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.
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.
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.