Publication date: 16 December 2015
Upon request by the LIBE committee, this research paper reviews the social and economic context of EU international labour migration policy, the status of relevant EU legislation and the available policy options.
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Publication date: 16 December 2015
This paper by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights seeks to provide guidance to policy makers and practitioners on the use of measures for asylum seekers and people in return procedures that do not unnecessarily deprive them of their right to liberty.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: alternative to detention
Publication date: 17 November 2015
This study provides information on the scale, characteristics, trends and patterns of migrant smuggling to the EU and analyzes the institutional arrangements, legal framework, policies and activities at international, EU and national level tackling this phenomenon.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication Type: Thematic Studies
Publication date: 16 November 2015
This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study "Determining labour shortages and the need for labour migration from third countries".
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: EMN inform
Keywords: labour migration, labour shortage
Publication date: 03 November 2015
This study aims to identify the conditions that influence the decisions by refugees in protracted displacement regarding return to their home country: when, why and by whom are decisions on return and other coping strategies made?
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: displacement, durable solution, sustainable return
Publication date: 03 November 2015
This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study "Dissemination of Information on Voluntary Return: how to reach irregular migrants not in contact with the authorities".
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Publication Type: EMN inform
Keywords: voluntary return
Publication date: 03 November 2015
The handbook offers responses to fundamental questions on migration, such as those concerned with its root causes and possible responses in terms of good policies and practices, as well as the challenges.
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Main theme: Migration
Keywords: human rights, migration governance, parliamentarian
Publication date: 29 October 2015
This new EASO country of origin information (COI) report focuses on the modus operandi of the trafficking of Nigerian women to Europe for the purpose of prostitution and the situation of victims returning to Nigeria.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Keywords: Nigeria, sexual exploitation
Publication date: 28 October 2015
The report highlights the close connection between human mobility and urban development, by showing how migration and migrants are shaping cities and how the life of migrants is shaped by cities, their people, organizations and rules.
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Publication date: 26 October 2015
This report by the International Organization for Migration draws on data from the Gallup World Poll to provide an insight into public attitudes towards immigration worldwide.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics, Migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: attitude towards migration, IOM
Publication date: 21 October 2015
In its annual report on trafficking and smuggling of human beings, Myria provides qualitative and quantitative data on these phenomena as well as a judicial analysis and recommendations. The 2015 report focuses in particular on victims of early or forced marriages and on victims of loverboys.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: human smuggling, human trafficking, national rapporteur on trafficking in human beings, victims of human trafficking
Publication date: 12 October 2015
The 12th 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.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Publication Type: EMN bulletin
Publication date: 09 October 2015
This publication analyses recent development in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and some non member countries as well as the evolution of recent labour market outcomes of immigrants in OECD countries.
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Publication date: 17 September 2015
This EMN study analyses and compares the different approaches used by Member States to ensure irregular migrants are informed of options for return.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Publication Type: EMN Reports & studies
Keywords: voluntary return
Publication date: 07 September 2015
This report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights aims to estimate the economic cost of providing timely access to healthcare for migrants in an irregular situation, compared with providing treatment only in emergency cases.
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Publication date: 04 September 2015
In this report, Myria provides an annual overview of the demographics and of the situation of foreigners in terms of fundamental rights in Belgium. Myria also provides recommendations for the belgian public authorities.
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Publication date: 19 August 2015
This report focuses on Belgium’s admission policy for third country nationals, more particularly regarding family reunification, labour migration, and student migration. It also compares Belgium’s conditions of entry with those of other EU Member States.
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Publication date: 28 July 2015
The EMN Annual Report outlines the most significant political and legislative developments in the field of migration and asylum in 2014 at the EU level and within (Member) States.
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Main theme: Migration, Asylum
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Publication date: 28 July 2015
The 11th 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.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: EMN bulletin
Publication date: 15 July 2015
This policy report provides an overview of the major developments in the field of migration and asylum in Belgium in the year 2014.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Publication Type: Annual Policy Reports
Publication date: 30 June 2015
This study examines the interconnection between labour shortages in the Member States and labour migration policies from third countries to Member States.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Thematic Studies
Keywords: labour migration, labour shortage
Publication date: 06 May 2015
This EMN Inform summarises the main findings of the EMN Study Admitting third-country nationals for business purposes focusing on the admission for business purposes of non-EU investors, non-EU business-owners and other business persons.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: EMN inform
Keywords: business person, immigrant business owner, immigrant investor
Publication date: 04 April 2015
The European Parliament Think Tank has published a briefing presenting facts and figures about irregular immigration in the EU.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: illegal border crossing, illegal entry, illegal stay, obligation to leave the territory
Publication date: 01 April 2015
The Frontex Annual Risk Analysis (ARA) presents a European summary of trends and developments along the external borders of the Member States of the EU.
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Main theme: Borders & Visa, Irregular Migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: entry refusal, illegal border crossing, irregular entry, irregular stay, obligation to leave the territory
Publication date: 16 March 2015
This FRA focus presents a toolbox of possible schemes EU Member States could use to enable more persons in need of international protection to reach the European Union (EU) without resorting to smugglers.