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Small boats crisis won't simply be sorted by UK cash" | VRT NWS: news
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (327+ words) Home Minister Bernard Quintin (Francophone liberal MR) presented a long list of all the equipment that has been seized: vehicles, life jackets, inflatable boats, GPS trackers, outboard motors, clothing and mobile phones. The federal judicial police are currently involved in…...
Belgium must pay damages to four asylum-seekers, says European Court of Human Rights | VRT NWS: news
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) The ECHR has once again found Belgium guilty of degrading treament of asylum-seekers, failing to provide housing and basic material assistance. Fedasil staff held a one-day strike this week in protest at the "daily violations" The European Court of Human…...
Hotel accommodation for asylum seekers to be gradually phased out | VRT NWS: news
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) The Federal Government says that it intends to gradually end the practice of accommodating asylum seekers in hotel rooms. The decision was announced by The Federal Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt (Flemish nationalist) in an interview with the…...