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The 16th International Metropolis Conference will take place on 12-16 September in Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands. Researchers, policy-makers, international organizations and non-governmental organizations meet to discuss challenges and opportunities of migration flows.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: metropolis, migration
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According to the two-yearly study, Belgium scores best on speed, cost and conditions for obtaining a work permit for higher educated people, compared with the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: highly skilled workers, residence permit
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Public Policy Exchange, in association with the Centre for Parliamentary Studies organises in Brussels their third symposium on the subject under the title "Integrating the European Knowledge
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
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The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) organizes a two-day symposium on key policy issues of the common European border security
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: arab spring, border control, border security, Frontex
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The seminar has been organized by the members of the workgroup "Migration and Development" of the "National Centre of Cooperation in Development" (CNCD 11.11.11)
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: climate change, climate refugee, development
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The workshop, held in Geneva, has been jointly organized by three United Nations Regional Commissions as part of the UN project with the same titel, that has been conducted since 2009.
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Main theme: Migration, Integration, External Dimension
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EU Anti-Trafficking Day has been held on 18 October for the last five years. This year’s event is jointly organised by the Polish EU Presidency, the European Commission, The EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator and seven EU Agencies.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking day
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This seminar organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Brussels, focusses on highskilled employers migration waves of third countries.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: circular migration, EU blue card, highly skilled workers
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The Netherlands EMN NCP now also has it's own website: www.emnnetherlands.nl
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Main theme: Migration
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The Frontex Risk Analysis Network (FRAN) released its newest quarterly report, covering January - March 2011
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking, External Dimension
Keywords: border control, Frontex, Lampedusa
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EU leaders on 24 June agreed to establish a "safeguard mechanism" allowing the re-introduction of internal borders in exceptional circumstances
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Council, Schengen Agreement
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EMN Conference Come Stay Go - Schengen Luxembourg Europe to be held in Luxembourg City on 27 and 28 September 2011
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: Luxembourg, Schengen Agreement
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The symposium is organized by Public Policy Exchange, in partnership with the Centre for Parliamentary Studies.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: health care, migrant women, migrant workers, young migrants
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The University Centre Sint-Ignatius Antwerp (UCSIA) organizes a lecture- and debate-evening in cooperation with the University of Antwerp.
Lectures and discussion will be held in English.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: detention, EU Migration Policy
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EuropeAid Info Point organizes a lunch-time conference on ‘Preventing and prosecuting trafficking for labour exploitation’ on Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 12.30 p.m. at the External Cooperation Info Point, rue de la Loi 43, Ground floor.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
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The Belgian Immigration Office started the SEFOR Project, which aims at ensuring the follow-up of the migrants having received an order to leave the territory, if they are effectively returning to their country of origin, voluntarily or not (SEFOR meaning "Sensibilisation, Follow-up, Return)
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Keywords: voluntary return
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This final Conference that took place on 15th June 2011 has presented some of the outcomes of research conducted within the framework of the European project Improving EU and US Immigration Systems' Capacity for Responding to Global Challenges: Learning from experiences
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, immigration policies
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The Statistical Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has developed an inventory of information sources and institutions dealing with migration issues. Called migratory, this inventory identifies over 1800 sources located in the UNECE region.
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Main theme: Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: migration statistics, UNECE
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2nd Norwegian EMN Conference, organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Institute for Social Research (ISF)
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Keywords: regularization
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On June 22, 2011, the Justice Commission found no agreement on the draft bill of several Flemish political parties concerning the tightening of the acquisition of citizenship in Belgium
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Main theme: Citizenship & Nationality
Keywords: acquisition of citizenship, Belgian Parliament, Naturalisation
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Debate organised by the Fondation Robert Schuman whith Mr. Jacques Barrot (former Vice-President of the EU Commission) and Mr. Carlos Coehlo (EU MEP, EPP), moderated by Mr. Jean-Dominique Giuliani
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
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The Council Directive 2003/109/EC has been amended by the Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection
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Main theme: International Protection, Migration
Keywords: EU directive, Long-term Residents
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EMN presents its synthesis report of the EMN study ‘Satisfying Labour Demand through Migration ’. Source of this publication are the different national studies, carried out in 2010 by the National Contact Points (NCP's) of the EMN.