EMN Informs
Short Informs focus on specific topics in the area of migration and asylum and they briefly describe the main findings and statistics related to the particular topic. They are composed by the European Commission based on the studies or Ad-Hoc Queries. You can find the Informs not only in this section, but also in related annual reports and studies.
Access to education for migrant children (2025)
Published: December 2025
Summary was prepared on the basis of contributions from 25 EMN National Contact Points. The publication provides an overview of national-level measures supporting legally staying third-country national children aged 6–18 in primary and secondary education, covering the situation up to March 2025.
Language and literacy support measures for adult beneficiaries of international protection (2025)
Published: December 2025
The European Migration Network (EMN), in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has published a new inform examiningthe language and literacy measures available to beneficiaries of temporary protection across Europe. The publication provides a comparative overview of approaches across 24 EMN Member and Observer Countries, covering developments in this area up to January 2025.
Vocational education and training of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection (2025)
Published: November 2025
The inform analyses how applicants and beneficiaries of international protection can access vocational education and training across 25 EMN Member Countries and Serbia. The publication explores policies, practices and challenges, and highlights examples of measures that support both labour market integration and social inclusion.
Distribution of international protection accommodation centres and relationship management with local communities (2025)
Published: October 2025
The European Migration Network (EMN) has published a new inform analyzing how 23 EMN Member Countries and Serbia distribute accommodation centres and engage with local stakeholders. Covering developments up to February 2025, it presents national approaches to planning, communication, and community engagement, alongside good practices and challenges. .
Access to remedies for international protection applicants (2025)
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.
Designing migration strategies (2025)
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.
New and innovative ways to attract foreign talents in the EU (2025)
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.
Processing the biometric data of third-country nationals (2025)
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.