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.
Statelessness in the European Union, Norway and Georgia
Third version of the EMN Statelessness inform.
Statelessness is a global phenomenon, preventing those concerned from accessing fundamental human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Marginalisation and discrimination are frequent consequences.
Implications for affected individuals, particularly with regard to work, education, healthcare and social aid.
Prospects for displaced persons in non-EU first reception and transit countries:
This inform provides an overview of the strategies and initiatives put in place by the European Migration Network (EMN) Member Countries to enhance the prospects of displaced populations in non-European Union (EU) first reception and transit countries. It also identifies good practices that could serve as a starting point to develop or improve sustainable support initiatives.
Organising flexible housing in the context of international protection
This inform aims to present information that can support policy makers to better organise their respective reception systems, in a flexible manner, whilst anticipating further changing inflows in the future. It also aims to inform the public, particularly as housing of applicants for international protection is a frequent topic of public and political debate.
Access to autonomous housing in the context of international protection
This EMN inform maps the challenges faced by applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in accessing autonomous housing and provides a comprehensive overview of how EMN Member Countries and Serbia organise such support for these two groups. It includes an overview of national and regional/local policies and measures supporting the transition and access to autonomous housing, as well as some examples of EU-funded initiatives and national good practices.
Coherent return and reintegration assitance
This inform presents an overview of the overall governance structures and linkages in the existing return and reintegration processes within EMN Member and Observer Countries in order to identify possible connections and/or similarities.
The main focus of the inform is on coherence, which it defines as follows: a clear relationship between different stakeholders and between different stages of return and reintegration projects/activities at national level, in the context of an overall national strategic framework for effective return policies. Elements in this framework include funding, a mechanism to refer returnees to return and reintegration programmes, and structured coordination between stakeholders at national level.
Implementation of measures for civic training as an important tool for integration of third-country nationals
This inform provides information on civic training objectives and requirements for the integration of third-country nationals; identifies the competent authorities and allocation of costs; identifies the content of civic orientation or training courses and how they are implemented (i.e. modalities); and collects best practices of EMN Member and Observer Countries to provide useful insights into improving the implementation of different integration tools.
Migration and development cooperation
The migration-development nexus is increasingly important at EU and international level, yet a general mapping of national policies and programmes/initiatives remains largely absent. This inform presents an overview of national initiatives in EMN Member Countries and Serbia implementing the migration-development nexus:
- At strategic and regulatory level: looking at whether and how the link between migration and development is embedded in the institutional structure and policy strategies of EMN Member and Observer Countries; and how the different migration and development authorities and other relevant stakeholders cooperate at national level
- At operational level: providing an overview of how EMN Member and Observer Countries have operationalised the migration-development nexus; exploring
The main sources of funding used; target groups and cooperation with different partners; and how results and impacts are measured.