BELGIUM: Government’s negotiations with Taliban spark criticism “• Financial incentives to encourage returns to Syria “•

BELGIUM: Government’s negotiations with Taliban spark criticism ― Financial incentives to encourage returns to Syria ― NGOs concerned about conditions in migration detention centres ― Last asylum hotels closed despite ongoing concerns about shortage of reception places

Belgium has participated in talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan regarding the return of individuals with criminal records or lacking identity documents. The government is planning to increase the reintegration support that it provides to Syrians who return to their country. A group of NGOs has raised serious concerns about the dire conditions in migration detention centres.