Reception Crisis: Belgium Suspends Reception for Single Men Asylum Seekers, Wallonia Proposes Regularisation of Undocumented People to Fill Shortage in Labour Market
Belgium’s decision to temporarily suspend the provision of shelter to asylum-seeking single men has been met by criticism and legal challenges. The minister-president of Wallonia, Elio Di Rupo proposed to relax regulations on residence permits in in order to allow...
Reception Crises: Activists Take Action as Thousands Remain Without Housing in Belgium, Police Violence and Protests in Dutch Emergency Shelters, Irish High Court Judgment Finds Failure to Provide Accommodation in Breach of EU Law
As more than 3,000 asylum seekers remain without housing in Belgium, activists take over abandoned building to host 95 asylum seekers. Amnesty denounces police violence as tensions worsen in Dutch emergency shelters. ECRE member, Irish Refugee Council “welcomes...
Belgium: Government Reception Plan with Main Focus on Restrictions and Return as Asylum Seekers and Activists Take Matters into Their Own Hands
As the reception crisis continues, the government has launched a plan with a main focus on restrictions. Meanwhile, asylum seekers and activists have taken matters into their own hands occupying a building set to house the National Crisis Center. The ongoing reception...