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
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: Federal government, Maggie De Block, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy
The EMN-informs are providing a brief summary of the main policy-relevant findings from an EMN activity.
Main Theme: Migration, Economic migration
Keywords: circular migration
The Commission highlights the need for the EU to strengthen its external migration policy by setting up a Global Approach to Migration through partnerships with non-EU countries that address issues related to migration and mobility in a way that makes cooperation mutually beneficial
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
The MAFE project is a major research initiative focused on migration between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. It brings together nine European and African research centres working on international migrations
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: migration flows
The Prague Process is a new political process promoting migration partnerships among the participating states of the European Union, the Schengen Area, South Eastern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Prague Process
The external evaluation of the EMN was preformed by the Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services and provides detailed conclusions and recommendations
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: external evaluation
The new website of the Belgian Immigration Office is online
Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: Immigration Office
The EMN - European Migration Network has just released its new Annual Policy Report 2010
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
EU leaders on 24 June agreed to establish a "safeguard mechanism" allowing the re-introduction of internal borders in exceptional circumstances
Main Theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: EU Council, Schengen Agreement
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.
Main Theme: Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: migration statistics, UNECE
The new EASO Office began some of its activities in November 2010, and is since 19 June 2011 fully operational
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: asylum, EU Migration Policy, EASO
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
Main Theme: International Protection, Migration
Keywords: EU directive, Long-term Residents
On 9 and 10 June 2011, the Justice and Home Affairs of the Council of the European Union took place in Luxembourg. On the agenda of the home affairs ministers stood, amongst others, amendments on FRONTEX-rules and the Schengen evaluation of Bulgaria and Romania.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration, Economic migration, Borders & Visa
Keywords: Council
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
Main Theme: Cross-sectional, Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, immigration policies
This ACP-EU Council of ministers addressed questions of migration and discussed progress in the ongoing ACP-EU dialogue on migration. Ministers agreed to reach concrete results to strengthen the operational cooperation in the areas of visa, remittances and readmission over the coming year.
Main Theme: Migration, External Dimension
Keywords: ACP
On May 24, 2011, the European Commission presented its proposals for a better managment of migration flows from the Southern Mediterranean region and for amendements to the Visa Regulation
Main Theme: Migration, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EU Migration Policy
On 19 May 2011, the 14th EU-Russia meeting on justice and home affairs took place in Russia
Main Theme: Migration, Borders & Visa
The Belgian National Contact Point participated in an international workshop on “Migration challenges for pre-accession countries in South-East Europe” in Belgrade and gave a lecture on "The European Migration Network and other international instruments.
Main Theme: Migration
Commissioner Malmström presents Action Plan on visa liberalisation with the Republic of Moldova
Main Theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: Malmström, moldova, visa liberalisation
To follow the progress of migrants in the host society and to identify the spheres in which policy measures should be taken, we must increase the asylum and immigration longitudinal data.