This is the 18th annual report on asylum and migration of the EMN. It covers the period January - December 2021.

EMN Belgium drafted a national annual report. No less then 26 other European countries also produced a national annual report for their (Member) State. On the basis of these 27 national contributions, a synthesis report was produced at the European level.

The Belgian report and the European report provide an insight into the most significant political and legislative developments in the area of migration and asylum over the course of 2021 in Belgium, other EU Member States, Georgia and Norway. The reports also include statistics and provide information on the most important debates at the political level and/or within wider society, as well as on the implementation of EU legislation.

More specifically, the reports focus on the following subjects:

• Legal migration and mobility
• International protection including asylum
• Minors and other vulnerable groups
• Integration
• Citizenship and statelessness
• Borders, Schengen and Visas
• Irregular migration including migrant smuggling
• Trafficking in human beings
• Return and readmission
• Migration and development

The Belgian and European report can be found above. The Statistical Annex of the annual report and the national reports of other EMN member countries are available here.