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European Commission prepared EMN Bulletin’s 28th issue
European Commission’s current issue of the EMN Bulletin informs about actual situation, outputs and statistics in the field of migration, integration and international protection at EU and Member State level. It covers the period of time from July to September 2019 and is available in English.
Older issues of the EMN Bulletin can be found on the EMN central website.
EMN organized the 7th Educational Seminar on Migration: „Impacts and Opportunities of International Migration.“
International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the EMN coordinator for Slovakia organised the 7th EMN Educational Seminar on Migration entitled” Impacts and Opportunities of International Migration“ which was held in Bratislava, Slovakia on 20 - 22 August 2019. The seminar welcomed 15 experts from international organizations and institutions, non-governmental sector, research institutions and academia from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Senegal, Switzerland, The Netherlands and United Kingdom. Lecturers shared with participants current trends and experiences concerning the relationship between politics and migration, how and why people decide to migrate, good governance as an approach to migration, and migration in an increasingly urbanized world.
New EMN publication: Annual Report on Migration and Asylum in the Slovak Republic in 2018
The report informs about the most significant changes, developments and activities in the field of migration and international protection in Slovakia in 2018. In the Slovak Republic, the report is a unique publication of its kind which annually maps all areas of migration of third-country nationals in the context of EU policies and legislation. The report describes also context of migration and asylum policies development, legal migration, international protection including asylum, unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups, integration, citizenship and situation of stateless persons, border control and management, visa practice, irregular migration including migrant smuggling, countering trafficking in human beings as well as returns and readmissions. In the annex, the report presents selected statistics which are not collected at EU level. The report is followed-up by the brief country factsheet.
You can read EU report here and its Statistical Annex here. The EU report is supported by a shorter inform and a flash. All publications are available together here.
New EMN study: Attracting and retaining international students in the EU
Attracting students from third countries is important for the EU both as an alternative to irregular migration and as a contribution to a more competitive EU economy. But what concrete policies and practices have Member States put in place to attract international students? Are there any special incentives to retain them following graduation? What are the main challenges? What bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements with third countries have been adopted by Member States covering international students?
These and many other questions are answered in the Synthesis Report of the EMN Study Attracting and retaining international students in the EU. The study is providing concise overview of recent trends, challenges and good practices as well as of national policies and practices in place in Member States to attract international students from third countries.
New EMN Study: Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination
As of 2018, five Western Balkan countries and three Eastern Partnership countries benefit from visa liberalisation to the EU Schengen area, particularly Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Republic of North Macedonia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. These countries are deemed safe and well-governed, and have been required to meet several criteria in policy areas such as border, migration and asylum management, security, external relations and fundamental rights. The EMN Study “Impact of visa liberalisation on countries of destination” is providing insights to positive and negative trends in 25 EU countries and Norway following visa liberalisation for these countries.
European Commission prepared EMN Bulletin’s 26th issue
European Commission’s current issue of the EMN Bulletin informs about actual situation, outputs and statistics in the field of migration, integration and international protection at EU and Member State level. It covers the period of time from October to December 2018 and is available in English.
Older issues of the EMN Bulletin can be found on the EMN central website.
EMN Study: Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States (2018)
The effective integration of migrants into the labour markets of EU countries is a key challenge. While unemployment rates have been decreasing steadily since 2014, the gap between unemployment rates of third-country nationals and that of native and EU-born remains. The study “Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in EU Member States”, analyses measures concerning the employment of migrants and brings up-to-date information on the challenges the EU faces in implementing policies aimed at integrating third-country nationals.
The new video of the European Migration Network (EMN) summarizes the main facts about unaccompanied minors coming to the EU
The new EMN video briefly explains the main findings of the study Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU and Norway (2017). This study explores the situation of unaccompanied minors who have been granted a residence permit or issued a return decision, and in turn, the approaches established by (Member) States to their integration or (voluntary) return. The study also covers unaccompanied minors who cannot be returned immediately and may be granted a temporary status, such as tolerated stay, at least in some (Member) States.
European Commission prepared EMN Bulletin’s 25th issue
European Commission’s current issue of the EMN Bulletin informs about actual situation, outputs and statistics in the field of migration, integration and international protection at EU and Member State level. It covers the period of time from October to December 2018 and is available in English.
Older issues of the EMN Bulletin can be found on the EMN central website.
EMN study: Illegal employment of third-country nationals in the Slovak Republic
The main objective of the study is to examine and analyze the measures in Slovak Republic to to fight the illegal employment of third-country nationals (TCNs), possible problematic areas and obstacles in this field and strategies and good practices to overcome them. The study primarily targets the policy-makers at national and EU-level labour law and experts on the fight against illegal employment and illegal labor migration. The synthesis report of the study and the EMN Inform containing the main outcomes are available in English.
Soon to come
- EMN studies in 2018: Labour Market Integration of Third-Country Nationals in the EU Member States and Norway with Focus on Labour Market Integration Measures, Impact of Visa Liberalisation on Countries of Destination, Attracting and Retaining International Students and Researchers in the EU
- EMN studies in 2017: Challenges and Practices for Establishing Applicants’ Identity in the Migration Process, The Impact of EU Rules on the Effectiveness of Return in the Member States: Challenges and Good Practise, The Changing Influx of Asylum Seekers in 2015-2016: Member State Responses, Member States' Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors following Status Determination.
Co-funded by the European Union 
