Informs
In addition to producing studies and reports, the EMN also produces shorter Informs on migration and asylum issues. Informs can be based on EMN studies or data collected by means of ad-hoc queries, for example.
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.
This EMN inform analyses first instance appeals procedures across EMN Member Countries. It is a comparative analysis of procedural safeguards, key challenges, and good practices observed across the EU covering the period from 2018 to 2024. It outlines the different approaches taken by 22 EMN Member Countries to manage appeals across the EU.
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 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 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.