Publications

Alternatives to in‑kind housing refer to measures where governments provide financial allowances or vouchers instead of in-kind accommodation, enabling applicants to secure housing independently while still ensuring adequate living conditions in line with EU standards. These alternatives aim to fulfil legal obligations under the recast Reception Conditions Directive 2013 and may allow greater flexibility and autonomy for applicants. This inform provides comparative information on how financial allowances used in some EMN Member Countries complement reception systems while safeguarding access to services and adequate living standards. The inform is based on contributions from 22 EMN Member Countries as well as Norway and Serbia. It maps national approaches between January 2020 and October 2025.

This EMN Inform examines how digital services can enhance accessibility for applicants with disabilities and for those who are digitally disadvantaged. Drawing on contributions from 25 EMN Member and Observer Countries, the inform compares approaches the design and delivery of digital services in legal migration procedures, and highlights common challenges and good practices.

The Finnish National Contact Point of the European Migration Network (EMN) has compiled this statistical review from the statistics of the Finnish Immigration Service, Police and Finnish Border Guard, Eurostat as well as the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In addition, the EMN has produced the annual report on migration, which covers all aspects of migration and asylum in Finland in 2025. The report offers advanced information on phenomena, which this statistical review discusses in the light of figures.

This report gives an overview of the developments in immigration and asylum policy that have taken place in Finland in 2025. The report goes through developments in legislation, policy and practice. The report also contains a wide array of statistics on migration.

This inform maps national legislation and policy regarding the asylum procedures that apply to the concepts of SCO and STC, with a view to supporting legislators to understand and implement the changes required by the Asylum Procedure Regulation.

This study provides an overview of legal and policy developments related to the implementation of the Family Reunification Directive since 2017, as an update to an earlier EMN study on family reunification published that year. It examines the current state of national legislation, policies, and practices after two decades of the Directive’s application, incorporating relevant case law and highlighting challenges and good practices.

This Ad Hoc Query (AHQ) summary examines so-called separated children, i.e. children who arrive in the EU with adults other than their parents or legal guardians. The summary describes how the legislation and practices of different EU countries recognize this group, when and how accompanying adults can be officially designated as representatives or guardians of the child, and what arrangements are in place in different countries to maintain or monitor the relationship between children and the adults accompanying them. In addition, the publication highlights key differences between countries, shortcomings in data and monitoring, and how protection needs and the principle of the best interests of the child are taken into account, particularly in light of the implementation of the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.

This inform aims to map out border procedures currently applied by the EMN Member Countries in application of the Asylum Procedures Directive (2013/32/EU). The inform is set in the context of the implementation of a common asylum procedure at the external borders by 2026 as part of the Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Specifically, the inform discusses which EMN Member Countries currently have border procedures in place, the authorities involved, the types of the procedures used and corresponding grounds, security considerations, the Dublin procedure in the border context, the use of detention and restriction on freedom of movement, and the approaches to persons with special needs.

This study examines how EMN Member Countries and Serbia use labour migration to address current and future skill shortages, covering all levels of employment and third-country nationals. The study also updates key migration trends, identifies major origin countries and sectors, and analyses recent legislative developments, best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. The study covers the time period January 2021-June 2024.

This EMN Inform examines how Member and Observer Countries facilitate access for beneficiaries of international protection (BIP) and applicants for international protection to vocational education and training (VET). It explores existing procedures, incentive mechanisms that encourage participation, and identifies good practices and challenges in implementing publicly funded or partially funded VET programmes.