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The IOM Country Office for Belgium and Luxembourg will participate in the 20 Km of Brussels, getting together runners and joggers from 121 different nationalities. Even if you are not a top runner, you are welcome to join!
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: diversity, migrant heroe
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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
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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
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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
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This annual conference aims to tackle the current challenges for the EU in developing a coherent legal framework in the field of labour migration and to provide practitioners with an update on the legal rules applicable to labour migrants.
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Hoofdthema: Economic migration
Trefwoorden: blue card, highly skilled, labour migration, seasonal workers directive, single permit directive
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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
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On 19-20 March 2015, the Latvian Contact Point of the EMN, under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the European Council, organizes the EMN Conference on "Attracting and Retaining Talent in Europe".
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Hoofdthema: Economic migration
Trefwoorden: competitiveness, economic growth, EMN conference, talent
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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
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The European Commission's Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs has decided to set up a temporary informal expert group on economic migration, and is therefore calling for applications to select members of this group.
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Hoofdthema: Economische migratie
Trefwoorden: blue card; expertengroep
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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
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Organised in the framework of the Made Real Project funded by the European Union, this conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATD) for asylum seekers and
migrants.
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Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: alternative to detention, detention, Made Real Project
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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
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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
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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
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On 20 January, the Belgian Association for foreigners’ rights organizes a training on the topic “What protection for seriously ill persons following M’Bodj and Abdida case-law?”.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Vulnerable groups
Trefwoorden: association for foreigners' rights, ill migrants, Training
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The Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM) of the University of Liège will hold a scientific thematic workshop on “Religion and the political participation and mobilization of immigrant groups: a transatlantic perspective”
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Hoofdthema: Migration, Integration
Trefwoorden: call for paper, political participation, role of religion
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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
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Under the Italian Presidency of the European Union a two days conference on European Migration Policy and Integration is organized in Rome on 17-18 December 2014.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Integration
Trefwoorden: local actor, Integration path, Italian Presidency
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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
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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
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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
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The first meeting of the European Migration Forum will take place on 26-27 January 2015 in Brussels. Through a participatory approach and the involvement of civil society organizations, the European Migration Forum will provide a platform for exchanges on migration, asylum and integration issues.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Integration
Trefwoorden: civil society participation, European Migration Forum
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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
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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.