EMN Reports & studies

Admitting third-country nationals for business purposes (EMN)

Cover page of EU synthesis of EMN business migration study

Publication date: 23 February 2015

This EMN study aims to compare the different national policies in place for non-EU investors, business owners and other business persons at the various stages of migration (pre-entry, entry and stay).

Main theme: Economic migration

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: business person, immigrant business owner, immigrant investor

Policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors in Belgium (Update 2014)

Publication date: 31 January 2015

This is the Belgian Contribution to the EMN focused study on policies, practices and data on unaccompanied minors. Other EMN National Contact Points (NCP’s) produced a similar report on the topic for their (Member) State.

Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: unaccompanied minors, guardianship, age assessment

Challenges and good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants to Western Africa (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 01 January 2015

This EMN Inform provides information concerning EMN national Contact Points’ practices on return and reintegration to Western Africa.

Main theme: Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: assistance, reintegration programmes, voluntary return

Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants: entry bans policy and use of readmission agreements (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 11 December 2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements as the EU main policy measures to implement effective return policies

Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: entry ban, forced return, readmission agreement, return directive

Good practices in the return and reintegration of irregular migrants in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Screen shot study return and readmission

Publication date: 11 December 2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States’ use of entry bans and readmission agreements and also identify good practices in this field, including possible synergies in the implementation of return and reintegration measures.

Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: entry ban, forced return, readmission agreement, return directive

EMN Bulletin (August- November 2014)

Publication date: 03 December 2014

The 9th edition of the EMN Bulletin provides updates on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level, including latest relevant published statistics.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: EMN bulletin

Keywords: legal migration

Practical approaches and good practices in return and reintegration to Afghanistan and Pakistan (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 01 December 2014

This EMN Inform provides information concerning Member States’ practices on return and reintegration to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Main theme: Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: country of origin, reintegration programmes, return

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies in Belgium and in the EU (EMN)

Cover report EMN Study use of detention and alternatives to detention

Publication date: 03 November 2014

This focused study presents an analysis of (Member) States use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies and identifies similarities, differences and good practices in this field

Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: alternative to detention, detention

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 03 November 2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study aimed at analyzing Member States’ use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies

Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: alternative to detention, detention

EMN Return Experts Group (REG) Directory

Publication date: 01 October 2014

The REG Directory “Connecting Return Experts across Europe” gives an overview of the programmes across Europe to support return and reintegration in third countries.

Main theme: Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies

Keywords: reintegration programmes, voluntary return

EMN Bulletin (developments from May to August 2014)

Publication date: 16 September 2014

The EMN Bulletin provides policymakers and other practitioners with updates on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level. The 8th Edition provides information from May 2014 to August 2014, including (latest) relevant published statistics.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: EMN bulletin

The organization of reception facilities for asylum seekers in different Member States (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform on reception facilities

Publication date: 14 August 2014

This EMN Inform summarizes the key findings of the corresponding EMN study which aimed to identify good practices and mechanisms to allow for flexible and efficient reception facilities whilst maintaining the quality of reception conditions.

Main theme: Reception

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: reception centre, reception condition, reception crisis

Impacts of the European Migration Network (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 14 August 2014

This EMN Inform draws together examples of impacts that the EMN and its products have had in relation to policymaking and debate on issues of migration and asylum at EU and national levels.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: impact analysis

Identification of victims of trafficking in human beings in international protection and forced return procedures (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform on Identification of Trafficking victims

Publication date: 14 August 2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN study, which aimed at examining whether and how victims of trafficking are detected/identified in international protection and forced return procedures and further referred to specific procedures.

Main theme: Vulnerable groups

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: detection, identification, referral, victim of trafficking

Migrant access to social security and healthcare: policies and practice (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN Inform on Migrant Access to Social Security

Publication date: 14 August 2014

This Inform summarizes the main findings of the corresponding EMN main study aimed at analyzing policies and practices regarding entitlements to social security and healthcare for third-country nationals in EU Member States.

Main theme: Migration

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: healthcare, social security

Policy Report 2013 on Asylum and Migration in Belgium (EMN)

Publication date: 24 July 2014

This is the 10th Policy Report elaborated by the Belgian Contact Point of the EMN. It provides an overview of major developments in the field of asylum and migration in Belgium in the year 2013.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports

The use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies in Belgium (EMN)

Cover page of EMN study on (alternatives to) detention

Publication date: 02 July 2014

This focused study examines the use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of immigration policies in Belgium.

Main theme: Return & Readmission

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: alternatives to detention, detention

EMN Bulletin (February - May 2014)

Publication date: 03 June 2014

The 7th edition of the EMN Bulletin provides updates on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level, including latest relevant published statistics.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: EMN bulletin

Descriptive Analysis of Impacts of the Stockholm Programme

Publication date: 23 May 2014

This Report synthesises information collected annually to provide a descriptive analysis of the situation in the Member States and to identify trends in relation to the Stockholm Programme.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration

Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports

Keywords: Stockholm Programme

Identification of Victims of THB in International Protection and Forced Return Procedures in Belgium and the EU (EMN)

Cover page of synthesis report Identification Trafficking Victims

Publication date: 31 March 2014

This focussed study examines the mechanisms for detection, identification and referral of (potential) victims of trafficking in human beings in international protection (including Dublin) and forced return procedures.

Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: detection, identification, national referral mechanism, referral, victim of trafficking

Migrant access to social security - policy and practice in Belgium and the EU (EMN)

Cover page of synthesis report Migrants' Access to Social Security

Publication date: 21 February 2014

This study provides an overview of the social security entitlements of certain categories of immigrants in Belgium. It also analyses the socio-economic position of immigrants in Belgium.

Main theme: Economic migration, Integration, Data & Statistics

Publication Type: Thematic Studies

Keywords: social security

EMN Bulletin (October 2013 - February 2014)

Publication date: 20 February 2014

The EMN Bulletin provides policymakers and other practitioners with updates on recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national level, and is structured to provide in all relevant themes.

Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Data & Statistics

Publication Type: EMN bulletin

Approaches and tools used by Member States to identify labour market needs (EMN Inform)

Publication date: 19 November 2013

This EMN Inform summarises the findings of an EMN AHQ to collect information on regulatory frameworks to manage the migration of TCN to the EU.

Main theme: Economic migration

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: labour market test, labour migration policy, labour shortage

A brief overview of recent findings on return (EMN Inform)

First page of EMN inform on recent findings on return

Publication date: 19 November 2013

This EMN Inform provides an overview of current aspects of return in EU Schengen Member States and Norway, including statistics.

Main theme: Return & Readmission

Publication Type: EMN inform

Keywords: forced return, return directive, voluntary return

EMN Bulletin (June - October 2013)

Publication date: 31 October 2013

This fifth issue of the EMN Bulletin outlines recent migration and international protection policy developments at EU and national levels, including relevant statistics, from June to October 2013.