Language and literacy support measures for adult beneficiaries of international protection
This joint EMN, Council of Europe and OECD inform focuses on language and literacy support measures for adult beneficiaries
of international protection (BIP) in EMN Member and Observer Countries. Both formal and non-formal learning measures, as well as literacy programmes aimed at supporting BIP in learning the language of the host country, are included in its scope.
Distribution of International Protection Accommodation Centres and Relationship Management with Local Communities
This inform aims to complement previous work with a more detailed analysis of how distribution is governed and managed, including through specific criteria and mechanisms. It provides a comparative overview of how relevant stakeholders (e.g. local authorities, elected representatives, service providers and the broader public) are informed and engaged before and after a reception centre opens in their community. It also presents challenges and good practices in this area, with a view to identifying opportunities for further collaboration between policymakers and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. local organised groups, NGOs and international organisations).
Access to remedies for international protection applicants
This inform maps how EMN Member Countries organise their first instance appeals procedures. It aims to provide comparable information on the current organisation of appeals procedures to assist in the implementation of changes to appeals procedures in the context of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This inform is based on responses from 22 EMN Member Countries.
Designing migration strategies
This joint EMN-OECD inform presents an overview of the different approaches to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and subsequent adaptation of migration strategies in EMN Member and Observer Countries and non-EU OECD Countries. It provides a comparative analysis, highlighting variations in the approaches to migration strategies across countries. The inform also provides some examples of common challenges and good practices in developing and implementing migration strategies. Findings from this inform could shape the development, implementation, monitoring and/or adaptation of overarching or sectoral migration strategies, including in connection to the new obligations established under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Children in Migration 2021-2022: an Overview
This European Migration Network (EMN) report maps the progress of European Union (EU) Member States and Norway, Georgia, Moldova from 2021-2022 in the implementation of most of the recommended actions laid down in the 2017 Communication on the protection of children in migration (2017 Communication).
The 2017 Communication sets out actions to reinforce the protection of all third-country national migrant children at all stages of migration to and within the EU, at EU and national levels. This is the third report in this series and follows earlier reports covering 2019 and 2020.
New and innovative ways to attract foreign talents into the EU.
This EMN inform provides an overview of EMN Member Countries’ and selected non-EMN Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries’ new and/or innovative initiatives to attract foreign talent between January 2021 and March 2024. It explores practical initiatives by national authorities to attract foreign talent, focusing on specific programmes and projects rather than legal frameworks, including national initiatives that receive support from EU funding, such as those organised under the Talent Partnerships framework. It also analyses whether and how EMN Member Countries monitor the effectiveness of these initiatives and identify related challenges and good practices
Migration diplomacy: An analysis of policy approaches and instruments
This EMN-OECD inform explores the theme of migration diplomacy, focusing on the use of diplomatic tools, processes and procedures with third countries to manage international migration. It analyses the policy approaches and instruments in migration diplomacy efforts applied by EMN Member and Observer Countries, as well as selected examples from OECD countries outside the EU. While previous EMN publications have focused on issue-specific aspects, such as bilateral readmission agreements and mobility partnerships (MPs), this inform takes a more comprehensive look at broader policy approaches and instruments in migration diplomacy.
Governing the accommodation of international protection applicants.
This inform provides insights into the governance and processes of accommodation for applicants for international protection in EMN Member and Observer Countries. Despite extensive research on governance principles, little has been done to understand these in the complex context of accommodation for applicants for international protection. The inform maps and analyses the governance structures, processes, and mechanisms for accommodation for applicants for international protection in EMN Member and Observer Countries. It focuses exclusively on accommodation for applicants for international protection, excluding beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP), resettled refugees, and other material reception conditions, such as food and clothing.
Processing the biometric data of third-country nationals
This inform examines current national legislation and practices for the collection and processing of biometric data of third-country nationals in 24 EMN Member Countries and of foreign migrants in three Observer Countries, in accordance with the requirements of national and European law. It addresses the legal framework on data protection, including the General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive, and the Regulations on large-scale information technology systems for freedom, security and justice. It also addresses the applicable legal framework on fundamental rights, including the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Court of Human Rights case-law on biometric data, and the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. The inform focuses on the collection and processing of biometric data in all areas of migration management Data collection revealed that data collected in migration processes were in some cases also used for a secondary purpose in relation to law enforcement. Biometric data is defined as personal data resulting from specific technical processing relating to the physical, physiological or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, which allow or confirm the unique identification of that natural person, such as facial images or dactyloscopic data. The inform covers the collection of biometric data in migration process, the initial purpose of collecting those data, storage, processing for purposes other than the initial purpose, and international transfer of biometric data.
Labour market integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine
The latest report of the European Migration Network (EMN) focuses on the labour market integration of beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine in EMN member and observer countries. This report provides an analysis of employment trends, policy priorities and measures to facilitate the integration of displaced persons from Ukraine into the labour market of host countries.