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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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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: residence document
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Ahead of the meeting of Heads of State or Government in Malta on 3 February 2017, the Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President have set out their contribution to the discussion on how to better manage migration and save lives along the Central Mediterranean route.
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Mediterranean
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Social networks and online classified sites are being used by traffickers to market, recruit, sell their services. This conference looks into this issue and its impact in more depth.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Slovakia
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Today the Commission is reporting on progress in the fight against trafficking in human beings. The report presents trends, progress and challenges in this field. Efforts must be stepped up to effectively fight this phenomenon.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking, EU strategy, prevention, prosecution, protection
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Today, key Belgian stakeholders in the fight against migrant smuggling discussed inter alia the use of social media in migrant smuggling at a round-table organized by the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrant smuggling, social media
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The Council conclusions on migrant smuggling were adopted by the Council at its 3455th meeting held on 10-11 March 2016
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The Justice and Home Affairs Council of 25/02/2016 discussed the current migratory situation, including the monitoring of implementation of the measures already agreed at recent meetings of the European Council and Justice and Home Affairs Council.
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Today Europol launched the new European Migrant Smuggling Center (EMSC) to pro-actively support EU Member States in dismantling criminal networks involved in organized migrant smuggling.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: European Migrant Smuggling Center, Europol, migration crisis
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The 2015 Annual Report on trafficking and smuggling in human beings is now available in English. This report is produced by Myria, the Belgian Federal Migration Centre and the independent National Rapporteur on trafficking in human beings.
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views on the functioning of the existing legislation aiming at preventing and countering migrant smuggling and on what could be done to further strengthen it.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EU legislation, public consultation
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On 12-13 January, the EMN conference gathered over 200 participants to provide impetus for the implementation of the EU Action Plan against Smuggling. The conference resulted in concrete recommendations to better address migrant smuggling.
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The European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, writes on the challenge of the migration issue.
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Main theme: Reception, International Protection, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: relocation, resettlement, solidarity
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A pan-european operation dismantled a migrant smuggling network, generating 77 arrests.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: criminal groups, smuggling of migrants
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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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Main theme: Asylum, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Frontex, joint operation Triton, resettlement, Syrian refugees
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18 October is EU Anti-Trafficking Day. To mark the Eight EU Anti trafficking Day, the European Commission has published a package on Trafficking in Human Beings and civil society organizations have launched a European campaign against human trafficking and labour exploitation.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: anti-trafficking day, campaign against trafficking in human beings, victim of trafficking
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William Lacy Swing, Director General IOM, stresses that already in 2014 over 2,200 migrants have died attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea. That’s three times 2013’s total!
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: criminal groups, Mediterranean, smuggled migrant
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The tragedy in Lampedusa prompted an unprecedented call for action by EU leaders and citizens. On 4 December, the Commission proposed ways to increase solidarity and mutual support in order to prevent migrants' death in the Mediterranean.
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Main theme: International Protection, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EUROSUR, Frontex, Lampedusa, resettlement
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On 2 December the European Border Surveillance System becomes operational. EUROSUR will make an important contribution to saving lives and will also equip the EU and its Member States with better tools to prevent cross-border crimes and to detect and provide assistance to migrant boats in distress.
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Main theme: Asylum, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EUROSUR, Frontex
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On Wednesday 13 November 2013, Public Policy Exchange will host the 4th Annual International Symposium on Preventing Human Trafficking, in Brussels.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: EU strategy, human trafficking
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Today, 18 October 2013, three international anti-trafficking expert mechanisms called for a global response to fight the transnational scourge of trafficking in persons.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: GRETA, human trafficking, OSCE
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Today, 30 september, an Inter-Ministerial Conference on the application of the International Convention for the suppression of the traffic in persons and the exploitation of the prostitution of others, by the EU Member States, has taken place in Brussels, at the eve of it's 65th birthday.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: sexual exploitation, convention on fighting human trafficking
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At the occasion of the 13th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference in Vienna, discussions focus on inequalities linked with migration and the labour market, that increase vulnerabilities to trafficking.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrants rights, labour migration, migrant worker, slavery
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This conference aimed at exploring the latest evidence and policy perspectives on the identification and investigation of human trafficking offenses.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: identification, investigation
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Today the Royal Decree, signed by Ms Maggie de Block and Ms Annemie Turtelboom on 18 April 2013, recognizing Pakoke, Pag-Asa and Sürya as specialized centres for the reception of victims of trafficking in human beings, was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: victim of trafficking, specialized center
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On the occasion of Europe Day and Fête de l’Iris, the Directorate-General for Home Affairs of the European Commission is organising a screening of the film Sisters followed by a debate on the subject of trafficking in human beings.