The EMN Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of the migration and asylum situation and developments in EU Member States, Norway and Georgia, as well as statistical data for the year 2022, where available at the time of publication of the report. Undoubtedly, the Russian war against Ukraine commencing on 24 February, stood out as the most significant occurrence of … Read More

To what extent do Member States consider the distinct situation of migrant women in their integration policies and measures? This study focuses on the main areas covered by the EU Action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 that support the integration of migrant women, for example in education and training, employment and skills, health and housing, as these are considered … Read More

The study outlines new developments between 2015 and 2020 in the context of international protection and return procedures. It highlights the introduction of legislative changes in the majority of Member States, primarily related to the need to implement EU legislation, and to further define the scope, content and criteria for the application of detention. Member States have introduced and have, … Read More

This study aims to explore the national practices of detection, identification and protection of third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings. It is based on national contributions from 27 European Migration Network (EMN) National Contact Points (EMN NCPs) and covers the years 2015 to 2021. The study has five sections: Overview of the EU legal and policy context, the … Read More

This study examines how data are managed in the different phases of the asylum procedure (making, registering, lodging and examining) across the Member States and Norway. It maps data management approaches in the asylum procedure (i.e. data protection and safeguards), examines challenges faced by Member States, and analyses the impact of any procedural changes to enhance data-sharing among asylum authorities … Read More

The EMN Annual Report on Migration and Asylum provides an overview of the most significant EU and national policies as well as legislative developments in the fields of migration and international protection that were developed in 2020. In this Annual Report, the EMN reports on the most important developments in the areas of migration and asylum in the EU Member … Read More

This report  maps the progress made by EU Member States and Norway in 2019 in the implementation of the recommended actions laid down in the 2017 Commission Communication on the protection of children in migration, with a view to further understanding progress made in the implementation of the Communication’s recommendations. The scope of this Report is limited to migrant children … Read More

The study primarily covers third-country nationals who enter and reside in an EU Member State for the purpose of seasonal work within the framework of the Seasonal Workers Directive. In a few instances, also those who may be considered seasonal workers but who are not covered by the Directive are considered. As the Directive is not applicable in Ireland and … Read More

This study provides a comparative overview of the frameworks in place across the Member States of the European Union (EU) for access to national citizenship for new migrants from third countries, through naturalisation. The increase in the number of new migrants who have arrived in the EU in recent years, either as beneficiaries of international protection, for work, or other … Read More