News

  • EMN Annual Report explores trends on migration and asylum in 2021

    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.

  • New study on Detention and alternatives to detention in international protection and return procedures

    What are the procedures established by Member States to place a person in detention or providing an alternative to detention?

  • Information on the war in Ukraine

    Information on the situation in Ukraine for Ukrainian citizens staying in Estonia, Estonian citizens staying in Ukraine and frequently asked questions

  • New EMN inform published: Attracting and retaining international researchers

    How do Member States attract and retain international researchers? The latest inform from the European Migration Network (EMN) provides an overview of the means adopted by Member States to enhance attractiveness for international researchers, as well as main challenges and best practices to admit and retain them.  

  • New EMN study: Third-country national victims of trafficking in human beings: detection, identification and protection

    How do EU Member States, Norway and Georgia tackle human trafficking of third-country nationals? The latest study from the European Migration Network (EMN) maps the framework at EU and national level relevant to the detection, identification and protection of presumed victims.

  • New EMN inform published: Preventing, detecting and tackling situations where authorisations to reside in the EU for the purpose of study are misused

    What are the procedures established by Member States to prevent and detect the misuse of authorisations for third-country nationals to reside for the purpose of study? The latest inform from the European Migration Network (EMN) provides a comparative overview of Member States’ approaches, experiences and best practices in addressing such cases.   EU legislation[1] regulates […]

  • New Joint EMN-OECD inform published: Skills Mobility Partnerships: Exploring Innovative Approaches to Labour Migration

    How can Member States face the growing mobility of workers and skills shortages in the EU? This new joint EMN-OECD inform highlights experiences by EU Member States, non-EU countries and international organisations with regards to the introduction of Skills Mobility Partnerships (SMPs), a new concept that promotes a sustainable approach to skilled migration and mobility, […]

  • New joint EMN-OECD inform published: The use of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in migration management

    To what extent could digital services support migration and asylum management? This joint EMN-OECD inform focuses on specific areas in the asylum, migration and acquisition of citizenship procedures, and border control management, where digital technologies may be used. Over recent years and following the increased use of digital technology during the COVID-19 pandemic, Member States […]

  • New EMN report published: Children in migration 2020

    How do Member States and Norway ensure the care and protection of children who arrive in their countries, and what measures are in place in relation to guardianship, education, access to justice, and more? This new report from the European Migration Network (EMN) provides an overview of the progress made during 2020 in the implementation […]

  • Conference of EMN Estonia “Rethinking migration: Addressing the need for innovation in the field of migration and asylum”

    As trends and patterns of global migration are changing, countries around the world are seeking out innovative ways to manage migration better and to balance the needs of labour markets with long-term goals of social cohesion, social security and humanitarian concerns. Although innovation in the field of migration and asylum can take many shapes and forms, this conference focuses on the creation of innovative migratory pathways and the adoption of new technologies to […]

  • EMN-OECD Webinar: How does COVID-19 impact international students in EU and OECD member states?

    The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the substantial measures taken by EU and OECD countries to prevent the spread of the virus are having direct and indirect impacts on international students coming to those countries. While the long-term consequences are difficult to predict, the immediate impacts are already visible. For example, the processing of […]

  • Take part of the EMN webinar “Managing migration and asylum in a changing world”

    On 17th of June 12.00-13.15 an EMN webinar on the topic of “Managing migration and asylum in a changing world: 2019 trends and policy responses to COVID-19 to date” will be held. The event will serve to launch the EMN Annual Report on Migration and Asylum that outlines the most significant political and legislative developments and debates in Member States […]