This EMN Quarterly inter alia reports on:

• EU and national developments related to the Temporary Protection Directive, including the launch by the EU Commission of the EU Talent Pool pilot Initiative.
• General policy developments at EU and national levels, including the adoption of a decision on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Croatia.
• International protection including asylum: In Finland the family reunification process for minors was amended. When a family member of a minor who has been granted international protection applies for family reunification, the family member may be granted a residence permit without the requirement for sufficient financial resources of sponsors who are minors.
• Unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups, including additional funding granted to French departments which welcomed more unaccompanied minors before 31 December 2021 compared to 31 December 2020.
• Legal migration: In the Netherlands, the au pair regulation was tightened by adding one additional requirement for candidates who want to work as an au pair in the Netherlands.
• Integration: In Spain, the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) signed an agreement to promote the integration of migrants through sport in the reception system.
• Management of the EU external borders, including the publication by the FRA of new guidance on monitoring fundamental rights at EU external borders.
• Irregular migration: Montenegro reported that the route that leads from Turkey, Greece, through Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina to EU countries is still active. For the period October to December 2022, a total of 2 801 migrants were registered in Montenegro.
• Return: The CJEU ruled that a third-country national suffering from a serious illness cannot be the subject of a return decision if it would risk significantly increasing their pain or significantly reduce their life expectancy, given that there are no fitting healthcare provisions in the country of origin.
• External dimension: Italy reported the start of the three-year-long civil project, aiming to strengthen the capacities of the Ivorian authorities in border and irregular migration management, in particular through the construction of four border posts at land borders and the implementation of training courses and study visits.

Detailed information can be found in the 41th EMN Quarterly attached above.

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