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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), as the coordinator of the European Migration Network (EMN) in Slovakia, organised the Destination Europe workshop for students of Stredná odborná škola agrotechnická J. A. Gagarina in Bernolákovo at the end of the school year . A total of 45 students had the chance to experience negotiations and decision-making about migration policy through this interactive role-play activity.

The European Migration Network (EMN) is publishing its new Asylum and Migration Overview (AMO) 2024, alongside a Statistical Annex developed by Eurostat. The Overview highlights key legal, policy and operational changes across a range of asylum and migration themes during the year 2024, as well as statistical trends in 2024 and comparisons with previous years. It draws on contributions from 30 National Contact Points (NCPs), as well as statistical contributions from additional EMN Observer countries, and EU-level sources, including Eurostat statistics.

The EMN launches the updated EMN Glossary, accessible through a redesigned app and website. With over 540 migration and asylum terms in 27 languages, the EMN Glossary supports policy-making and cross-border understanding.

The European Migration Network (EMN) has published a new inform titled “Access to remedies for international protection applicants,” offering a comparative overview of how EMN Member Countries organise their first instance appeals procedures. The inform analyses procedural safeguards, common challenges, and good practices across 22 EMN Member Countries covering the period from 2018 to 2024. The inform supports the objectives of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum by providing policymakers with comparable data to inform future procedural reforms.

On 25 April 2025, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as the coordinator of the European Migration Network (EMN) in Slovakia, organized a thematic workshop titled "On the Road to Understanding Migration." The workshop was delivered to teachers, educational staff, and youth workers who teach or work with young people aged 16 and older. Its aim was to provide participants with tools and methods for effective discussions on migration, and to introduce the interactive EMN educational tool Destination Europe.