EMN Informs provide succinct key findings and messages to policymakers on a specific topic based on the results of information gathered and analysed by the EMN, for example, from Reports and Studies, or from Ad-Hoc Queries.
Synthesis Report: Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination
This synthesis report presents the main findings of the EMN Study on Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination. As of 2018, five Western Balkan and three Eastern Partnership countries benefit from visa liberalisation to the EU Schengen area, following a series of visa liberalisation roadmaps and action plans: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monte-negro, […]
Social Benefits and Rights for Beneficiaries of International Protection
This Inform presents an overview of five social benefits and arrangements for rights granted by Member States and Norway to beneficiaries of international protection: (1) education, (2) healthcare, (3) financial allowances, (4) housing and (5) family reunification. It describes the social benefits standards and arrangements for rights in Member States and Norway and whether or […]
EMN Inform: Changing influx of asylum seekers 2014-2016
This EMN Inform summarises the findings of the 2018 EMN Synthesis Report “Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers 2014 – 2016” which provides an overview of the changes to national strategies, approaches and measures in response to the unprecedented migratory movements to EU Member States and Norway.
Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU plus Norway
Between 2014 and 2017, some 219 575 minors came to the EU plus Norway unaccompanied, i.e. without a parent or another adult responsible for them, to seek asylum. At the same time, at least another 48 591 minors came unaccompanied for other reasons,1 though the number of those outside the asylum system remains largely unknown. […]
Attracting and retaining foreign startup founders
European leaders at all levels are facing a number of labour market challenges, from ageing population, the sustainability of welfare and pension systems to companies’ growing struggles to find skilled workforce. Migration is increasingly viewed as a possible way to tackle these problems, especially the arrival of skilled persons from third countries. European Migration Network’s […]
Safe Countries of Origin
In the wake of the high influx of mainly Syrian asylum seekers in 2015, several (Member) States were confronted with a considerable number of asylum applications from persons coming from countries that have been designated by certain Member States as ‘safe countries of origin’ on the basis that they consider these countries as generally safe […]
Challenges and practices for establishing the identity of third-country nationals in migration procedures
This Inform presents an overview of the EMN Study on “Challenges and practices for establishing the identity of third-country nationals in migration procedures”. The Synthesis Report is available on the EMN website and is based on National Reports from 26 (Member) States. The aim of this Study is to present an overview of the challenges […]
Statelessness in the EU
The European Migration Network (EMN) was entrusted by JHA Council Conclusions of 3 and 4 December 2015 with the creation of a platform to exchange information and good practices in the field of statelessness. This EMN Inform is the synthesis of the answers provided by Member States and Norway to an ad-hoc query launched by […]
The Integration of Beneficiaries of International/Humanitarian Protection into the Labour Market: policies and good practices
This EMN Inform summarises the findings from the EMN Study on ‘the Integration of Beneficiaries of International/Humanitarian Protection into the Labour Market: Policies and Good Practices’. The Study was based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points in 24 Member States, collected via a common template to ensure comparability.
Inform on Migrants’ Movements through the Mediterranean
This EMN inform summarises tthe main findings of the EMN Policy Brief Study on Migrants’ Movements through the Mediterranean. This report has been compiled by the UK National Contact Point (NCP) of the European Migration Network (EMN) with the collaboration of the Italian, French, Netherlands and Swedish NCPs, the EMN Service Provider and input from […]
Executive Summary – A Study on Smuggling of Migrants
Optimity Advisors, supported by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the European Council of Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), was commissioned by the European Commission’s DG Migration and Home Affairs to undertake this study. It involved six months of desk research, interviews and data analysis across selected European Member States and third countries. […]
Determining Labour Shortages and the Need for Migration Labour from Third Countries in the EU
This EMN Inform presents the main findings of the EMN Study Determining labour shortages and the need for migration labour from third countries in the EU published in November 2015. The Study was based on contributions from EMN National Contact Points in 25 Member States, collected via common specifications.