[Belgium] Record number of refugees gain right to stay / Expatica, 5 Jan 2005

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"Belgium gave residence status to a record 3,059 political refugees last year, a one-third increase compared with 2004.
The Commisionership-General for Refugees and Stateless said especially Chechens, Rwandans and Congolese nationals were recognised as political refugees. The number of requests for asylum lodged with Belgium authorities fell to a record low in 2004, with just 15,357 refugees entering the country. In 2000, some 42,000 asylum seekers entered the country"