EMN Quaterly
EMNews provides information from period January-March 2026, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
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
EMN Quaterly
EMNews provides information from period October-December 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
Currently applicable asylum procedures at the border in view of implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum
In the context of the implementation of a common asylum procedure at the external borders by 2026 as part of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, this inform aims to enhance the understanding of the border procedures currently applied by the EMN Member Countries in application of the Asylum Procedures Directive.
As such, the inform complements the ongoing work done by EU Member States and the European Commission in relation to the implementation of the Pact and the previous studies on border procedures by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)5 and the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS).6
By showing various features of border procedures in the EMN Member Countries, the inform aims to support states in their implementation of the Pact. It will also allow for comparative analyses of pre- and post-Pact procedures in the future.
EMN Quaterly
EMNews provides information from period July-September 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.
Responsibilities and access to rights for beneficiaries of temporary protection
The overall aim of this joint EMN-OECD inform is to map national policy and legal changes (both implemented and proposed) that took place from July 2023 to early 2025 concerning the responsibilities and access to rights of BoTP under Directive 2001/55/EC (the Temporary Protection Directive or TPD).6 Access to rights under temporary protection includes access to employment, medical care, education, social security, and access to (or the means to access) suitable accommodation.
Vocational education and training of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection
This inform focuses on VET programmes provided by public authorities to BIP and applicants for international protection who have access to the labour market, either at no cost or with partial funding provided by public authorities. Here, VET programmes refer to programmes aiming to equip BIP and applicants for international protection with the knowledge, skills and competencies required by the labour market, including initial and continuing VET opportunities.
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.
Labour migration in times of labour shortages
This study provides an overview of labour migration laws and policies, as well as initiatives and practices of EMN Member Countries and Serbia targeting third-country nationals between January 2021 and June 2024. It complements the 2024 EMN inform on ‘New and Innovative Ways to Attract Foreign Talent into the EU’, and explores how EMN Member and Observer Countries, and non-EU OECD Countries, use labour migration to address current labour shortages and prevent future ones.
Family reunification of third-country nationals: State of play of law and practice
This study provides an overview of legal and policy developments related to the implementation of the Family Reunification Directive since 2017, as an update to an earlier EMN study on family reunification published that year. It examines the current state of national legislation, policies, and practices after two decades of the Directive’s application, incorporating relevant case law and highlighting challenges and good practices. For countries not applying the Directive, such as Ireland and Serbia, the study offers a comparative perspective on similar national frameworks governing family reunification.