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Ireland records large increase in refugee resettlement but overall numbers remain low
New EMN Ireland report on Resettlement of Refugees and Private Sponsorship in Ireland
28 Oct 2016Increase in residence permits issued to non-EU nationals in 2015
EU Member States issued 2.6 million first residence permits to non-EU citizens, an increase of 12.1% compared with 2014
21 Oct 2016Latest European and International developments on migration and asylum (Q4 2016)
Latest European and International developments on migration and asylum
23 Sep 2016Number of first time asylum seekers in EU-28 increased slightly between first and second quarter of 2016
305,700 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the EU-28 from April to June 2016
20 Sep 2016New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted at UN Summit
World leaders came together at a high-level UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York
23 Aug 2016CSO estimates for 2016 show return to net inward migration for Ireland for the first time since 2009
Population and Migration Estimates show that the number of immigrants coming to Ireland has increased by 14.4 per cent in 2016
14 Jul 2016European Commission proposals to complete the reform of the Common European Asylum System
Reform of the CEAS
06 Jul 2016Ireland to accept an additional 260 refugees under resettlement programme
An additional 260 refugees to be admitted from Lebanon under the resettlement strand of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) in Spring 2017
29 Jun 2016Latest news and information update on migration and asylum in Ireland
Latest national news and information update on migration and asylum
28 Jun 2016Latest European and International developments on migration and asylum (May – June 2016)
Latest European and International developments on migration and asylum
13 Jun 2016EU Member States granted citizenship to almost 900,000 persons in 2014
In 2015, nearly 890,000 persons acquired citizenship of an EU Member State, a decrease of 9% compared to 2013
31 May 2016Few targeted labour market integration supports exist for refugees
Integration of Beneficiaries of International Protection into the Labour Market: Policies and Practices in Ireland
09 May 2016Summary of Seminar on Statelessness Determination Procedures: Policy Options, Practical Experiences and Challenges
Summary of seminar jointly hosted by EMN Ireland and UNHCR Ireland
25 Apr 2016Latest European and International developments on migration and asylum including update on refugee crisis
Latest developments in the migration and refugee crisis, news, statistics and trends, reports and events on migration and asylum
11 Apr 2016European Commission proposal to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS)
European Commission adopted a Communication launching the process for a reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS)
08 Mar 2016Eurostat figures show over 1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered in the EU-28 in 2015
1,255,600 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the European Union in 2015
04 Mar 2016Immigration in Ireland in 2015
Department of Justice and Equality published the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Immigration in Ireland: Annual Review 2015
24 Feb 2016UN Committee on the Rights of the Child published Concluding Observations on Ireland
Observations include key recommendations pertaining to migrant children
12 Feb 2016European and International developments on migration and asylum: January – March 2016
Developments in the migration and refugee crisis, news, statistics and trends, reports and events on migration and asylum for period January – March 2016
29 Jan 2016Latest developments on migration and asylum in Ireland
Latest national news and information update on migration and asylum
07 Jan 2016EMN publishes policy brief on migrants’ movements through the Mediterranean
The EMN policy brief presents key data on the irregular movements of people across the EU external borders and within EU, whether as asylum seekers or as migrants in search of greater economic security
21 Dec 2015European Council conclusions on migration
EU leaders adopted conclusions relating to the migration crisis at the European Council meeting on 17 December 2015.
21 Dec 2015UNHCR 2015 Mid-Year Trends report shows asylum applications increased 78 per cent (993,600) during first half of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014
During the first half of 2015, nearly one million asylum applications were registered in 155 countries, representing an increase of 558,000 on the same period in 2014