Publications

Every year the European Migration Network develops a series of publications offering a source of comparative law that provides a complete vision of the migration situation to authorities, civil society, and other institutions linked to the topic.

EMN Quaterly

EMNews provides information from period April-June 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics.

Bulletins 2025

Application of the Temporary Protection Directive: challenges and good practices in 2003

To provide up-to-date information and avoid dupli­cation with earlier publications from the EMN and other sources, this study provides an overview of developments, challenges and good practices, focusing on specific un­der-researched topics of interest for national and European policymakers. The study’s geographical scope includes 25 EMN Member Countries.

The main objectives of the study are:

  • To present the state of play as of 1 July 2023 and key trends in terms of the numbers of BoTP in EMN Member Countries up to 1 July 2023.
  • To provide insights into the legal status and registration of BoTP in EMN Member Countries, including when transitioning to different types and forms of residence or protection.
  • To explore a number of key issues related to mobility and movement of beneficiaries, including when trav­elling to other Member States, outside the EU or going back to Ukraine.
  • To provide examples of challenges and good practices from EMN Member Countries in providing access to the rights granted under the TPD.
  • To provide an overview of policies and measures in place in EMN Member Countries to ensure support for unaccompanied minors, children arriving accompanied by a guardian, and other vulnerable groups.

Study 2023

Illegal employment of third-country nationals: 2017-2022 situation analysis

This EMN informs includes an up-to-date analysis of key legislative and policy frameworks and practices to prevent, identify and tackle the illegal employment of third-country nationals, including beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP). It also provides examples of challenges and good practices.

The study classifies third-country nationals engaged in illegal employment into three main groups: those legally residing but working undeclared; those legally residing but violating the terms of their residence or work permit; and those irregularly staying and working in the country. It also considers cases of illegal self-employment, notably in platform work, which can fit into any of these categories.

Study 2023

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.

Report 2025

Country Factsheets Spain 2023

Country Factsheets Spain 2023

Country sheets 2023

EMN Quaterly

EMNews provides information from period January-March 2025, including the (latest) relevant published statistics

Bulletins 2025

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.

Report 2024

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.

Report 2024

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

Report 2024

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.

Report 2024