Publication date: 27 September 2011
This Eurostat publication is providing a detailed overview of the asylum applications and decisions in the EU27 in 2011.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, Eurostat, first instance, gender, minors of age
Publication date: 05 September 2011
In 2009, EU Member States issued about 2.3 million new residence permits to third country nationals, i.e. to non-EU citizens, a number that represents a decline of about
0.2 million compared with 2008.
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Main theme: Economic migration, Family Migration, Student Migration, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Eurostat, residence permit
Publication date: 23 August 2011
Here you can find the list of available EMN ad hoc queries circulated between 2008 and 2011.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Publication date: 24 June 2011
This report has been prepared by Eurostat within the frame of the Zaragoza pilot study on common integration indicators
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: EU Migration Policy, Immigrant integration
Publication date: 17 June 2011
This Staff Working Paper of the European Commission is accompanying the Commission Communication to the EP and the Council, within the framework of the Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum 2010
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Keywords: annual report, EU Migration Policy
Publication date: 20 May 2011
The Annual Risk Analysis Report of EU Agency FRONTEX, in charge for the coordination of the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of border security
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Main theme: Migration, Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: border control, risk analysis
Publication date: 21 April 2011
Study on unaccompanied minors, carried out by the Risk Analysis Unit of FRONTEX. Amongst others, EMN and the Belgian organisation "Payoke" contributed to this study
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Publication date: 11 April 2011
Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
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Main theme: Family Migration
Keywords: council directive, family migration policy
Publication date: 11 April 2011
Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status.
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum procedure, council directive, minimum standards
Publication date: 11 April 2011
Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted
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Main theme: Asylum
Keywords: asylum decisions, council directive, Geneva Convention, qualification directive
Publication date: 08 April 2011
This Eurostat publication provides a detailed overview of the asylum applications and decisions in the EU27 in 2010.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, Eurostat, first instance, gender, minors of age
Publication date: 28 March 2011
The study, commissioned from IOM by the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA) provides an inventory of the admission and residence procedures for unskilled and low-skilled third-country workers entering the labour markets of the 27 EU Member States.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: BEPA, low-skilled workers, unskilled workers
Publication date: 19 January 2011
This quarterly Eurostat publication gives an insight into recent developments in international protection including applicants for asylum and decisions on asylum applications. These data are supplied to Eurostat by the national Ministries of Interior and related official agencies.
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum, asylum applications, asylum decisions, data in focus, Eurostat, first instance, gender, minors of age, outcomes
Publication date: 28 December 2010
Ms Joëlle Milquet, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities responsible for migration and asylum policy, asked the European Economic and Social Committee to draw up an exploratory opinion on the role of legal immigration in the context of demographic challenges.
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Main theme: Migration
Publication Type: Opinion
Keywords: cultural diversity, demography, fundamental rights, labour demand, legal migration, mobility, non-discrimination
Publication date: 07 October 2010
Eurostat states that around 15 000 fewer asylum applicants were registered in the EU27 during the first half of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009
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Main theme: International Protection, Data & Statistics
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: asylum applications, asylum decisions, asylum outcomes, citizenship, comparability, data in focus, Eurostat, first instance, gender, minors of age
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The European Commission has proposed a five-point plan to strengthen the resilience and security of the EU’s external borders and improve preparedness for sudden mass arrivals. The plan sets out actions for the Commission, Member States and EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies in five areas, covering cooperation with partner countries, border management, monitoring and early warning, action against migrant smuggling and trafficking, and returns.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission, Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: external border, border security, border management, mass arrivals
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The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Belgium and 19 other EU Member States for failing to communicate the complete transposition of the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive. The Commission sent the letters on 25 September 2026, after the deadline for Member States to transpose the Directive into national law had expired.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Anti-Trafficking Directive, transposition, infringement
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On 16 September 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the preparation of a new European Emergency Response Framework to enable the EU to respond to exceptional situations involving mass movements of people at the EU’s external borders. The announcement was made in her annual State of the Union address, which also set out priorities concerning the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, border management and returns.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Keywords: State of the Union, European Emergency Response Framework, New Pact on Migration and Asylum
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On 15 September 2026, the European Commission proposed a package of measures to facilitate labour mobility and strengthen the enforcement of EU rules across borders. The package includes five legislative proposals covering the digitalisation of social security documents, the portability and recognition of qualifications, the recognition of qualifications obtained outside the EU, and the mandate of the European Labour Authority (ELA), including its role in relation to third-country nationals.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Keywords: third-country nationals, labour mobility, qualifications, recognition of qualifications, European Labour Authority
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On 9 September 2026, the European Commission decided to provide Spain with €114.7 million in emergency assistance to help manage the situation in Ceuta, following the large-scale irregular border crossings on 30 and 31 July.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Ceuta, emergency funding, emergency assistance, border surveillance, border management
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On 25 August 2026, the European Commission confirmed that it had received a formal request from Spain for emergency funding to address the migratory situation in Ceuta. The Commission said it was assessing the request as a priority, with a view to taking a swift decision, and stood ready to provide further EU support, including through EU agencies. It also identified the swift return of people remaining irregularly in Ceuta as a priority.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Keywords: Ceuta, border management, emergency funding, EU funding
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The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have proposed a new horizontal EU sanctions regime targeting migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings and other serious forms of organised crime. The proposed framework would allow the European Union to impose restrictive measures on individuals and entities involved in such activities originating outside the EU where they pose a serious threat to the Union's values, the security of the EU and its Member States, or to international security. The proposals will now be examined by the Council.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, sanction, asset freeze, travel ban
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The European Commission has rejected calls from the aviation sector and the Port of Dover to suspend the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) during the summer travel season. While acknowledging operational difficulties at around 20 external border crossing points, the Commission considers that suspending the system would not be appropriate. It has instead announced additional efforts to support Member States facing implementation challenges.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa
Keywords: entry exit system, implementation, suspension
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The new Directive on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime revises the EU framework on the rights of people who are victims of criminal offences, including victims of violence, victims of trafficking in human beings, child victims of sexual exploitation, and victims of terrorism. It introduces measures to improve access to information, support and protection, facilitate the reporting of crime and strengthen victims’ rights in criminal proceedings.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: victim of trafficking, victim of crime, access to rights, Victims' Rights Directive
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The European Commission has updated its assessment of preparations for the Pact on Migration and Asylum ahead of its full application in June 2026. While most Member States have made progress in adapting legal and operational frameworks, significant gaps remain in key areas. These include border procedures, reception capacity, asylum processing, return systems and solidarity mechanisms. The Commission stresses that sustained efforts will be required beyond June to ensure full operational readiness.
