing for the transport of the assistance via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, following activation of the mechanism by Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: EU Civil Protection Mechanism, refugee crisis
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During a meeting on 25 October, leaders from countries facing challenges along the Western Balkans Migration Route agreed on a 17-point plan of action.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, migration crisis, Western Balkans
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The declaration presenting some of the key principles of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Belgian Constitution will be submitted to foreigners arriving in the country.
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Main theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: Constitution, declaration of commitment, European Convention on Human Rights
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Myria's first edition of its newsletter "Myriatics" provides useful figures and facts on the current refugee crisis, to facilitate a better understanding of the global context and the situation in the EU and Belgium.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: federal migration centre, Myria, refugee crisis
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The Council adopted a series of conclusions on the future of the return policy and approved more money to tackle the refugee crisis. The EMN will be used to monitor whether disparities among Member States' programmes could lead to return shopping.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, return policy
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A first group of 19 asylum seekers was relocated from Italy to Sweden today under an EU relocation scheme.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: relocation
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On the 7th October 2015, the EMN Annual Conference took place in Esch-Belval (Luxembourg). It was dedicated to the 30 years of the Schengen Agreement, as well as to the current challenges to the system regarding border management and irregular migration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: border management, EMN Annual Conference, refugee crisis, Schengen
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Following the increase in the number of asylum seekers, the Belgian government approved a series of measures to progressively increase the reception capacity .
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception facilities
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This News Release, covers main trends on first time asylum applicants and on pending asylum applicants for the second quarter of 2015 in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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On 14 September 2015, an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting was held in Brussels to discuss Europe's response to the current refugee crisis.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee, relocation
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Today, the European Commission put forward a package of proposals to help address the refugee crisis that EU Member States and neighbouring countries are facing, including by tackling the root causes making people seek refuge in Europe.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: refugee crisis, relocation, safe country of origin
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Today, the Federal Migration Centre presented its new name (Myria) and identity as well as its report "Migration in figures and rights", which provides an annual overview of the demographics and of the situation of foreigners in terms of fundamental rights.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: Myria, federal migration centre
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On 3 September a Law amending the Immigration Act came into force. The amendment is intended to take into account threats to society and national security in applications for international protection.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: public order
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The Council of Ministers has approved a series of measures to guarantee the humane reception of asylum seekers, ensure the rapid transfer of asylum files and reinforce the return of failed asylum seekers.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: reception law
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The 5 days training programme focuses on the issues of residence, international protection, employment and social assistance, private international law, citizenship, and integration processes.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Keywords: legislation, aliens law
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The third edition of the Annual Report on the State of Asylum in Europe, which compiles information from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), will be launched on 10 September 2015 in Brussels.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum policy
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The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: relocation, resettlement, solidarity
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Each month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and asylum decisions.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: CGRS, asylum decisions, asylum applications
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This symposium will examine the current state of affairs around the recast directives and regulations for asylum at EU level, and assess the implementation challenges that Member States face.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: Common European Asylum System; relocation: resettlement
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To face the important inflow of asylum seekers in Belgium, the government has taken measures to create additional reception places.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception place
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Interior ministers in Brussels on Monday (20 July) fell short of a European Commission-proposed target to relocate 40,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece and Italy over the next two years. However according to EU Commissioner Avramopoulos significant progress was made on different topics.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: hotspots, relocation, safe country of origin
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The European Agenda aims to give concrete answers following the recent tragedies in the Mediterranean and, more generally, to manage migration better in all aspects.