Publication date: 02 December 2025
This joint EMN-OECD study provides a comprehensive overview of labour migration laws, policies, initiatives, and practices targeting third-country nationals in EMN Member Countries and Serbia between January 2021 and June 2024. It examines how labour migration is used to address current and future workforce shortages, covering key countries of origin and crucial labour sectors. The study highlights the challenges faced and the practices considered by countries with regard to labour migration.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Thematic Studies
Keywords: labour migration, labour shortages, foreign workers, talent attraction, talent partnership
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Due to the increased need for foreign labour force, Member States are multiplying their negotiations of bilateral agreements and programmes with third countries on labour mobility. In order to have a current state of play and with a view to better coordinate this matter, the European Commission asked EMN Member countries to provide information on any bilateral agreement or programme supporting mobility from third countries.
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Main theme: External Dimension, Economic migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: labour migration, labour mobility, legal migration, bilateral agreements, bilateral programmes
Publication date: 16 December 2015
Upon request by the LIBE committee, this research paper reviews the social and economic context of EU international labour migration policy, the status of relevant EU legislation and the available policy options.
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Publication date: 03 December 2014
This flagship publication on migration analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and selected non-OECD countries.
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Main theme: Migration, Economic migration, Integration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: economic growth, international migration trend, labour market integration, labour migration
Publication date: 09 August 2013
This EMN Inform provides information on the use of quotas by Member States as a measure to manage labour migration from third countries.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: labour market access, labour migration policy
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Myria, the Federal Migration Centre, has published a thematic report on economic migration, free movement and students as part of its annual report "Migration in figures and rights 2025". The publication explains trends in labour migration and study-related mobility. It shows that labour migration from outside the EU has slightly decreased, the share of third-country nationals among temporary postings has continued to grow, and student numbers are increasing.
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Main theme: Economic migration, Study § Training
Keywords: Myria, annual report, labour migration, student migration, temporary posting
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The joint European Commission-OECD report on Matching Economic Migration with Labour Market Needs shows that migration and mobility have a key role to play to address demographic decline and skills shortages in the EU.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, Study § Training, Economic migration
Keywords: migrants' skills, labour mobility, labour migration, employment, demography
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On 25 February, 25 March and 29 April, the CeMIS in cooperation with the University of Antwerp, organize a seminar to address several issues and actual developments on migration and asylum.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: free movement, labour migration, marriage of convenience, medical regularisation
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This panel debate will bring together experts, policymakers, and social partners involved in the management of labour migration to discuss the various options available to policymakers when trying to design an 'optimally balanced' labour migration policy.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: labour migration, talent, migrant worker
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At the occasion of the 13th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference in Vienna, discussions focus on inequalities linked with migration and the labour market, that increase vulnerabilities to trafficking.