Informs

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.

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 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 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.

This joint EMN, Council of Europe and OECD inform focuses on language and literacy support measures for adult BIP in EMN Member and Observer Countries. Both formal and non-formal learning measures, as well as literacy programmes aimed at supporting BIP in learning the language of the host country, are included in its scope.

This EMN summary gives an overview of the national-level measures that support access for migrant children in primary and secondary schools across 25 EMN Member and Observer Countries. For the purposes of the summary, migrant children are understood as legally staying third-country nationals, between six and 18 years old (primary education typically starts at age six in most European education systems).

This joint EMN-OECD inform maps out national policy and legal changes (both implemented
and proposed) that took place from July 2023 to early 2025 concerning the responsibilities and access to rights of BoTP under the Temporary Protection Directive. Access to rights under temporary protection includes access to employment, medical care, education, social security, and access to (or the means to access) suitable accommodation.

The EMN’s latest inform compares how 23 EMN Member Countries and Serbia distribute international protection applicants and accommodation centres, work with local communities, and address integration challenges. It draws on data up to February 2025. The inform analyses two distinct types of distribution: the distribution of international protection applicants and the distribution of accommodation centres.