Sinds 26 maart 2015 kunnen niet-begeleide minderjarige vreemdelingen (NBMV) nu ook de specifieke verblijfsprocedure voor NBMV opstarten ook al loopt er nog een andere verblijfsprocedure, zoals een asielaanvraag of een regularisatieprocedure.
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Hoofdthema: Kwetsbare groepen
Trefwoorden: Niet-begeleide minderjarigen
On 25 March 2015 the European Commission has approved 22 new multiannual national programmes under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF) for the period 2014-2020, worth together approximately €1.8 billion.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: asylum migration and integration fund, EU-funding, internal security fund
Dit persbericht vat de voornaamste trends samen met betrekking tot asielaanvragen en asielbeslissingen voor het volledige jaar 2014 in de EU28.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: asielaanvragen
Op 19 en 20 maart vond de jaarlijkse conferentie van het Europees Migratienetwerk plaats. Het doel was om de globale context te schetsen van de 'competitie voor talent'; alsook om de praktijk te schetsen die lidstaten heben ontwikkeld om hun noden te identificeren en te vervullen.
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Hoofdthema: Economische migratie
Trefwoorden: hoogopgeleide werknemers
The Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare, a new initiative aiming to tackle the organised criminal groups who are facilitating the journeys of migrants by ships across the Mediterranean Sea to the European Union, has been launched today.
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Hoofdthema: Irregular Migration
Trefwoorden: criminal groups, Mediterranean, JOT Mare
Op zondag 15 maart heeft het proefproject 'Slimme Grenzen' de volgende mijlpaal - de uitvoeringsfase - bereikt in de Lissabon Airport, Portugal.
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Hoofdthema: Grenscontrole & Visa
During the meeting of the Home Affairs Council, Ministers discussed migratory pressures, and in particular the situation in the central Mediterranean, as well as increasing trends in asylum applications from Western Balkans countries and in particular Kosovo.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: European Agenda on Migration, Mediterranean, migratory pressure, Western Balkans
The College of Commissioners held a first orientation debate setting out the four main areas where actions are envisaged in the European Agenda on Migration.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: European Agenda on Migration
Vandaag, 20 februari, werd het koninklijk besluit gepubliceerd met de bedragen en de praktische regelingen voor de bijdrage in de administratieve kosten voor de behandeling van een verblijfsaanvraag.
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Hoofdthema: Migratie
Trefwoorden: verblijfsaanvraag
The report entitled ‘Afghanistan security situation’provides a comprehensive overview of the security situation in Afghanistan, and information relevant for the protection status determination of Afghan asylum seekers.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: Afghanistan, country of origin information (COI), EASO
The European Migration Forum – the dialogue platform on migration, asylum and migrant integration – has met for the first time on 26 and 27 January 2015.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: European Migration Forum, Mediterranean region
The European law and migration team (EDEM) of the Catholic University of Louvain has published its newsletter that analyses recent asylum case law.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: case law, European Court of Human Rights, Court of Justice of the European Union
On the occasion of the European Parliament plenary session of 13 January 2015, Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos spoke on human smuggling in the Mediterranean and the needed reaction of the EU
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Frontex, joint operation Triton, resettlement, Syrian refugees
As from today, foreigners have to pay a fee for introducing certain applications for a residence permit in Belgium with a view to covering administrative costs relating to the processing of such applications.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, residence permit
In the first half of 2015 Latvia will assume the Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Presidency will focus on the implementation of the Strategic Guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice (June 2014), as well as on the respective follow-up initiatives.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: Council of the European Union, Latvian presidency
Today the European Commission adopted its Work Programme for 2015 – setting out the actions the Commission intends to take over the next 12 months to make a real difference for jobs, growth and investment and bring concrete benefits for citizens.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: European Agenda on Migration, work programme
The last update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders has been published in the EU Official Journal on 13 December 2014. Belgium’s requirements are outlined.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: external border, means of subsistence, Schengen borders code
Council conclusions on migration in EU development cooperation : the migration and development nexus
The Foreign affairs (development) Council meeting of 12 December 2014 has adopted a number of conclusions in the field of migration and development cooperation emphasizing the positive migration and development circle and orientations to strengthen this relation.
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Hoofdthema: External Dimension
Trefwoorden: migration and development, Foreign affairs Council meeting
As part of the implementation of the government agreement of October 2014 as well as of the new reception scheme, the reduction of available reception places for asylum seekers has been approved by the Council of Ministers of 11 December 2014.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: buffer capacity, Council of minister, reception facilities, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration
Syria neighbouring States are increasingly affected by the number of refugees seeking sanctuary within their country. The European Commission is stepping up its assistance to Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon to contribute to address Syrian refugees’ needs.
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Hoofdthema: Vulnerable groups, Asylum
Trefwoorden: financial assistance, humanitarian support, Syrian refugees
The Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting gathering all EU 28 Justice and Home Affairs national ministers took place on 4 and 5 December 2014. Managing migratory flows, the functioning of the Schengen area and acting on foreign fighters were the main migration related topics discussed.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Council of the European Union, Home Affairs
On 4 December 2014, 22 Syrian refugees landed in Belgium for resettlement. 53 more are expected to arrive by the end of the year. Further resettlements of Syrian refugees are planned in 2015.
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Hoofdthema: Vulnerable groups, Reception, International Protection
Trefwoorden: resettlement, State Secretary for Migration and Asylum Policy, Syrian refugees
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a case-law in relation to international protection and protection of human rights in the case of alleged persecutions because of an applicant's sexual orientation.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, International Protection, Vulnerable groups
Trefwoorden: Court of Justice of the European Union, credibility, fundamental rights, sexual orientation
Eurostat has released available data on asylum applicants and first instance decisions on asylum applications in the European Union in the third quarter of 2014