The Asylum Report 2026, published by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), provides a comprehensive overview of asylum-related developments across EU+ countries. It presents the main policy, legislative and operational changes in the asylum field over 2025 and early 2026. The report analyses asylum trends, decision-making practices, reception systems and preparedness for the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. It also includes comparative country information and key EU-level developments shaping asylum systems across Europe.

Deze EMNews, de driemaandelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN), biedt een overzicht van EU- en nationale ontwikkelingen op het gebied van asiel- en migratiebeleid, evenals de belangrijkste statistieken en relevante EMN-publicaties voor de periode januari-maart 2026.

The report provides an in‑depth overview of Belgium’s status for smuggling victims, highlighting its objectives, legal framework, and practical implementation. It examines how the status is applied, who benefits from it, and the operational challenges encountered. The publication also identifies gaps in data collection and coordination between agencies. Finally, it offers evidence‑based recommendations to strengthen victim protection and improve the overall effectiveness of the system.

The report compiles available figures for the period 2015–2024 and examines how data are recorded, shared and used. It provides a clearer statistical basis for understanding the situation of minors at risk of trafficking and aggravated forms of smuggling, while identifying structural gaps in current data systems.

The Latest Asylum Trends 2025 provides an annual overview of asylum activity in EU+ countries, covering asylum applications (per capita), the main nationalities of applicants, the top receiving countries, recognition rates, pending cases and the number of beneficiaries of temporary protection following the war in Ukraine. It also reviews policy developments in the EU+ and provides a 2026 outlook, examining, inter alia, geopolitical uncertainty and latent displacement risks.

Deze EMNews, de driemaandelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN), biedt een overzicht van de ontwikkelingen op EU‑ en nationaal niveau op het gebied van asiel- en migratiebeleid, evenals belangrijke statistieken en gerelateerde EMN‑publicaties voor de periode oktober–december 2025.

Myria, the Federal Migration Centre and independent national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings, published its independent and public annual report “Victims: Seeing Them and Listening to Them” on 8 December 2025. The report draws attention to the psychological vulnerabilities of victims of human trafficking and calls, inter alia, for strengthened training and specialisation of professionals on the specific psychological vulnerabilities and needs of these victims.

Deze EMNews, de driemaandelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN), biedt een overzicht van de EU‑ en nationale ontwikkelingen op het gebied van asiel- en migratiebeleid, evenals belangrijke statistieken en gerelateerde EMN‑publicaties voor de periode juli–september 2025.

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, warns that externalised asylum and migration policies must be carefully designed to avoid serious human rights risks. His report highlights how transferring asylum, return, and border control functions to other countries can expose migrants to torture, arbitrary detention, and collective expulsions. Particular risks arise in the external processing of asylum claims, return procedures including “return hubs,” and outsourcing of border control. The Commissioner calls on states to adopt precautionary approaches, safeguard vulnerable people, and ensure transparency and accountability.

Each year, the Immigration Office publishes an activity report. This annual report presents the activities of the Immigration Office over 2024, providing figures inter alia on entry and stay, vulnerable groups, international protection, the fight against irregular migration, return, and misuse of procedures.

Deze EMNews, de driemaandelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN), biedt een overzicht van ontwikkelingen op EU- en nationaal niveau op het gebied van asiel- en migratiebeleid, evenals belangrijke statistieken en gerelateerde EMN-publicaties voor de periode april–juni 2025. 

When countries outside the EU encourage or organise the movement of migrants to put pressure on the Union or its Member States, this is called the instrumentalisation of migration. This position paper from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) explains what this means, why it matters, and how the EU can respond. It highlights the need to balance measures against political manipulation with the obligation to respect people’s fundamental rights. The paper warns that some responses risk undermining the right to asylum and other protections at the EU’s external borders.

The Fundamental Rights Report 2025 provides an overview of the state of fundamental rights in the EU, highlighting key developments and trends observed in 2024. The report includes a dedicated section on ‘Migration and asylum at the EU’s external borders’, which addresses, among other issues, challenges related to search and rescue operations, incidents of ill-treatment and rights violations at borders, concerns about border procedures under the New Pact, and fundamental rights risks associated with proposed return policies.

This research paper introduces the "IRMIGRIGHT", the first bespoke database of social and labour rights of irregularly staying migrants in twenty-eight European countries. A number of findings emerge from the data analysis, including the fact that, on average, irregularly staying migrants have significantly weaker social rights than labour rights.

In het jaarverslag biedt het Commissariaat-generaal voor de Vluchtelingen en de Staatlozen (CGVS) een uitgebreid overzicht van de asielcijfers voor 2024, samen met belangrijke interne ontwikkelingen en initiatieven gericht op het verbeteren van efficiëntie en besluitvorming. Het rapport behandelt ook aankomende procedurele wijzigingen, internationale samenwerking, nieuwe bevoegdheden met betrekking tot staatloosheid en kwetsbare verzoekers, personeels- en organisatorische verbeteringen, en verduidelijkingen over operationele en budgettaire middelen.

This JRC Science for Policy report provides a comprehensive understanding of migration narratives and their impact on public perception and policy. It seeks to equip policymakers and communication professionals with the insights and tools needed to navigate the complex landscape of migration narratives and promote a more nuanced and evidence-based understanding of migration in a political context often tainted by misinformation and divisive rhetoric.

Deze EMNews, de driemaandelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN), biedt een overzicht van EU- en nationale ontwikkelingen in asiel- en migratiebeleid, evenals belangrijke statistieken en gerelateerde EMN-publicaties voor de periode januari-maart 2025. 

The 2025 SIRIUS Migrant Education Policy Index introduces a novel framework for evaluating inclusive education policies across 15 EU Member States. Structured around seven key dimensions, the Index highlights existing disparities and effective practices in supporting migrant learners. It underscores the urgent need for systemic reforms to ensure equitable and high-quality education for all students, regardless of migration background. The report advocates for a learner-centred approach prioritising structural flexibility, cultural and linguistic inclusion, and coordinated policy interventions.

Dit rapport biedt een diagnose van de sterke en zwakke punten van het Vlaamse kader voor het beheer van economische migratie en aanbevelingen voor mogelijke hervormingsgebieden. Het rapport presenteert ook enkele van de eerste empirische analyses en inzichten met betrekking tot het behoud en aantrekken van economische migranten in Vlaanderen.

Deze editie van EMNews (voorheen Quarterly of Bulletin) van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN) biedt een overzicht van de ontwikkelingen op EU- en nationaal niveau op het gebied van asiel- en migratiebeleid. Daarnaast bevat het belangrijke statistieken en gerelateerde EMN-publicaties voor de periode oktober-december 2024.

In this annual forecast, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) outlines the 10 migration issues that can shape international migration in 2025. The search for "innovative solutions" to irregular migration and a European Union focusing on return are among the points of attention. 

Myria, the Federal Migration Centre and independent national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings, published its independent and public annual report "Latin American Sex Work: A Risky Carousel" on 18 December 2024. Myria draws attention to the phenomenon of Latin American sex work and calls for adapting the fight against trafficking to the new realities linked to the digital world.

This manual, aimed at both workplace inspection staff and trainers, intends to empower them to enforce the protective standards in EU law that safeguard the rights of third-country workers, including seasonal workers, migrant workers with temporary permits and migrants in an irregular situation. 

The 2024 edition of International Migration Outlook analyses recent developments in migration movements and the labour market inclusion of immigrants in OECD countries. It also monitors recent policy changes in migration governance and integration in OECD countries. This 48th edition includes one special chapter on migrant entrepreneurship. The Outlook also includes country notes and a detailed statistical annex.

This country report for Belgium prepared in the frame of the POSTING.STAT 2.0 project, examines the characteristics, the scale, and the impact of intra-EU posting from and to Belgium as well as the characteristics and the scale of infringements which are related to it.