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CJEU: Withdrawal of Material Reception Conditions not a Lawful Sanction for Violation of House Rules*

22nd November 2019 | News

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered today its judgment in Haqbin, where it ruled that Member States cannot order the withdrawal, even temporary, of material reception conditions in case an asylum seeker seriously violates the house rules of a...

AIDA 2018 Update: Belgium & the Netherlands

29th March 2019 | News

The updated AIDA reports on Belgium and the Netherlands document the latest developments and practice relating to the reception and treatment of people seeking international protection. Access to the asylum procedure was a particular concern in both countries, as...

AIDA 2017 Update: Belgium and the Netherlands*

30th March 2018 | News

The updated AIDA Country Reports on Belgium and the Netherlands track reforms and developments in the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection. In Belgium, two new laws were adopted in 2017, amending the Aliens Act and...

Belgium adopts asylum reform and announces further restrictive plans

10th November 2017 | News

The latest Policy Note of the Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, issued on 19 October 2017, outlines several measures to “restrict uncontrolled migratory influx” as a matter of political priority in 2018. The government’s plans are announced in...

Reform reducing asylum standards in Belgium to minimum requirements

30th June 2017 | News

On 23 June 2017 the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration submitted a new legislative proposal amending the Aliens Act with the aim of transposing the recast Reception Conditions Directive and Asylum Procedures Directive. The law indicates a lowering of the...