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March 2012: More decissons, less applications
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The event will bring together practitioners in refugee resettlement, from both governments and NGOs, engage new actors and build toward a future EU Resettlement Practitioners’ Network.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: resettlement
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At the request of Maggie De Block, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, and Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Ministerial Council approved list of safe countries of origin.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: safe country of origin
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On 23 March 2012 a newsrelease was issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the Europeon Union, on the number of asylum applicants and asylum decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Eurostat
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The Council adopted a decision which establishes common EU resettlement
priorities for 2013.
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Main theme: International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: resettlement
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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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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
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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.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: reception law
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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.
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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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Main theme: Asylum, International Protection
Keywords: asylum statistics, CGRS
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The Belgian National Contact Point of the EMN organised its first ‘Round Table on Migration and Asylum Policy’ – an event which brought together key stakeholders to discuss policy developments and challenges.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum policy, migration policy
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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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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
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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.
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Main theme: Reception
Keywords: policy paper
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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.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy paper
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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.
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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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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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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 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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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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The European Parliament adopted a revised version of the asylum 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.
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: protection criteria, qualification directive, sexual orientation
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Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Geneva Convention, 60th Anniversary
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Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: Geneva Convention, 60th Anniversary
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Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention.