Publication date: 18 November 2022
This 40th 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 July to September 2022.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: EMNews
Publication date: 25 October 2022
Unaccompanied minors who have little or no perspective of receiving a residence permit within EU Member States, may have co-existing problems such as mental health issues or substance addiction. This ad hoc query examines how EU Member States deal with this specific group and how they could improve the reception and supervision of these young persons.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Reception, International Protection, Irregular Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: unaccompanied minors, mental health, criminality
Publication date: 12 September 2022
To what extent do Member States consider the distinct situation of migrant women in their integration policies and measures? This study focuses on the main areas covered by the EU Action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 that support the integration of migrant women for example in education and training, employment and skills, health and housing as these are considered by the Action Plan the base for societal integration.
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Publication date: 19 August 2022
The Country Factsheet provides a brief summary of the main developments in migration and international protection in Belgium in 2021, including the latest statistics.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Publication date: 01 August 2022
The 39th edition of the EMN Quarterly provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: EMNews
Publication date: 05 July 2022
What are the challenges migrants face in accessing mental health services, and how are Member States addressing them? This inform maps the policies in place to help legally-residing migrants access mental health services.
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Publication date: 15 June 2022
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 2021.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Keywords: annual report
Publication date: 13 June 2022
The 38th edition of the EMN Quarterly (known before as Bulletin) provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level.
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Publication date: 12 March 2022
The use of migration as a weapon of sorts by states and non-state actors for reaching their various goals has increased. The aim of the present study is to raise awareness among readers by creating a conceptual framework for the “weaponization of migration,” a phenomenon that has not been sufficiently studied academically yet.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: weaponization of migration, migration instrumentalization, mass migration
Publication date: 10 March 2022
The 37th edition of the EMN Quarterly (previously named Bulletin) provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level.
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Publication date: 10 February 2022
To what extent could digital services support migration and asylum management? This joint EMN-OECD inform focuses on specific areas in the asylum, migration and acquisition of citizenship procedures, and border control management, where digital technologies may be used.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional
Publication Type: Informs
Publication date: 02 February 2022
How do Member States and Norway ensure the care and protection of children who arrive in their countries, and what measures are in place in relation to guardianship, education, access to justice, and more? This new report from the European Migration Network (EMN) provides an overview of the progress made during 2020 in the implementation of the recommendations laid out in the 2017 Communication on the protection of children in migration and is the second edition of a series of reports developed by the EMN.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Publication Type: EMN Reports & Studies
Publication date: 22 December 2021
The 36th edition of the EMN Bulletin provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level.
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Publication date: 02 September 2021
The 35th edition of the EMN Bulletin provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level.
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Publication date: 16 July 2021
The Country Factsheet provides a brief summary of the main developments in migration and international protection in Belgium in 2020, including the latest statistics.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Keywords: 2020
Publication date: 07 July 2021
The management of data has become increasingly important over the past years, not in the least for the public institutions that are responsible for the applications for international protection. Today, the increased influx of applicants for international protection and the Covid-19 pandemic have increased the need for a more efficient system to collect, store, treat and share data. EMN analysed the state of play and the future developments in the field of data management in the asylum procedure between 2014 and 2020, thereby also taking into account the legal framework that surrounds the field of data management. Additionally, EMN Belgium published a standalone study that highlights the management of data in the Belgian asylum procedure.
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Publication date: 16 June 2021
The current Belgian government, in office since October 2020, announced that it would replace the Immigration Act by a new Migration Code. In this context, EMN Belgium sought information about the structure of national migration laws of other Member States and the terminology used for migration policies, subjects and institutions, the result of which was compiled and summarized.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: Migration Code
Publication date: 11 June 2021
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 2020.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Publication date: 28 May 2021
The 34th edition of the EMN Bulletin covers the period January to March 2021 and provides an overview of the latest developments in the areas of international protection and migration in the EU and its Member States. In March 2021, Moldova and Georgia joined EMN as observers.
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Publication date: 03 May 2021
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Publication date: 29 March 2021
The handbook on migration reporting was produced to help journalists create impartial, fact-based reporting in an engaging way. The handbook was developed in recognition of the role which media plays in shaping public opinion as well as informing the public on various policies on migration.
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Publication date: 10 March 2021
How do Member States ensure the protection of children in migration procedures, and what measures are in place in relation to guardianship, accommodation, transition into adulthood, and many more? This report from the European Migration Network (EMN), published on 10 March 2021, maps the state of implementation in 2019 of the recommendations laid down in the 2017 European Commission Communication on the protection of children in migration.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups
Publication Type: EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords: children, unaccompanied minors, protection
Publication date: 09 February 2021
The 33rd edition of the EMN Bulletin provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level, including the latest relevant published statistics.
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Publication date: 18 December 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the substantial measures taken by EU and OECD countries to prevent the spread of the virus had substantial consequences on remittances and the companies providing remittances services.
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Publication date: 05 November 2020
The 32nd edition of the EMN Bulletin provides up-to-date information on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level, including the latest relevant published statistics.