NEWS:
New EMN Synthesis Report: Integration of beneficiaries of international/humanitarian protection into the labour market: policies and good practice (2015)
The Report focuses on the conditions of labour market access for various categories of beneficiaries of international protection both in legislation and in practice and it examines the categories of residence statuses granted to these persons. It also looks into different types of employment related support measures, analyses coordination between relevant authorities within the field of integration and it maps good practices and obstacles in the EU Member States. The report in English can be found here.
National studies of other EU Member States on the same topic can be found here. The main outcomes of the synthesis report can be found in the EMN Inform.
EMN international conference about sustainable returns and cooperation with the countries of origin was held in Bratislava
In the framework of the first Presidency of Slovakia in the Council of the EU International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the EMN Coordinator for the Slovak Republic organised an international conference on Rethinking Returns from the EU: Sustainable Returns and Cooperation with Countries of Origin. The conference held on 6 - 7 July 2016 in Bratislava sought to discuss current state of play, good practice and lessons learned in return and reintegration of migrants from outside the EEA for further use by the EU and its Member States.
Among 22 speakers were experts from the European Commission, EU agency Frontex, selected EU countries, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations operating in the countries of return, as well as think tanks. The conference hosted European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, IOM Director General and the Slovak Minister of Interior as keynote panelists.
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EMN Small Scale Meeting with Representatives of the Bureau of Border and Alien Police of the Police Force Presidium and Departments of Alien Police from the Slovak Regions, Piešťany, 1- 2 June 2016
On 1-2 June 2016 the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as the EMN Coordinator for the Slovak Republic has organised, together with the Bureau of Border and Alien Police of the Presidium of the Police Force in Slovakia, a small scale meeting for the representatives of the selected bodies active within the field of creation and application of the legislation related to the legal and irregular migration of the third country nationals to Slovakia.
New Synthesis Report: Changes in immigration status and purpose of sty: an overview of EU Member States' approaches
The synthesis report compares legal frameworks, policies and practice of EU Member States related to the change of immigration status of third country nationals as well as informs about the relevant EU legislation. The Synthesis Report was prepared on the basis of national contributions from 24 EU Member States. The report in English can be found here.
National studies of other EU Member States on the same topic can be found here.
The main outcomes of the synthesis report can be found in the EMN Inform in English
European Commission prepared EMN Bulletin’s fourteenth 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 January to March 2016 and is available in English.
Older issues of the EMN Bulletin can be found on the EMN central website.
Online Asylum and Migration Glossary with terms translated into Slovak and other 22 European languages
EMN regularly updates English version of the Asylum and Migration Glossary which contains more than 450 expert terms and their translations into 23 European languages including Slovak.
Latest version of the Glossary from October can be downloaded in the form of publication here.
More information about the glossary can be found here.
Soon to come
- EMN studies in 2015: Integration of Beneficiaries of International Protection in the Labour Market and Mixed Migration and Changes of Immigration Status.
- EMN studies in 2016: Annual Report on Migration and Asylum Policies in the Slovak Republic in 2015, Approaches to rejected asylum seekers, Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Programmes in Europe, Searching for a family life. The Right to Family Reunification: National Practices and Illegal Employment of Third Country Nationals.
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