Policy Report on migration and asylum 2010 - Luxembourg

The Policy report on migration and asylum is destined for the European Migration Network (EMN) and gives an idea of the main political debates and developments in this area in Luxembourg during the year 2010. The year 2010 was highlighted in particular by the financial and economic crisis, which was set off during the first quarter of 2008, and the reform proposals presented by the government in order to meet this crisis. Given this context, it must be understood that in terms of general political preoccupation in Luxembourg, the subject areas of migration, asylum and integration took on a more or less secondary role compared to other subject areas. Notwithstanding, the field of migration was subject to important political debates in 2010, related either to legislative changes or to concrete themes