Content by tag : Asylum seekers
In 2016 and 2017 the Belgian population will increase by about 85,000 people each year, according to an estimate by the Federal Planning Bureau.
According to a survey conducted by Het Laatste Nieuws and VTM News, 81% of Belgians think that the refugees arriving in Belgium and Europe threaten their way of life.
About 30,000 asylum seekers in 2015 acquired the right to reside in Belgium, according to state secretary for asylum and migration Theo Francken (pictured), writes Het La
The former refugee camp set up by the Red Cross in Brussels’ Parc Maximilien is almost completely dismantled, as the newly arrived asylum-seekers, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, move to
A family of Syrian refugees, two parents and three children, have become the first to move in with a local family.
The accommodation in an office block in Brussels for refugees waiting to be processed by the government agency Fedasil is fully occupied, the Red Cross has reported.
Refugees from a war zone, including many of those currently fleeing the conflict in Syria, should be allowed to work after being in Belgium for four months, federal labour minister Kris Peet
A plan to offer temporary accommodation to asylum-seekers waiting to be processed has met with little response, a result, said federal migration minister Theo Francken of the overwhelming su
A night shelter for asylum seekers that opened its doors for the first time yesterday in the Brussels WTC tower remained nearly empty last night, as hundreds of refugees chose to stay overni
