Publications
The network’s key outputs include annual reports on migration and asylum, thematic studies, Informs on issues of immediate priority, ad-hoc queries, and the EMN Asylum and Migration Glossary.
All publications from 2017 onwards are available on our website. To request older publications, please contact us at emn@migri.fi. Studies and reports are sometimes also published in print. The publications are also available on the network’s international website(siirryt toiseen palveluun).

The new EMN-OECD joint inform examines how governments design migration strategies. Find out more about the different migration strategies and their implementation, including those related to regular migration, irregular migration, asylum, and more.

This joint EMN-OECD inform explores the innovative strategies used by EMN Member Countries and select non-EU OECD countries to attract foreign talent from January 2021 to March 2024.

This study by the European Migration Network (EMN) investigates the issue of illegal employment among third-country nationals (TCNs) in Member Countries from 2017 to 2022. The report examines the various ways in which TCNs engage in illegal employment and the challenges faced by both workers and authorities. It offers an up-to-date analysis of key legislative and policy frameworks, as well as practices to prevent, identify, and tackle illegal employment, including beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP).

This inform examines current national legislation and practices for the collection and processing of biometric data of third-country nationals in 24 EMN Member Countries and of foreign migrants in three Observer Countries, in accordance with the requirements of national and European law (EU law and the treaties of the Council of Europe).

This study provides an overall context for the application of TPD in EMN Member Countries from January to July 2023, including insights into challenges faced, good practices implemented, as well as any changes introduced with regard to the application of the TPD between 2022 and 2023. The study looks at legal status and registration of beneficiarieries, access to services, as well as support to vulnerable groups.

This EMN inform, in collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an in-depth analysis of migration diplomacy as a critical tool for managing international migration. The report investigates the diverse methods and instruments countries use to foster collaboration on migration issues.

This inform provides insights into the governance and processes of accommodation for applicants for international protection in EMN Member and Observer Countries. The inform maps and analyses the governance structures, processes, and mechanisms for accommodation. It focuses exclusively on accommodation for applicants for international protection, excluding beneficiaries of temporary protection (BoTP), resettled refugees, and other material reception conditions, such as food and clothing.

This inform provides information on civic training objectives and requirements for the integration of third-country nationals; identifies the competent authorities and allocation of costs; identifies the content of civic orientation or training courses and how they are implemented (i.e. modalities); and collects best practices of EMN Member and Observer Countries to provide useful insights into improving the implementation of different integration tools.

This EMN Inform offers a comprehensive overview of EMN Member Countries and Serbia’s approaches to the migration-development nexus at both strategic and operational levels.

In collaboration with the Red Cross EU Office and the Swedish Red Cross, this inform aims to provide an overview of EMN Member (EU Member States except Denmark) and Observer Countries’(NO, GE, MD, UA, ME, AM, RS) guidance and training on early detection and identification of victims of torture and/or ill-treatment in international protection procedures.