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The European Commission has launched a public consultation to collect evidence, experiences, data and opinions to support the evaluation of the existing EU legal framework for the legal entry and stay of nationals of non-EU countries to the EU Member States. The deadline is 18 September 2017.
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Hoofdthema: Economic migration, Family reunification, Study § Training
Trefwoorden: public consultation
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Today, the Belgian Louise-Marie frigate departed from the port of Zeebrugge, starting its deployment in the Mediterranean sea in the framework of the EUNAVFOR MED – Sophia operation. The deployment will last until 28 July.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: EUNAVFOR MED, Sophia, frégate
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In het kader van het Estse voorzitterschap van de Europese Raad, zal het Estse Nationale Contactpunt van het EMN op 21 en 22 september 2017 een tweedaagse conferentie organiseren. De conferentie zal worden gewijd aan ‘The EU in the Global Race for Talents: Challenges and Solutions in Strengthening EU’s Competitiveness’.
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Hoofdthema: Economische migratie
Trefwoorden: EMN Annual Conference, Estonia
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Justice and Home Affairs Ministers met on 8 and 9 June 2017. Home Affairs issues included the reform of the CEAS, European travel information and authorisation systems, Schengen information system, Information systems interoperability and return policy. The protection of children in migration was also put forward.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Justice and Home Affairs Council
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Today, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration and the German Minister of Foreign Affairs signed a letter of intent to increase the cooperation of the two countries regarding monitoring beneficiaries of international protection who travel to their countries of origin.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: Letter of intent, Germany, cooperation
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An ordinance of the Joint Community Commission of Brussels - which was published in the Belgian Gazette today - establishes a mandatory integration programme for newcomers in Brussels.
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Hoofdthema: Integration
Trefwoorden: Brussels, integration programme
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In het kader van het Maltese voorzitterschap van de Europese Raad, hield het Maltese Nationale Contactpunt van het EMN op 24 en 25 mei 2017 een tweedaagse conferentie. De conferentie was gewijd aan de hervorming van het gemeenschappelijk Europees asielstelsel.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: Common European Asylum System; relocation: resettlement
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As from today, potential victims of trafficking are issued an annex 15 valid for 45 days during the reflection period, following modification of article 61/2 §2 of the Immigration Act.
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Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: residence document
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Today, the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe agreed on concrete action on protecting refugee and migrant children.
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Hoofdthema: Vulnerable groups
Trefwoorden: migrant child
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CNCD 11.11.11 and other organizations including CIRÉ, Médecins du Monde and Amnesty International, organize debates, testimonies and social and cultural encounters in different regions in Belgium to promote a different approach on migrations.
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Hoofdthema: Integration, Migration
Trefwoorden: migratory justice, civic assembly
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Today, the thematic Council of Ministers on security, justice and defence approved a series of measures, including the proposal of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration to increase the capacity of the closed detention centres for irregularly staying migrants.
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Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: detention center, irregular migrant
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The conference of the Norwegian National Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in Oslo on 1 June 2017, will focus on the methods and technology used to establish migrants' identities.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Norway, EMN conference
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The Conference of the Dutch Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in the Hague on 18 May 2017, will focus on family reunification in the Netherlands and Europe.
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Hoofdthema: Family reunification
Trefwoorden: Netherlands
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The Annual Conference 2017 will focus on the Reform of the EU Legal Migration System.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: legal migration, labour shortage
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Eurostat releases today data on asylum decisions taken by EU Member States in 2016.
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Hoofdthema: Data & Statistics, International Protection
Trefwoorden: asylum decisions, resettlement
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The European Commission is today recommending that Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway phase out the temporary controls currently in place at some of their internal Schengen borders over the next six months.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen, border control
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Today, two new laws have entered into force. They focus on the procedure to end the residence rights and organized the removal of foreign nationals legally residing in Belgium for reasons of public order or national security.
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Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: public order, foreign terrorist fighter
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Op 26 april 2017 lanceerde het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN) haar jaarlijkse beleidsrapport over asiel en migratie in 2016 tijdens een conferentie in Brussel.
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Hoofdthema: Migratie
Trefwoorden: jaarrapport
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, published today a press release with 2015 data on the acquisition of citizenship in the EU. The main conclusions are that EU Member States granted citizenship to fewer persons in 2015, and Moroccans, Albanians and Turks remain the main recipients.
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Hoofdthema: Citizenship & Nationality
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In het kader van het Maltese voorzitterschap van de Europese Raad, zal het Maltese Nationale Contactpunt van het EMN op 24 en 25 mei 2017 een tweedaagse conferentie organiseren. De conferentie zal worden gewijd aan de hervorming van het gemeenschappelijk Europees asielstelsel.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: EMN Annual Conference, Malta, GEAS
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Following up on the Joint Communication on the Central Mediterranean Route and the Malta Declaration, the EU Trust Fund for Africa upon proposal from the European Commission, adopted today a €90 million programme to step up the protection of migrants and reinforce migration management in Libya.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: EU Trust Fund, Libya
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The Commission is today setting out actions to reinforce the protection of all migration children at all stages of the process and to ensure a closer link between the asylum and child protection services.
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Hoofdthema: Vulnerable groups
Trefwoorden: migrant child, Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors
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Today, the Commission adopted its eleventh progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 2 March 2017.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: resettlement, relocation
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The first edition of the Antwerp Summer School ‘Europe: Diversity and Migration’ addresses the issue of superdiversity from an interdisciplinary perspective and in doing so, provides participants with concrete insights, information and tools based on theoretical perspectives, empirical case studies and field visits. In doing so it reveals the interrelations between the micro-, meso- and macro-level processes concerned allowing for fine-grained and in-depth understandings of the complex relationships between migration and integration processes.