Fostering sustainable labour market integration of third-country nationals: skills matching policies and instruments
This study uses data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to provide an overview of skills mismatch across selected OECD and EMN Member Countries.
Skills mismatch refers to the gap between the skills and qualifications individuals possess and those required in the jobs they hold.
Year 2025
The 2025 Annual Report on Migration and Asylum of the Spanish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network (EMN) presents the main developments in the field of migration and asylum that took place during the year in Spain and across the European Union.
The year 2025 was marked by the continuation of significant migration challenges at the international level, in a context characterised by ongoing conflicts, forced displacement and evolving global migration dynamics. Member States continued to develop measures addressing migration management, international protection, integration, legal migration and return.
In addition, 2025 was a key year in the preparations for the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which was due to enter into application in June 2026. In this context, both the European Union and its Member States continued to adopt measures aimed at adapting national systems and strengthening cooperation in the field of migration and asylum.
The report provides an overview of the main legislative, policy and administrative developments during the year, as well as the most significant trends observed in the field of migration and asylum at both national and European levels.
EMN Quaterly
EMNews provides information from period April-June 2026, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
Alternatives to providing housing in-kind for applicants for international protection
This report analyses alternatives to housing in kind for applicants for international protection in the Member States of the European Union. In particular, it examines the use of financial allowances, rent subsidies, and mixed models as potential substitutes for or complements to traditional reception systems.
It also assesses the impact of these alternatives on beneficiaries’ autonomy and integration, as well as on the efficiency and sustainability of reception systems. In addition, the report identifies key challenges in their implementation and highlights good practices, with the aim of supporting the development of more effective, flexible, and applicant-centred policies.
Safe countries of origin and safe third countries criteria for identifying and examining applications for asylum in the light of the new Procedural Regulation
This inform maps national legislation and policy regarding the asylum procedures that apply to the concepts of SCO and STC, with a view to supporting legislators to understand and implement the changes required by the Asylum Procedure Regulation. More specifically, it compares national policies and practices for designating SCOs and STCs. The information refers to current legislation and policies in those EMN Member Countries regulated by Articles 36–38 of the recast Asylum Procedures Directive and relevant provisions in other EMN Member and Observer Countries
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EMNews provides information from period January-March 2026, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
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EMNews provides information from period October-December 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
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EMNews provides information from period July-September 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
Year 2024
The Overview Migration and Asylum 2024 of the Spanish National Contact Point for the European Migration Network (EMN) presents the main developments on migration.
2024 was characterised by continued geopolitical instability in the EU neighbourhood and beyond, with multiple overlapping crises shaping migration dynamics. Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine remained a driver of displacement. In response, in June 2024, the Council of the EU decided to extend temporary protection until 4 March 2026. In the Middle East and across various parts of Africa, several concurrent developments resulted in regional volatility and displacement, including the escalating conflict in Gaza and rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the instability in north-east Syria involving Turkish and Kurdish forces, the fall of the Assad regime, Sudan’s escalating civil war, and military coups in West Africa.
2024 was also marked by major reforms of EU migration and asylum policy. On 11 June 2024, the Pact was adopted, setting out comprehensive new rules to reform and strengthen the EU’s migration management and asylum system. Set to apply from June 2026, the Pact represents a commitment to balance responsibility and solidarity across EU Member States and reinforce the EU’s ability to manage migration flows more fairly and effectively. It focuses on asylum processes, forced and irregular migration, crisis management and promoting safe and legal pathways, as well as introducing a return border procedure.
The European Migration Migration Network also publishes a separate statistical review, i.e, key figures on immigration in 2023.
EMN Quaterly
EMNews provides information from period April-June 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.