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The EMN Work Programme for 2013 builds on and consolidates the approach of last year, improving the network capacity for
producing information in more flexible and timely ways to meet the needs of policymakers.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: work programme
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Fedasil invites you to discover the daily life of women residing in a reception centre for asylum seekers. The Transit51 foto exhibition is to be seen from 8 to 31 March in Brussels.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception centre
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The course will look at the international protection framework for refugees from an international law and European perspective.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: refugee definition
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The the January/February edition of the European Asylum Support Office’s newsletter was launched.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: EAC, early-warning, EASO
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The policy papers on asylum, migration and reception were presented by secretary of state Maggie De Block in the House of Representatives last Tuesday. The main achievements regarding asylum, migration and reception for the year 2012 are listed, as well as the challenges for the coming year.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy paper
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This timely 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.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: CEAS
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The programme of the Irish Presidency was officially launched in Dublin on Wednesday 9 January and establishes priorities in the fields of Asylum and Migration.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Irish Presidency
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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 2012.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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At the occasion of the IE EMN NCP conference in Dublin, a wide audience, including national policy makers and experts as well as representatives from the Commission and other NCPs, discussed protection challenges.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: CEAS, EASO, protection
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council, including the Belgian Ministers Joëlle Milquet and Annemie Turtelboom, and State Secretary Maggie De Block, met on 6 and 7 December 2012. The ministers also discussed issues concerning Immigration and Asylum.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: CEAS, Stockholm Programme, asylum procedure directive, Dublin Regulation, Eurodac Regulation
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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On 29th November in Paris, the French NCP organised a conference on the CEAS. The next day there was a EMN-Cluster Meeting on reception conditions for asylum seekers in the EU: "existing mechanisms and good practices”
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: CEAS
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In its letter to partners, CBAR BCHV wants to be informed of decisions and judgements refusing the examination of applications from applicants originating from "safe countries of origin".
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) achieved a Political Agreement on the Reception Conditions Directive, discussed recent developments in Syria and council conclusions were endorsed concerning the new EU strategy to combat human trafficking.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: CEAS, Syria
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The October edition of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) newsletter has been published. EASO has also recently published its work programme for 2013.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: EASO, work programme
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Following a selection procedure, the Steering Board members of the European Migration Network approved four study topics to be addressed in 2013
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: study topic
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The Belgian Council of Ministers decided to provide a subsidy to finance prefabricated schools in Syrian refugee camps in Turkey. The assistance is provided in the framework of the policy on conflict prevention of Foreign Affairs.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection
Keywords: refugee camp, Syrian refugees
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Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The 2012 ELENA Advanced Course on the Right of Refugees will take place in Madrid, Spain from 30 November to 2 December. The course is aimed at legal practitioners, decision makers and staff of national asylum authorities.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: refugee right, free movement, qualification directive, european social charter
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In today's Chamber Judgement in the case Singh and Others v. Belgium which is not final, the European Court of Human Rights held that there had been a violation of Article 13 (right to effective remedy) taken together with Article 3 (inhuman or degarding treatment) of the ECHR.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: document, authenticity, effective remedy, European Court of Human Rights
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The EMN glossary, a useful tool to improve the use of common definitions on migration and asylum has been translated into French. This version was accomplished through narrow cooperation of the EMN national contact points of Belgium, France and Luxemburg.