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Designing migration strategies

Publications29/04/2025

The European Migration Network (EMN) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have published the joint inform ‘Designing migration strategies’, which focuses on the development and implementation of migration strategies by governments in EMN Member and Observer Countries, and non-EU OECD countries, highlighting common challenges and good practices. Strategies are divided into six categories: asylum, regular migration, integration, irregular migration, external dimension, and contingency planning. Overarching strategies cover at least three categories, whereas sectoral strategies focus on no more than two. The primary focus in EMN Member Countries overarching or sectoral migration strategies is irregular migration, followed…

EMNews Q4 2024

Publications29/04/2025

EMNews is a newsletter providing updates on developments at EU and national level relating to migration and asylum on a quarterly basis. The following edition contains information on key development milestones for the period from July to September 2024, which also includes statistics.

EMNews Q3 2024

Publications18/04/2025

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New and innovative ways to attract foreign talent in the EU

Publications18/04/2025

This joint EMN–OECD inform examines new and innovative ways to attract foreign talent used by EMN Member Countries and selected non-EMN OECD countries, covering the period between January 2021 and March 2024. The EMN inform focuses specifically on two groups of “foreign talent” – third-country nationals with higher professional qualifications or skills and individuals of all skill levels working in high value-added economic sectors.

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Migration diplomacy: An analysis of policy approaches and instruments

Publications17/01/2025

This joint-inform by the European Migration Network (EMN), and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), sheds light on the role of migration diplomacy in fostering international cooperation for effective migration management. The inform highlights the diplomatic tools, practices, and challenges involved in migration diplomacy across EMN Member and Observer countries with examples from OECD countries, focusing on good practices, challenges, and impacts in managing cross-border movement. Migration diplomacy has emerged as a crucial component of international migration policy among EMN Member and Observer Countries. Seventeen of these countries integrate it into their migration affairs, whilst six others report limited…

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Application of the Temporary Protection Directive: challenges and good practices in 2023

Publications15/01/2025

The Study covers the application of the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC (TPD) in 2023, shedding light on the challenges and good practices observed across 25 EMN Member Countries. This analysis offers insights into the handling of migration dynamics, particularly amidst the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which precipitated mass displacements from Ukraine into the EU and surrounding regions, the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) has been a pivotal element of the EU’s unified response in coordinating responses to large-scale influxes, promoting solidarity and upholding fundamental human…