The European Migration Network (EMN) has released its Annual Report on Migration and Asylum, providing an overview of the key developments in the EU Member States, Norway and Georgia in 2021. EU Member States continued to experience the effects of COVID-19 and to tackle challenges of the health crisis on integration, labour market needs and…
What bilateral readmission agreements exist between EU Member States and third countries to facilitate the return of migrants staying irregularly on the EU territory? This EMN inform updates, checks and expands the existing information on legally binding bilateral readmission agreements by EU Member States and Norway. It highlights how these agreements have led to higher…
What are the procedures established by Member States to place a person in detention or providing an alternative to detention? This EMN study provides a comparative overview of the similarities, differences, challenges, and best practices in the use of detention and alternatives to detention, in the framework of both international protection and return procedures. Among…
In line with the EU Strategy for Voluntary Return and Reintegration, which encourages the voluntary return of people who do not have the legal right to remain in the EU, this inform focuses on incentives and motivations that Member States and Norway have developed to encourage the voluntary departure following the issuance or in anticipation…
The EMN Quarterly provides up-to-date information on recent developments in migration and international protection at EU and national level. The 38th edition contains information on key development milestones for the period from January to March 2022, which also includes statistics.
The EMN Quarterly (formerly known as the EMN Bulletin) provides up-to-date information on recent developments in migration and international protection at EU and national level. The 37th edition contains information on key development milestones for the period from October to December 2021, which also includes statistics.
The EMN Bulletin provides up-to-date information on recent developments in migration and international protection at EU and national level. The 36th edition contains information on key development milestones for the period from July to September 2021, which also includes statistics.
Sabina Hrovatin, EMN National Contact Point Coordinator, attended the EMN Presidency Conference in Paris on 21 June.The conference was dedicated to the exchange of good practices and approaches in voluntary return and reintegration. The participants also touched upon the EU strategy on voluntary return and reintegration, discussing on the role of the Return Coordinator, the…
The European Migration Network has published an Inform on preventing, detecting and tackling situations where authorisations to reside in the EU for the purpose of study are misused. The Inform outlines approaches, experiences and best practices in monitoring, detecting and dealing with cases of abuse, from minor breaches of immigration conditions to fraudulent applications. The…
This new inform aims to map experiences and approaches across the EU in preventing and addressing situations where authorisations are potentially misused for a purpose other than for study. The inform distinguishes between the pre- and post-arrival phase. In the pre-arrival phase, focus is on prevention of potential misuse of authorisations. The post-arrival phase, concentrates…