Today, the Council of State has annulled the decree establishing the national list of safe countries of origin, as far as the inclusion of Albania on said list is concerned.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: Albania, Council of State, list of safe countries of origin
At the initiative of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the premiums granted to Afghan and Iraqi nationals who voluntarily return to their country of origin have been temporarily doubled.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: Afghanistan, departure premium, Iraq, voluntary return
The European Commission today's proposals are part of a major reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) as outlined in its Communication of 6 April 2016.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: Common European Asylum System, reform
The news release covers main trends on the registration of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers in the EU in 2015.
Hoofdthema: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Trefwoorden: unaccompanied minors
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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Common European Asylum System
Today, the Commission is reporting on the implementation of the temporary emergency relocation schemes and the European resettlement scheme. The report summarises the challenges and proposes recommendations to improve the implementation of these schemes.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: resettlement, relocation
Today the Commission proposes a new Emergency Assistance Instrument for faster crisis response within the EU.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: 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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: internal border, reception, refugee crisis, safe route
Today, the Belgian government approved the plan for the distribution of asylum seekers over the different municipalities of the Kingdom. It will enter into force on 1 May 2016.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: distribution plan
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.
Belgium pledged 75 million EUR to be spent on humanitarian aid in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. The aid will mostly be dedicated to initiatives encouraging refugees to stay in their region of origin and providing dignified living conditions.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: humanitarian aid, Syria, Syrian refugees
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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Trefwoorden: European Agenda on Migration, migration crisis, refugee crisis
In 2015, the number of asylum applications filed in Belgium doubled compared to 2014, and the protection rate reached an all-time high.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: asylum applications, asylum decisions, CGRS
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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, External Dimension
Trefwoorden: Dutch Presidency of the Council of the EU, European Agenda on Migration
De Europese Raad kwam op 17 en18 december 2015 overeen op de acties over de hotspot-operaties op te drijven, alsook de implementatie van relocatie- en terugkeerbeslissingen, de controle van exteren grenzen en de samenwerking met derde landen.
Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: mensensmokkel
De Europese Commissiestelde vandaag een aanbeveling voor over een vrijwillige regeling met Turkije inzake de toelating van vluchtelingen uit Syrië op humanitaire gronden
Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: syrische vluchtelingen
During the third quarter of 2015 (July to September 2015), 413 800 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the EU, a number almost double that of the second quarter of 2015.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: asylum statistics
The package of programmes is the single biggest EU measure in response to the Syrian refugee crisis to date.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: aid, EU Trust Fund, Syrian refugees
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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: migration crisis, relocation, hotspot, Integrated Political Crisis Response, European Migration Liaison Officers
As from 9 November 2015, an asylum seeker can obtain a C work permit four months after applying for asylum. The 6 month period was cut to 4 months by a Royal Decree which entered into force today.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Integration
Trefwoorden: employment, waiting period
Today, a first group of 30 asylum seekers was relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, in the framework of the EU's relocation scheme.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: relocation
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.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: policy note, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
Op een bijeenkomst op 25 oktober maakten de leiders van de landen die geconfronteerd worden met de migratie-uitdagingen van de Westelijke Balkanroute afspraken over een 17 punten programma.
Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: migratiecrisis
Nieuwkomers zullen in de toekomst een verklaring moeten tekenen wanneer ze in België toekomen. De verklaring zal een aantal sleutelprincipes omvatten van de Europese Conventie inzake de rechten van de mens en de Grondwet.
Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: engagementsverklaring
De eerste editie van Myria's nieuwsbrief "Myriatics" geeft nuttige cijfers en feiten met betrekking tot de huidige vluchtelingencrisis die toelaten de globale context en de situatie in de EU en in België beter te begrijpen.