In the EU, international protection applicants can enter the labour market after 9 months. Yet, several EMN Members have shortened this period to 6 months or less to facilitate access and promote faster integration. While reducing and relaxing restrictions to enter the labour market show promise for integration, some doubts persist: Abuse of the asylum…
This EMN study offers an analysis of how EMN Member Countries are supporting the integration of applicants for international protection in the labour market. Labour market integration is a crucial aspect of migrant integration and successful engagement in society. This is not only due to its role in providing economic independence but also because it…
Based on the contributions of the EMN National Contact Points, the report provides a comprehensive overview of national developments in the area of migration and asylum during 2022 in the EU Member States, Norway, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Armenia. The most significant event that marked this period was the influx of people escaping…
This inform provides an overview of Resettlement, Humanitarian Admission and Sponsorship Schemes, which are a demonstration of European solidarity offering durable solutions and protection to displaced persons. Learn more about how Member States are helping refugees resettle here.
Conflicts in different world regions have led to an increase in migratory movements to neighbouring countries, with approximately 72% of refugees and forcibly displaced persons in 2021 being hosted in developing countries. This has created an imbalance between developed and developing countries as well as resulting in people seeking alternative places of refuge through risky…
EMN Spain organised a high-level EMN Presidency Conference on legal migration on 16 and 17 November 2023. The two-day event featured high-level and expert meetings focusing on sustainable strategies for legal migration policies and their external dimension, and also aimed to promote sector-specific solutions and the exchange of best practices. The conference highlighted the increasing…
The EMN Quarterly provides up-to-date information on recent developments in migration and international protection at EU and national level. The 41st edition contains information on key development milestones for the period from October to December 2022, which also includes statistics.
New inform explores how the national policies and activities of EMN Member Countries and non-EU OECD Countries address displacement and migration related to: disasters, climate change, environmental degradation. The inform can be found here.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), extreme weather events, such as abnormally intense rainfall, prolonged droughts, heat waves and cyclones are linked to the displacement of approximately 20 million+ people annually. Despite the fact that more people are affected by climate change, it is difficult to directly link environmental degradation to…
Sweden will be holding the EMN presidency conference on 11-12 May 2023, entitled Displacement and migration related to disasters, climate change and environmental degradation. The aim of the conference is to explore the impact of climate change on global migration patterns. It also aims at discussing what could be done in the future to address…