Belgian Government’s Policy on Asylum Seekers: Updates and Controversies

2023-12-20 06:31:29

In fact, the instruction from the Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, Nicole de Moor (CD&V) to no longer welcome single male asylum seekers in the event of a lack of reception places is still in force. “Nothing has been removed. Nothing has been changed,” she said Wednesday morning in the House during the debate on the 2024 budget.

Tuesday followingnoon, the opposition denounced vagueness on this subject within the federal government.

At the end of August, the Secretary of State gave such an instruction, which was subsequently canceled by the Council of State. The government then approved a winter plan and began looking for additional places.

Questioned early in the morning by Theo Francken (N-VA) and Barbara Pas (Vlaams Belang), Nicole de Moor confirmed that, in fact, families and vulnerable people always have priority in Fedasil reception centers . The objective nevertheless remains to be able to welcome everyone.

“I maintain that I do not support this instruction,” responded Groen MP Dieter Van Besien (majority). The environmentalist had, on Tuesday followingnoon, affirmed that the government’s policy had “changed”.

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