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During the first six months of 2016, the Dutch Presidency will work on the priorities agreed with Slovakia and Malta in an 18 month trio programme setting long-term goals for the period January 2016-June 2017.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Agenda on Migration
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Project applications submitted under the Call for Proposals on Actions in the area of Integration should be submitted no later than today, 29 February 2016.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: access to work, call for proposals, labour market integration, migrant women
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The European Commission has today presented a recommendation for a voluntary humanitarian admission scheme to create a system of solidarity and responsibility sharing with Turkey for refugees from Syria.
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Main theme: Asylum, External Dimension
Keywords: humanitarian admission, solidarity, Syrian refugees, temporary protection, Turkey
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Possible topics for papers include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality and human capital formation; social networks and migration; diaspora externalities; remittances; brain drain; migration and institutional/technological change.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Keywords: diaspora, remittance, brain drain, inequality
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The conference of the Belgian National Contact Point to the EMN– which took place on 4 December in Brussels – focused on challenges and opportunities associated with the return of irregular and vulnerable migrants.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: EMN conference, forced return, reintegration programmes, voluntary return, vulnerable persons
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On the occasion of the international migrants day, this conference will inter alia focus on how to integrate and support refugees and on which role Flemish authorities can play in the current crisis.
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Main theme: Integration
Keywords: employment, international migrants day, migration crisis
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In the context of the unprecedented influx of refugees and migrants, the COMECE wishes to look behind the immediate horizon of the crisis and consider how best to integrate migrants into the host society.
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Main theme: Integration
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As from 9 November 2015, an asylum seeker can obtain a C work permit four months after applying for asylum. The 6 month period was cut to 4 months by a Royal Decree which entered into force today.
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Main theme: Asylum, Integration
Keywords: employment, waiting period
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Between 2014 and 2020, the EU will support Niger through the Emergency Trust Fund, inter alia to better manage migration flows, through improved border management and increased support to fight against trafficking and smuggling networks.
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Main theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: development cooperation, EU Emergency Trust Fund, Niger
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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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Today, the European Commission adopted two decisions in relation to the EU's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa announced by President Juncker in his State of the Union speech last September
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Main theme: Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Global Approach on Migration and Mobility
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EU statistics on first residence permits in 2014 have been issued today. Eurostat explains key statistical findings.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: first residence permit
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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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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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As from 26 March 2015, unaccompanied foreign minors can also qualify for the special protection status when other protection, admission or residence procedures are ongoing.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Keywords: guardianship, protection, unaccompanied minors
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This News Release covers main trends on asylum applications and first instance decisions on asylum applications for the complete 2014 year in the EU28+EFTA region.
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Main theme: Asylum, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
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The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – has met for the first time on 26 and 27 January 2015.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: European Migration Forum, Mediterranean region
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In a press release published on 6 January 2015, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons has announced that the number of people in need of protection and being recognized the refugee status has greatly increased in 2014
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Main theme: Asylum, Data & Statistics
Keywords: Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, protection need
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On 20 January, the Belgian Association for foreigners’ rights organizes a training on the topic “What protection for seriously ill persons following M’Bodj and Abdida case-law?”.
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: association for foreigners' rights, ill migrants, Training
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The Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) of the University of Liège will hold a scientific thematic workshop on “Religion and the political participation and mobilization of immigrant groups: a transatlantic perspective”
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Main theme: Migration, Integration
Keywords: call for paper, political participation, role of religion
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In the first half of 2015 Latvia will assume the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Presidency will focus on the implementation of the Strategic Guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice (June 2014), as well as on the respective follow-up initiatives.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Council of the European Union, Latvian presidency
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18 December is the International Migrants Day. On 18 December 2014, the Federal Migration Center organized pedagogical and interactive activities while several labour unions and civil society organizations called for more rights for labour migrants
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Main theme: Migration, Vulnerable groups
Keywords: migrants rights, international migrants day
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Under the Italian Presidency of the European Union a two days conference on European Migration Policy and Integration is organized in Rome on 17-18 December 2014.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Integration
Keywords: local actor, Integration path, Italian Presidency
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Today the European Commission adopted its Work Programme for 2015 – setting out the actions the Commission intends to take over the next 12 months to make a real difference for jobs, growth and investment and bring concrete benefits for citizens.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, work programme
Council conclusions on migration in EU development cooperation : the migration and development nexus
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The Foreign affairs (development) Council meeting of 12 December 2014 has adopted a number of conclusions in the field of migration and development cooperation emphasizing the positive migration and development circle and orientations to strengthen this relation.