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Multistakeholder meeting: Statelessness in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Statelessness as a Vulnerability

17/07/2025

On 27 October 2025 in Luxembourg, stakeholders will gather to discuss how the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum addresses statelessness as a vulnerability. The meeting will focus on early experiences with implementing the new obligations under the Screening and Asylum Procedures Regulations. Organised under the EMN Platform on Statelessness, it will provide space for exchange among national experts, EU agencies, and international organisations.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
New Pact on Migration and Asylum
statelessness
vulnerability

EMN Poland high-level presidency conference: Countering irregular migration and addressing its root causes

04/04/2025

This high-level conference will provide panel discussions among EU Member States’ ministries, the European Commission, EU agencies, national stakeholders, international organisations, and third-country officials to exchange views on tackling irregular migration, border management, countering migrant smuggling, and addressing root causes of migration.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event

Deadline to respond to call for proposals to raise awareness about the risks of irregular migration

29/11/2024

The EU launched a call for proposals under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to prevent irregular migration through awareness-raising and information campaigns on the risks of irregular migration in selected third countries and within Europe. The available call budget is EUR 10 000 000.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
awareness-raising
information campaign
migrant smuggling

Webinar: 2025 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe

14/02/2025

The European Network on Statelessness organises an annual webinar to provide participants with a state of play on statelessness in Europe and an opportunity to learn about the latest developments. 

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
stateless persons
Statelessness Index

UNHCR and NANSEN Study day on statelessness

03/12/2024

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the International Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, UNHCR and NANSEN organise a study day on statelessness. Particular emphasis will be placed on the rights of stateless persons and the specific procedures applicable in Belgium, in particular the new residence procedure for stateless persons.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
stateless persons
residence procedure
access to rights

Joint EMN Luxembourg and Council of Europe meeting: Statelessness and children

17/05/2024

This multistakeholder meeting, jointly organized by the Council of Europe and the EMN Luxembourg within the framework of the EMN Platform on Statelessness, will allow participants to share good practices and challenges on topics including the age assessment and best interest of the child; the burden of proof in the special case of children and the access to nationality for children.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
age assessment
best interests of the child
burden of proof
access to nationality

EMN Luxembourg Technical meeting: Access to nationality for stateless persons

11/04/2023

EMN Luxembourg, which chairs the EMN Platform on Statelessness, organizes a technical meeting on access to nationality for stateless persons.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
stateless persons
access to nationality

EMN Belgium Annual Policy Event 2019

06/11/2019

On 10 December 2019, EMN Belgium organises its annual asylum and migration policy event in which recent national and EU developments in the field of international protection, legal migration and integration and irregular migration and return will be discussed.

Theme:
Integration
Reception
International Protection
Economic migration
Citizenship & Nationality
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
Smuggling & Trafficking
Type:
Event
Keywords:
annual EMN policy event

EMN Annual Conference: Crossroads of migration - challenges and success factors in managing migration flows (Bulgaria, 2 days)

02/05/2018

On the 31st of May and 1st of June, the Bulgarian Contact Point of the EMN - in the framework of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council - organizes the EMN Annual Conference. The conference will be dedicated to the following topic: challenges and success factors in managing migration flows.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Bulgarian Presidency
Bulgaria
EMN conference

EMN, UNHCR and ENS conference "Addressing Statelessness in the European Union" (Brussels)

19/12/2016

The Platform on Statelessness of the European Migration Network, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the European Network on Statelessness organized the conference "Addressing Statelessness in the European Union, One year on from the adoption of European Council Conclusions". 

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
statelessness

HU EMN NCP Conference: Managing and Identifying Statelessness (Budapest)

18/09/2016

The Hungarian Contact Point of the EMN is organizing this conference to examine different examples of international cooperation to address statelessness.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
statelessness

Colloquium "The refugees crisis, crisis of the European Union?" (Nice, 2 days)

Logo Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

23/05/2016

Does the refugees crisis also means a crisis of the EU ? This question will be addressed during the colloquium organized by the "Laboratoire de Droit international et Européen" and the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UNS" in partnership with the "Centre d'excellence J. MONNET de l'UGA".

Theme:
Migration
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
refugees crisis

IES Policy Forum: "The Refugee Crisis and the EU-Turkey Deal: Which Role for the EU's Home Affairs Agencies?" (VUB)

Institute for European Studies logo

09/05/2016

The Institute for European Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) organizes a Policy Forum on the role of the EU's home affairs agencies in the refugee crisis.

Theme:
Borders & Visa
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
EU-Turkey Agreement
European Asylum Support Office
Europol
Frontex
refugee crisis

IE EMN NCP/UNHCR Seminar: Statelessness determination procedures (Dublin)

26/04/2016

This EMN/UNHCR Ireland seminar invites participants to examine both the challenges and advantages associated with establishing a statelessness determination procedure.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
statelessness

LU EMN NCP Conference: Tackling Statelessness - Exchange of experiences and good practices (Luxembourg)

07/03/2016

The Luxembourg Contact Point of the EMN organizes a Conference on Statelessness to foster the exchange of good practices among Member States.

Theme:
Statelessness
Type:
Event
Keywords:
statelessness

EMN Annual Conference: Irregular Migration and Return: Challenges and Practices (2 days, Athens)

First page of EMN annual conference programme

08/05/2014

This year, the EMN Conference aims to support the policymaking process on a number of key areas of irregular migration policy, namely readmission, return, reintegration and cooperation with countries of transit and origin, as well as re-entry bans and (alternatives to) detention.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Return & Readmission
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
alternative to detention
detention
effective return
re-entry ban
reintegration

A child is a child. How can the EU ensure the rights of undocumented migrant children and families? (PICUM)

Cover / Poster of event

06/11/2013

The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) together with Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), invite you to join a discussion on how the European Union can ensure the rights of undocumented migrant children and their families.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Vulnerable groups
Type:
Event
Keywords:
unaccompanied minors
undocumented migrants

PICUM's Annual International Workshop: the Housing Situation of Undocumented Migrants

PICUM logo

03/04/2013

PICUM's Annual International Workshop, that will take place on 28 June 2013 in the International Auditorium in Brussels, will explore the housing situation of undocumented migrants.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
housing
undocumented migrants

Conference EU Third Countries on Migration Flows Management - The Democratic Republic of Congo (ACTED - FJEC - OCDH)

Poster of conference

07/11/2012

This conference takes place within the framework of the project "Awareness raising of the risks associated with irregular migration and support to vocational reintegration of migrants in the Republic of Congo" (2011-2012).

Theme:
Irregular Migration
External Dimension
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Democratic Republic of Congo
flow
management

Play & Debate: "Odysseys": a fresh perspective on irregal immigration (De Poche Theater)

Poster of the play Odysseys

22/08/2012

What drives so many migrants to risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean sea? How does Europe react? These questions will be addressed with representatives from CIRé, CNCD and Boats4People during a debate following the play on 25 September 2012.

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Mediterranean
boat migrant

"Exils": new play in "Théâtre National" from 24 January to 11 February 2012

01/01/2012

In "Exils", classed somewhere between a documentary and an imagination, reality and virtual reality, actors and marionettes tell how the destiny of an exile stranded at Lampedusa intertwines with that of a police officer charged with the expulsion of new refugees.

Theme:
Irregular Migration

RIC Foyer: Study Day 'The live/survive of Roma in Brussels'

Logo-Foyer

16/11/2011

The Service 'Roma and Travellers' of the Regional Ingetration Centre 'Foyer' in Brussels organise a study day on the topic of Roma living in the Brussels region

Theme:
Migration
Irregular Migration
Integration
Vulnerable groups
Type:
Event
Keywords:
Roma
Foyer
Travellers

EMN European Conference on Irregular Migration in Warsaw (1 day)

logo EMN

21/04/2011

In the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Polish NCP EMN organizes the annual EMN European Conference in Warsaw on 25 October 2011

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Type:
Event
Keywords:
EU Migration Policy
irregular resident
Polish Presidency

EMN National Conference Norway: "Pathways out of Irregularity" (1 day)

logo EMN

02/08/2011

2nd Norwegian EMN Conference, organized by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Institute for Social Research (ISF)

Theme:
Irregular Migration
Keywords:
regularization
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