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According to the figures released by Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, the share of Belgians with a Belgian background has decreased from 79,9% in 2004 to 64,8% in 2024. The share of Belgians with a foreign background increased by 5,1 percentage points between 2004 and 2014. The proportion of non-Belgians increased from 8.3% in 2004 to 13.7% in 2024.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics
Trefwoorden: population structure, origin, Belgian, foreign background, non-Belgian
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The international migration balance, i.e. the difference between the number of immigrations and emigrations, was positive in Belgium in 2023. The positive international migration balance offset the negative natural balance and ensured a fairly strong population growth by 66.093 inhabitants, or by 0.57%.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics
Trefwoorden: population movement, immigration, emigration
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Before 20 September 2024, Member States can apply for funding for projects focused on combating organised crime under the Internal Security Fund and for projects to reinforce border checks or border surveillance under the Border Management and Visa Instrument. EUR 17 million are intended for this purpose.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: EU funding, internal security fund, Border Management and Visa Instrument, call for expression of interest
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Before 21 August 2024, public institutions, private non-profit and international organisations may submit an application to receive funding under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) for a project strengthening the identification, assistance, support, and integration of third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: AMIF, call for proposals, human trafficking
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De workshop zal de uitdagingen en beste praktijken belichten bij de toepassing van de richtlijn tijdelijke bescherming in Duitsland, Nederland en Litouwen. De deelnemers zullen ook toekomstscenario's bespreken om de bescherming van Oekraïners te blijven garanderen.
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Hoofdthema: Tijdelijke bescherming
Trefwoorden: begunstigde van tijdelijke bescherming, Oekraïne, implementatie
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From 20 to 27 April 2024, Belgium participated, with 30 other countries, in the EMPACT Joint Action Days targeting human trafficking for labour exploitation purposes. The action resulted inter alia in 160 perpetrators and 334 potential victims identified and led to the arrest of 51 persons.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: joint action day, labour exploitation
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Myria has published the first thematic section of its 2024 annual report. This section entitled "Population and movements" reveals that, largely due to the war in Ukraine, Belgium recorded a 48% increase in immigration of foreigners into the country in 2022, compared to 2021. It also highlights that the number of first residence permits increased by 52% in 2022, compared to 2021.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics
Trefwoorden: migrant population, immigration, emigration, first residence permit, temporary protection, Ukraine
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Op deze multistakeholder vergadering, gezamenlijk georganiseerd door de Raad van Europa en het EMN Luxemburg in het kader van het 'EMN Platform on Statelessness', zullen deelnemers goede praktijken en uitdagingen kunnen uitwisselen over onderwerpen als de leeftijdsbepaling en het belang van het kind; de bewijslast in het speciale geval van kinderen, en de toegang tot nationaliteit voor kinderen.
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Hoofdthema: Staatloosheid
Trefwoorden: leeftijdsbepaling, hoger belang van het kind, bewijslast, toegang tot de nationaliteit
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The list of safe countries of origin, which is revised once a year, was updated on 12 May 2024 and is now published in Belgium’s Official Journal. At present, the following countries are considered as safe countries of origin: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, India and Moldova.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: list of safe countries of origin
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On 27 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted a directive that inter alia adds new forms of exploitation and considers knowingly using the service provided by a trafficking victim as a criminal offense. It also strengthens prevention measures as well as the support for and assistance to victims.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: Anti-Trafficking Directive
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On 24 May 2024, the Council of the European Union, with Spain and Slovenia abstaining, finally adopted the reform of the Schengen Borders Code. The reform inter alia aims to make the Schengen area more resilient to present and future crises at its external borders.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen borders code, migration instrumentalization, travel restriction, internal border control, external border
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In its 2023 annual report, the Federal Institute for Human Rights draws attention, among other things, to the failure of the authorities to enforce the rulings of the Belgian and European courts and tribunals, in particular in the context of the reception crisis. The lack of resources for the judiciary, threats to human rights defenders and weaknesses in the right to information are also underlined.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: human rights, reception crisis, right to information
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On 23 May 2024, the Commission and representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society discussed the implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. NGOs asked the Commission to encourage EU countries to work with civil society. They also shared concerns on the border procedure and respect of fundamental rights, and underlined the need for resources.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: New Pact on Migration and Asylum, implementation, non-governmental organisation, civil society, fundamental rights
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On 22 May 2024, a joint conference hosted by Fedasil and the EUAA highlighted innovative collaboration models designed to strengthen migration systems. The event brought together diverse participants from various EU Member States, including government bodies, international organisations, civil society groups, and private entities. It focused on strategies to improve the reception, information provision, and pre-integration of international protection applicants.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: New Pact on Migration and Asylum, multistakeholder approach, reception, information provision, preintegration
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In Palestinian cases, several elements prevent the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless persons (CGRS) from taking a decision within the initial six-month period after receiving the application for international protection. The CGRS commits to ensuring that Palestinian cases are processed more quickly and that a decision can be taken within 21 months of the submission of the application for protection.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: application for international protection, Palestinian, processing time
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During a joint webinar, experts from the European Migration Network and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development highlighted the positive trends characterizing the labour market integration of Ukrainians, including employment rates and their progress, main sectors of employment, and most common policies and measures for facilitating labour market integration. They also identified the difficulties and remaining challenges in this domain.
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The Expert Conference, that is jointly hosted by Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil), and the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), in cooperation with the Migration Policy Institute Europe (MPI Europe), aims to explore multi-stakeholder strategies in three specific areas: reception, information provision, and pre-integration.
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Hoofdthema: Reception
Trefwoorden: multistakeholder approach, reception, information provision, preintegration
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Fifteen European countries plead with the European Commission to go beyond the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. They push for comprehensive, mutually beneficial and durable partnerships with third countries located along the migratory routes. They also want to inter alia explore solutions aimed at rescuing migrants on the high seas and bringing them to a predetermined place of safety in a partner country outside the EU.
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Hoofdthema: External Dimension
Trefwoorden: New Pact on Migration and Asylum, externalisation, partnership, return hub, safe third country
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During this conference, representatives from the European Commission, EMN NCPs and universities, shared practices and critical reflections on information campaigns, new tools and innovative approaches as well as benefits and challenges in the current context. Particular attention was paid to evaluating the impact of information campaigns.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: information campaign, prevention campaign, irregular migration, migrant smuggling
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On 14 May 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted 10 legislative acts which reform the entire European framework for asylum and migration management. Member States will now have two years to put the laws that were adopted today into practice. The European Commission will soon present a common implementation plan to provide assistance to Member States in this process.
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Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: New Pact on Migration and Asylum
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Tijdens dit webinar zullen de belangrijkste bevindingen van de nieuwe gezamenlijke EMN-OESO Inform over de arbeidsmarktintegratie van personen met tijdelijke bescherming uit Oekraïne worden voorgesteld. Deze bevindingen zullen worden aangevuld met inzichten van andere internationale organisaties. Tevens zullen specifieke benaderingen en maatregelen van verschillende gastlanden belicht worden.
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Hoofdthema: Integratie, Tijdelijke bescherming
Trefwoorden: labour market integration, beneficiary of temporary protection, Ukraine
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According to Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, 5.297 persons obtained Belgian nationality in February 2024. The main countries of origin of people who acquired Belgian nationality in February are Morocco, Romania, Syria, Afghanistan and Turkey.
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Hoofdthema: Citizenship & Nationality
Trefwoorden: access to nationality, Belgian nationality
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The Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration announced that applications for international protection from people from safe countries of origin have been processed in 12 working days and those from people originating from countries for which a low rate of protection is granted in 39 days, since 1 February 2024. This aims to free up places in the reception network for those who actually need protection.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: application for international protection, accelerated procedure
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Eurostat published 2023 figures regarding immigration law enforcement in the EU, with a particular focus on people refused entry in the EU, people found to be illegally present in the EU, people ordered to leave an EU country and people returned following an order to leave.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics
Trefwoorden: immigration law, law enforcement
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On Friday 3 May 2024, the Council of Ministers approved a draft royal decree appointing Pieter Spinnewijn as Director General of the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil). His mandate will begin on 1 July 2024 for a period of six years.