Today, 19 September 2016, the UN General Assembly will host a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, with the aim of bringing countries together behind a more humane and coordinated approach.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: middenveld
The European Commission announced up to €108 million in emergency funding to Bulgaria.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Bulgaria, privaat sponsorship
From 1 July 2016 till the end of the year, Slovakia will hold the presidency of the Council of the European Union. A sustainable migration and asylum policy is one of the top priorities of the Presidency.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: Council of the European Union, Slovak Presidency
On 28 June, the European Council meeting focused on the political consequences of the UK referendum and addressed the migratory crisis among other pressing issues. On 29 June, the 27 heads of State met informally and issued a joint statement following the meeting.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Brexit, compact, Council of the European Union
Today, a new law was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. It introduces several changes to the Immigration Act and the Reception Act, including on family reunification or searches in closed centres.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: closed centre, fraud, law
Today the European Commission launched the Knowledge Center on Migration and Demography (KCMD) to support migration and demography related EU policies.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: demography, knowledge center
Following a proposal from the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the Council of Ministers has approved a draft law and royal decree which aim at giving the right to municipalities to collect administrative fees for the renewal, extension or replacement of some residence permits.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: administrative fee, residence permit
The activity rate for non-EU citizens is lower than for nationals with a higher unemployment rate and a lower employment rate.
Main Theme: Migration, Integration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: activity rate, employment rate
An EU directive to harmonise EU entry and residence rules to make it easier and more attractive for people from third countries to study or do research at EU universities.
Main Theme: Migration, Study § Training
Keywords: European Parliament, intern, researcher, student
How fundamental rights have been applied in the European migration policy in 2015 ? This is one of the question addressed by the report.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: fundamental rights
The new directive regulates the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data in the EU. Its main objective: the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: security, passenger name record
Today the European Commission is launching the process for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and developing safe and well-managed pathways for legal migration to Europe.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Common European Asylum System
Today the Commission proposes a new Emergency Assistance Instrument for faster crisis response within the EU.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: european assistance instrument, humanitarian crisis, refugee crisis
Today 27 February, numerous platforms and citizens came together for a European March in more than hundred cities in 28 countries, including Brussels where 3000 persons expressed support for the initiative.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: internal border, reception, refugee crisis, safe route
Looking at the migration/refugee crisis, the College of Commissioners looked back at measures taken in 2015 and the initiatives to be presented in 2016 to further develop collective European action and deliver clear and tangible results.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: European Agenda on Migration, migration crisis, refugee crisis
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.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Agenda on Migration
The European Council on 17-18 December 2015 agreed to speed up actions on the operation of hotspots, the implementation of relocation decisions and returns, the control of external borders and cooperation with third countries.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: hotspot, human smuggling, migration crisis, relocation, Schengen
On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, Myria launches a new online platform, Myriapolis, to help the wider public better understand migration in all aspects of life.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Myriapolis
The Migration Policy Center dedicates a website to the migrant crisis in order to provide a wide audience with the facts needed to understand the course of events in this matter.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, migration routes, refugee crisis
On 11-12 November, the Valletta summit on migration brought together European and African Heads of State and Government in an effort to strengthen cooperation and address the current challenges but also the opportunities of migration.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Emergency Trust Fund, Valletta Summit
On the occasion of an informal meeting following the Valletta Summit, heads of state or government focus on the migration crisis, the future of Schengen and cooperation with Turkey.
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: external border, hotspot, migration crisis, relocation, Schengen
Home Affairs Ministers focused in particular on speeding up the relocation process, strengthening the EU's external borders, fighting human trafficking and smuggling, and return and readmission.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: migration crisis, relocation, hotspot, Integrated Political Crisis Response, European Migration Liaison Officers
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.
Main Theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: development cooperation, EU Emergency Trust Fund, Niger
On 3rd of November 2015, the General Policy Note on Asylum and Migration of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration was published. It defines the main orientations and actions to be taken in the field of asylum and migration in 2016.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: policy note, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
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.