Nicole de Moor calls for an interministerial conference on labour migration to better protect and integrate migrant workers. Integration courses for this target group should be considered.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: migrant worker, Integration path, housing
In the House of Representatives today, Nicole de Moor responded to numerous questions regarding possible fraudulent cases of applications for single permits. All involved actors, including the Flemish Region, the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Office, are now part of a working group to foster information exchange and avoid future abuses.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: single permit, fraud
EMN Belgium, the Belgian development agency Enabel, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Belgium & Luxembourg, organised on 1 & 2 June 2022 a (hybrid) conference on "Skills Mobility Partnerships”. Here you can find the PowerPoint presentations, the concept note, the videos and some photos of the event.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Skills Mobility Partnerships; Labour Migration
Border closures and quarantine rules to prevent the spreading of Covid-19 risk having a negative impact on seasonal work. To address labour shortages in the agricultural and horticultural sectors, the federal and regional governments decided to adopt a series of measures in the spring of 2020.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: seasonal labour
This report provides a broad overview of recent trends in international migration flows and migration policies in OECD countries and some non-OECD countries.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: OECD
The conference 'From Tampere 20 to Tampere 2.0: Towards a new programme (2020-2024) for EU migration and asylum policies 20 years after the Tampere conclusions?' was held in Helsinki on the 24th and the 25th of October.
Main Theme: Cross-sectional, Integration, External Dimension, International Protection, Economic migration, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Dublin Regulation, CEAS, EMN Annual Conference
This report provides a broad overview of recent trends in international migration flows and migration policies in OECD countries and some non-OECD countries.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: migration flows
In 2018, the European Migration Network (EMN) celebrates its 10 year anniversary. On this occasion, the EMN organized a conference on 15 May in Brussels.
Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: anniversary, EMN conference
Following the adoption of the Cooperation Agreement on the Single Permit Procedure on 2 February 2018, different legislative texts have been adopted at the federal and regional levels in March 2018 to approve this Cooperation Agreement.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: single permit directive
A joint European Migration Network & OECD event exploring the topics of family migration and illegal employment took place in Brussels on 9 November 2017.
Main Theme: Economic migration, Family reunification, Irregular Migration
Keywords: EMN conference
On the 26th of October 2017 the general policy note on asylum and migration of the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration was published. The policy note provides an overview of the main achievements and priorities in the field of asylum and migration.
Today, the Belgian National Contact Point of the European Migration Network organized an event in Brussels to discuss the irregular employment of third country nationals.
Main Theme: Economic migration, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Keywords: illegal employment, migrant worker
In the framework of the Estonian Presidency of the Council, the Estonian Contact Point of the EMN organized the annual EMN conference on 21 and 22 september in Tallinn. The event gathered key stakeholders who discussed good practices and challenges in attracting and retaining talents in the EU and in the Member States.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: EMN Annual Conference, Estonia, talent
Today, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully implement the Single Permit Directive (Directive 2011/98/EU). Designed to facilitate legal migration, the Directive introduces simplified procedures and a common set of rights for non-EU workers.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: single permit directive, Court of Justice of the European Union
A decree of the government of the French-speaking Community – which entered into force today – introduces changes regarding the procedure of recognition of the equivalence of higher education diplomas and certificates obtained abroad.
Main Theme: Economic migration, Study § Training
Keywords: Projet sur les migrants disparus, décès de migrant
The Action Plan aims at supporting Member States in the integration of third-country nationals and their economic and social contribution to the EU. It will be accompanied by a legal proposal to reform the rules on highly skilled migrants coming to the EU to work.
Main Theme: Integration, Economic migration
Keywords: Immigrant integration, EU blue card
The Commission is referring Belgium for failing to transpose the Single Permit Directive. The Commission proposes a daily penalty of 52,828.16 euros.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Court of Justice of the European Union, single permit directive
Today Belgium lifted the restrictions on the free movement of workers from Croatia. Croatian citizens are now able to fully exercise their right to work in Belgium without a work permit.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: Croatia, free movement
Today, 28 May 2015, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future of the Blue Card Directive. This consultation invites stakeholders (migrants, employers, trade unions, governmental organisations, etc.) to share their views on the EU Blue Card and how it can be improved.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: economic migration, European Commission
The European Commission asks Belgium to implement rules on a Single Permit and a clear set of rights for legal migrant workers.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: ingringement procedure, single permit directive
The Annual Conference of the European Migration Network was held on March 19 and 20. It aimed to provide a global context for the ‘competition for talent’ as well as the practical responses that Member States have developed to ensure that their skills needs can be identified and met.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: competitiveness, EMN Annual Conference, highly skilled workers, talent
Eurostat published data on first residence permits issued to non-EU nationals. A residence permit represents an authorization issued by the competent authorities of a country allowing third-country national (non-EU citizens) to stay legally on its territory.
Main Theme: Economic migration, Family reunification, Study § Training, Data & Statistics
Keywords: residence permit
The joint European Commission-OECD report on Matching Economic Migration with Labour Market Needs shows that migration and mobility have a key role to play to address demographic decline and skills shortages in the EU.
Main Theme: Data & Statistics, Study § Training, Economic migration
Keywords: migrants' skills, labour mobility, labour migration, employment, demography
The ICT Directive enters into force today 28 May 2014. Member States shall transpose the Directive by 29 November 2016.
Main Theme: Economic migration
Keywords: intra corporate transfer, intra-EU mobility
The Commission reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of the EU Blue Card Directive. It assesses the attractiveness of the EU Blue Card and examines how measures were enacted in national legislation.