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The Conference of the Swedish National Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in Stockholm on 12 May 2017, will focus on family reunification in Sweden and in the EU.
Hoofdthema: Family reunification
Trefwoorden: Sweden

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This conference of the German Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in Berlin on 4 May, focuses on return counselling, integrated return management and reintegration.
Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: Germany

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Today, a Royal Decree was published in the Official Gazette which details the type of residence permit the fee can apply to, and what the maximum amount of said fee is.
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: residence permit, processing fee

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On 18 March 2017, a regulation amending the Schengen borders code was published in the EU Official Journal. The amendment aims to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the external borders.  
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: Schengen borders code, database

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Eurostat published a news release on the number of asylum applications in 2016 and published an article on asylum applications and decisions for 2016 on its website.  

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The conference of the Slovakian Contact Point of the EMN, which will take place in Bratislava on 23 March 2017, will focus on the role of municipalities in the integration of refugees.
Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: Slovakia

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This roundtable discussion will examine how public bodies and NGOs can better communicate with refugees to support integration.
Hoofdthema: Integration

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This info day will inform participants on the EU financial support and ways to optimize its use in the integration work. Participants will also be able to exchange good practices in this matter.
Hoofdthema: Integration
Trefwoorden: EU funding

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In its judgement delivered today, the Court of Justice has ruled that Member States are not required – under EU law – to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum. However, they are free to do so on the basis of their national law.  

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Today the European Commission presented new measures in the context of the review of the EU return policy which was announced in the Malta Declaration from 3 February 2017.

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Het Commissariaat-generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (CGVS) heeft een nieuwe gids gepubliceerd die informatie verschaft aan niet-begeleide minderjarigen die asiel aanvragen in België, alsook aan hun voogd.
Hoofdthema: Asiel
Trefwoorden: CGRS, asylum procedure

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This joint seminar organized by the Estonian Contact Point of the EMN, UNHCR and IOM focuses on the current state, challenges and future directions of resettlement in Estonia and elsewhere.

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The EESC and its Permanent Study group on Disability rights are organizing a public hearing on the situation of refugees and migrants with disabilities on 14 February 2017.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration

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Today is the opening of a photo exhibition focusing on Melilla, Europe's Southern border. This exhibition is the outcome of a one year and a half project initiated by four youths graduated in journalism.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: photo, Melilla, border control

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Today, the Commission adopted its ninth progress report on the EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes, assessing actions taken since 8 December 2016.

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On 3 February 2017, the 28 Heads of States discussed the external dimension of migration at the informal summit in Malta. They adopted the Malta Declaration.

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Foreign nationals might have to pay a fee of maximum 50 euro in certain municipalities when they renew, extend or replace a temporary residence permit at the level of the municipalities. Modifications by the Law of 18 December 2016, published today in the Belgian Official Gazette, made it possible for municipalities to collect this fee.
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, residence permit

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On 1 February 2017, Belgium and Cameroon signed a Memorandum of Understanding which focuses on migration and return.
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: MoU, Cameroon

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Today the Council of Ministers decided that the mandatory fee migrants have to pay when applying for certain residence permits will increase.    

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Today a new law enters (partly) into force inserting a general residence condition into the Immigration Act. The Immigration Office can now put an end to a residence permit if the person cannot put forward provable integration efforts.

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Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen organizes an evening event on the subject of international protection. The programme includes a dance performance, a debate, a movie screening and a concert.

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The Passenger Name Record (PNR) law has been adopted in Parliament in December 2016. It was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 25 January 2017. On the basis of this law, carriers will be obliged to send data on their passengers travelling from, to, or across Belgium to a central database.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: public order, Travellers

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Today, the Commission is taking stock of the progress achieved and the work still needed in making the new European Border and Coast Guard Agency fully operational.

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On 27 January, the Migration Policy Institute organizes a webinar on "European Union Third-Country Partnerships: Where Do We Go From Here?"
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: MPI, cooperation

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Each year, the Odysseus Network organizes a summer school in EU immigration and asylum law and policy. The courses tackle the most recent legislative, jurisprudential and political developments in the field at EU level.