The Brussels Court of Appeal ruled that the government must pay the fines awarded to asylum seekers using funds confiscated from the Federal Buildings Agency. The court stated that the fines imposed on the Belgian government for failing to provide accommodation to asylum seekers may be settled from the agency’s seized funds. The court ruled…
Media outlets reported that six Syrian refugee painters held a “joint art exhibition” in the Netherlands, which was widely followed by the public, while the painters confirmed that art is capable of uniting people, despite the abundant differences throughout the world. The Dutch newspaper “Tubantia” mentioned in a report that the Syrian refugees Barsaum Barsauma,…
Two studies published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) revealed that motherhood keeps migrant women away from the labor market in a worrying way in many countries, noting that France, Germany and Belgium are considered the worst in this regard. The two studies, which were published on Monday, October 23, shed light…
The Belgian government did not find a way to overcome the shortage of places allocated to accommodate refugees, other than taking a controversial decision to suspend granting accommodation to unmarried men. The Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration, Nicole De Moor, explained that all places in the reception facilities will be allocated to families,…
