Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
Today the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN meets with representatives from KNOMAD, a World Bank Initiative, that aims to be a global hub of knowledge and policy expertise on migration and development issues. Discover the initiative with us!
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Main Theme: External Dimension, Migration
Keywords: diaspora, migration-development nexus, remittance, Urbanization
The King Baudouin Foundation calls on young researchers, students or graduates to deliver a useful contribution to policy making in the area of migration and integration. Four persons will be rewarded for the work presented!
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Main Theme: Integration, Migration
Keywords: Charles Ullens
Today, two Laws which modify the asylum procedure (and the reception & public welfare centers laws) were published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Royal Decree from 1981 and the Royal Decrees regulating the procedure before the IO and CGRS were also modified and published.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: multiple application, first country of asylum, material reception condition
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
EASO launched the July/August edition of the EASO newsletter. The newsletter provides an overview of recent EASO activities and outputs.
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Main Theme: International Protection
Keywords: Croatia, EASO, EASO annual report
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
Today, 1 July 2013, the "Law Program" from 28 June 2013 involving a number of changes for foreigners living in Belgium, enters into force. The political agreement on the Law was reached in the framework of discussions on the budget.
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Main Theme: Migration, Regularization
Keywords: family member, mobile EU citizen, social assistance, social integration
The President of the European Parliament, the President of the Council, with the support of the European Commission have just agreed on the Multiannual Financial Framework for the next seven years for the European Union.
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Main Theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: AMF, MFF, multiannual financial framework
At the occasion of the 13th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference in Vienna, discussions focus on inequalities linked with migration and the labour market, that increase vulnerabilities to trafficking.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrants rights, labour migration, migrant worker, slavery
More than 100.000 asylum seekers were granted protection in EU Member States in 2012. More precisely, protection was granted to 102.700 asylum seekers in 2012, compared with 84.300 in 2011.
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Main Theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
On 18-19 June 2013, governments and experts shared experiences in order to identify better ways to engage, enable and enpower diaspora communities and promote them as development actors.
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Main Theme: External Dimension
Keywords: development, diaspora, high-level dialogue en migration and development
The Irish EMN NCP explored how the economic crisis has affected immigrants, migratory flows and migration policies in Ireland, Europe and the wider international context.
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Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: economic crisis, immigration flow
Today, Wednesday 12 June, the European Parliament voted the final adoption of the asylum package. The new rules lay down common procedures for handling asylum applications and basic rights for asylum seekers.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum procedure directive, CEAS, Dublin Regulation, Eurodac Regulation, reception directive
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions
This conference aimed at exploring the latest evidence and policy perspectives on the identification and investigation of human trafficking offenses.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: identification, investigation
Today the Royal Decree, signed by Ms Maggie de Block and Ms Annemie Turtelboom on 18 April 2013, recognizing Pakoke, Pag-Asa and Sürya as specialized centres for the reception of victims of trafficking in human beings, was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
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Main Theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: victim of trafficking, specialized center
The European Commission has released a new Communication entitled “Maximising the Development Impact of Migration” recommending ways in which migration and mobility can contribute to inclusive and economic social development and how to strengthen global cooperation in this area.
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The Royal Decree from 7 May 2013 establishing the list of safe countries of origin was published today in the Belgian Official Gazette. The government lists the same countries as for the previous year.
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Main Theme: Asylum
Keywords: safe country of origin
This study was conducted within the framework of the National Action Plan against violence between partners and other forms of domestic violence.
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Main Theme: Family reunification
Keywords: forced marriage, marriage of convenience
Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) publishes a document providing the statistics on asylum applications and first instance decisions.
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Main Theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: décision de première instance, demande d'asile
This Conference looked into the strengths and weaknesses of reception system for asylum seekers in terms of quality, efficiency and flexibility. Speakers from Belgium, France and the UK provided a comparative perspective.
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Main Theme: Reception
Keywords: reception centre, flexibility, reception crisis
Today the Commission staff working document "Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration", accompanying the EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, was released.
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Main Theme: Migration
Keywords: environmental refugee, climate change
Eurostat and DG Home Affairs are publishing the first report on statistical data on trafficking in human beings at EU level, covering the reference years 2008, 2009 and 2010.