Publication date: 03 August 2023
This 42nd Quarterly (used to be named Bulletin) of the European Migration Network (EMN) offers an overview of EU and national developments in asylum and migration policy as well as an overview of key statistics, plus related EMN outputs and developments for the period January - March 2023.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: EMNews
Publication date: 01 August 2023
New research carried out in the context of the Equality Law Clinic at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) focuses on the EU Single Permit Directive and shares concerns regarding the complexity and efficiency of the application (and renewal) procedure, the exclusion of certain categories of migrants from the scope of the Directive and the lack of protection of migrant workers from exploitation.
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Publication date: 18 July 2023
In its annual report 2022, Fedasil presents the main developments and statistics in the fields of reception, voluntary return and resettlement over the past year.
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Publication date: 06 July 2023
The EMN annual report on asylum and migration provides an overview of the major developments in the field of migration and asylum in Belgium and in the EU in 2022.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Keywords: annual report
Publication date: 04 July 2023
As the go-to source of information on international protection in Europe, the annual EUAA Asylum Report provides a comprehensive overview of key developments in asylum in Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (EU+ countries).
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Publication date: 04 July 2023
Each year, the Immigration Office publishes an activity report. This annual report presents the activities of the Immigration Office over the past year: the number of requests, the number and type of decisions, the most represented nationalities, etc.
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Publication date: 30 June 2023
FAIRWORK Belgium's 2022 annual report analyses inter alia the complex system of single permits. Given current practices, this system "benefits dishonest employers" according to the organisation.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: migrant workers, single permit, undocumented migrants
Publication date: 15 June 2023
This joint OECD-European Commission publication presents a comprehensive comparison of the integration outcomes of immigrants and their children in OECD, EU and selected other countries. It includes 83 indicators covering three main areas: labour market and skills; living conditions; and civic engagement and social integration. The publication also provides detailed data on the characteristics of immigrant populations and households.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: labour market integration, living condition, social integration
Publication date: 15 June 2023
This inform provides up-to-date and comparative data on resettlement, humanitarian admission and sponsorship schemes. It presents recent developments in EMN Member Countries between 2016 to 2022 and offers a valuable resource for countries launching new programmes to learn from established programmes in other countries.
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Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: resettlement, humanitarian admission, community sponsorship
Publication date: 08 June 2023
The Fundamental Rights Report 2023 contains a section on asylum, borders, visa, migration and integration. Fundamental rights at borders, asylum and immigration policies in transition and EU information technology systems are of particular concern to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: fundamental rights, annual report
Publication date: 30 May 2023
In this bulletin, FRA takes stock of concerns and improvements regarding the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. It highlights the EU Member States’ legal and practical responses. It identifies key trends, promising practices, long-standing and emerging patterns, and persistent concerns.
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Publication date: 17 May 2023
This report from the European Union Agency for Asylum provides information on environmental sustainability strategies and policies implemented in reception facilities in EU+ countries.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: environmental sustainability, reception centre
Publication date: 08 May 2023
As more and more people are affected by climate change, the need to understand and prepare for climate-related migration has increased. This inform aims to complement existing research by providing a broader perspective on how displacement and migration related to disasters, climate change and environmental degradation are being addressed by key national-level initiatives and policies in EMN Member Countries as well as non-EU OECD countries.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: climate change, environmental migration
Publication date: 27 April 2023
In its 12th Myriadoc, Myria focuses on issues relating to foreigners' access to banking services and formulates recommendations for the banking sector and the ministers concerned.
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Publication date: 26 April 2023
This EMN Inform updates the 2020 Inform “Statelessness in the EU” and focuses on the implications of statelessness for affected individuals in the EU, Norway and Georgia.
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Publication date: 25 April 2023
How can countries and people better benefit from migration? How can refugees be protected, and their means of livelihood secured? How should the world deal with changes in global demographics? These issues are addressed in the World Bank's World Development Report 2023.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: demography, climate change, migration management
Publication date: 21 April 2023
Children who migrate with their parents face unique challenges and vulnerabilities. That's why it's crucial that their right to express their views is fully implemented in international protection procedures. This inform provides an overview of how the right of accompanied children to be heard is being implemented in EMN Member Countries and Norway, including good practices, challenges, and lessons learned.
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Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: accompanied children, right to be heard, interview
Publication date: 21 April 2023
The updated AIDA Country Report on Belgium provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2022. Further, the report includes an annex providing an overview of temporary protection.
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Main theme: Asylum
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum procedure, reception condition, detention
Publication date: 05 April 2023
The paper examines the amendments to the Eurodac proposal proposed by the Council and the European Parliament and the connections between Eurodac and other CEAS reform proposals.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Eurodac, Common European Asylum System
Publication date: 24 March 2023
This Policy Note analyses the challenges faced by asylum seekers in the EU to access their right to education, from primary-level education to higher and vocational education. It is based on the analysis of the 19 country reports and further desk research.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: access to education, inclusion, special needs
Publication date: 23 March 2023
This briefing discusses key recent trends and figures and provides an overview of EU policy developments relating to the management of the EU's external borders.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: external border, border management, border security
Publication date: 15 March 2023
This 41th Quarterly (used to be named Bulletin) of the European Migration Network (EMN) offers an overview of EU and national developments in asylum and migration policy as well as an overview of key statistics, plus related EMN outputs and developments for the period October to December 2022.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: EMNews
Publication date: 13 March 2023
The DRC Global Displacement Forecast 2023 Report, projects that the total number of people displaced will increase by 1.9 million in 2023 and an additional 3.5 million in 2024. This means that by 2024, the number of displaced people will have more than doubled since 2015 and increased by more than 50 million.
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Publication date: 27 February 2023
This Inform explores which national strategies, successful programmes and initiatives have been implemented in the EMN Member Countries to enhance the prospects for displaced persons in non-EU first reception and transit countries, and how these strategies have been integrated within existing EU and international frameworks and agreements.
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Main theme: External Dimension
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: displaced person, first reception country, transit country
Publication date: 23 January 2023
This report maps out the existing uses of new technologies across European immigration and asylum systems both at the national and the EU level. It is the first outcome of the Algorithmic Fairness and Asylum Seekers and Refugees (AFAR) Project, funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.