EMN Informs

Published: May 2025

The European Migration Network (EMN) has published a new inform offering a comparative overview of how EMN Member Countries organise their first instance appeals procedures. The inform analyses procedural safeguards, common challenges, and good practices across 22 EMN Member Countries covering the period from 2018 to 2024. The inform supports the objectives of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum by providing policymakers with comparable data to inform future procedural reforms.

Published: March 2025

A newly published joint inform by the European Migration Network (EMN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examines the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of migration strategies across EMN Member and Observer Countries, as well as selected OECD countries. The inform offers a comparative analysis of how different countries approach migration policy, highlighting key challenges and good practices.

Published: March 2025

The latest joint European Migration Network (EMN) and OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) inform examines innovative strategies used by EMN Member Countries and selected non-EMN OECD countries to attract foreign talents. The inform covers the period from January 2021 to March 2024. It reviews strategies developed to appeal to high-demand candidates, practical measures implemented by national authorities, and funding and initiatives introduced to support these efforts, based on data provided by 21 EMN Member Countries and the OECD.

Published: January 2025

A newly released European Migration Network (EMN) Inform examines how biometric data of third-country nationals is managed across 24 EMN Member and three Observer Countries. The report, titled “Processing the Biometric Data of Third-Country Nationals,” explores the legal frameworks, operational practices, and associated challenges surrounding the collection, processing, international transfer and storage of this sensitive data during the migration process. 

Publikované: November 2024

A new joint inform by the European Migration Network (EMN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examines how migration diplomacy can foster global cooperation for effective migration management. The inform explores the diplomatic tools, practices, and challenges involved in migration diplomacy across EMN Member and Observer countries with examples from OECD countries.

Published: November 2024

A recent European Migration Network (EMN) Inform explores how Member and Observer Countries manage accommodation for international protection applicants in the light of fluctuating asylum applications, limited housing capacity, and community relations at stake. Titled ‘Governing the accommodation of international protection applicants ’, the Inform provides a closer look at the various governance models these countries adopt to address housing needs.

Published: October 2024

A joint inform from the European Migration Network (EMN) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) explores how civic training courses for third-country nationals (TCNs) are being implemented across 25 EMN Member and Observer Countries. The inform highlights the role of these courses in equipping migrants with essential skills and knowledge for their social, cultural, and political integration.

Published: October 2024

The inform, produced in collaboration with the Red Cross EU Office, provides an overview of guidance and training on early detection and identification of victims of torture and/or ill-treatment in international protection procedures across EMN Member and Observer Countries. The report emphasizes the need for comprehensive training and the establishment of safe environments and appropriate conditions to support survivors and outlines existing challenges including the absence of a formal application process where the authorities can identify and detect victims.