Published EMN informs in 2025

On this page, you may find summaries of the published EMN informs with links to access the reports and other useful information.

The EMN-OECD-Council of Europe joint inform on language teaching and literacy support measures for newly arrived migrants

The joint inform “Language and literacy support measures for adult beneficiaries of international protection”, produced in collaboration with the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), maps language teaching and literacy support measures for newly-arrived migrants in 24 EMN Member Countries and Serbia. The inform shows that this type of teaching and these measures are carried out in virtually all countries, are free of charge and often compulsory for newly-arrived adults. In Sweden, language training is organised by municipalities as Swedish for Immigrants (Sfi). These courses are offered at different levels and include certain individual adjustments and accommodations.

EMN inform on access to vocational education and training for asylum seekers and newly-arrived individuals

The EMN inform “Vocational education and training of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection” examines vocational education and training for both asylum seekers and newly-arrived individuals in 26 EMN Member Countries and Serbia. This inform shows, for example, that newly-arrived individuals in particular have access to these programmes on an equal footing with EU citizens. This is also the case in Sweden, where such programmes are often organised in sectors facing labour shortages, such as healthcare and social care.

EMN summary on the integration of migrant children into primary and secondary schools

The EMN summary “Access to education for migrant children” provides an overview of the support measures implemented at national level by 25 EMN Member Countries and Serbia to facilitate the adaptation of migrant children to their new cultural environment in primary and secondary schools. This summary covers developments up to March 2025. The majority of responding EMN Member Countries and Serbia implement such targeted support measures. The most common ones include support for learning the new language, preparatory or transition courses, psychosocial support, and the involvement of parents as references to help migrant children adapt to their new educational environment. The report also describes support measures for teachers in order to enable migrant children’s adaptation. This summary also highlights challenges and good practices.

EMN-OECD joint inform on the access to rights and responsibilities for beneficiaries of temporary protection

The EMN-OECD joint inform “Responsibilities and access to rights for beneficiaries of temporary protection” provides an overview of national policy developments, as well as proposed and adopted legislative amendments, regarding the access to rights and responsibilities of beneficiaries of temporary protection under the Temporary Protection Directive. The report contains contributions from 26 EMN Member and Observer Countries plus selected OECD Countries and covers the period July 2023–March 2025. This inform examines various aspects such as access to initial reception, accommodation and housing opportunities, financial support, access to healthcare, education and work, including for vulnerable groups.

The inform also tracks policy developments in certain OECD and EMN Countries regarding beneficiaries of temporary protection under the Directive who have proven to be more self-reliant and have (partially) integrated in the national labour market. The report also describes the opportunities available to the group that enjoys temporary protection to transition from their temporary protection status to alternative national residence permits.

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

EMN inform on the effective distribution of accommodation centres and relationship with local communities

The EMN inform “Distribution of international protection accommodation centres and relationship management with local communities” provides a comparative overview of how 22 EMN Member Countries and Serbia work on the effective and efficient distribution of reception centres for asylum seekers in their countries, and how the countries cooperate with local communities to foster integration. This report tracks developments up to February 2025. It provides an insight into national approaches to planning, communication and support measures, and identifies common challenges and good practices.

In some EMN Member Countries , non-governmental organisations and local actors receive additional financial support. Fourteen EMN Countries consider communication and coordination with local stakeholders to be crucial in order to achieve positive integration outcomes.

EMN inform on access to legal remedies for international protection applicants

The EMN inform “Access to remedies for international protection applicants” contains information from 22 EMN Member Countries. It covers the period 2018–2024 and describes how these countries organise appeal procedures at first instance. In addition, it highlights how national systems in this area have changed in recent years, for example with regard to digitalisation, and presents various examples of challenges and successful working methods within appeal processes.

The new common rules in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will enter into application in the summer of 2026, and against this background it is important to streamline, quality-assure and ensure legal certainty within these countries’ appeal procedures. Overall, the report aims to support Member States in the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Sweden is currently one of the EMN Countries that does not have a border procedure, but is due to introduce one by 2026 at the latest.

EMN-OECD joint inform on designing migration strategies

The EMN-OECD joint inform “Designing Migration Strategies” presents an overview of different approaches to the design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and subsequent adaptation of migration strategies in 28 EMN Member and Observer Countries and selected OECD Countries. This report provides a comparative analysis and highlights variations in how countries work to build effective and informative migration strategies. Some countries have developed overarching migration strategies, whilst others have outlined sectoral migration strategies. Several EMN Member Countries also link national strategies to EU and international strategies. Challenges and good practices in various aspects of strategy development are highlighted.

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

EMN-OECD joint inform on talent attraction

The EMN-OECD joint inform “New and innovative ways to attract foreign talents in the EU” provides an overview of new and innovative initiatives for talent attraction. Twenty-one EMN Member Countries , as well as selected OECD Countries, have described the specific measures they use to attract people with cutting-edge expertise from third countries to the EU labour market. The study period covers January 2021 to March 2024. There are still significant differences in both policy and practice regarding how these countries address the issue of talent attraction.

As part of their measures, EU funding is allocated through various programmes – for example, through ‘talent partnerships’ aimed at attracting workers from countries outside the EU. It will also become easier for highly-skilled individuals to move within the EU with the changes in the new Blue Card Directive. In Sweden, an inter-agency government assignment is currently underway, aimed at making the country an attractive destination for highly-educated specialists.

OECD stands for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

EMN inform on the processing of biometric data

The EMN inform “Processing the biometric data of third-country nationals” examines national legislation and practices regarding the collection and processing of biometric data from third-country nationals. The aim of this comparative report is to enhance understanding of how national legislation and the practical management of biometric data are organised in EMN Member and Observer Countries. This includes the collection of biometric data in migration process, the initial purpose of collecting those data, storage, processing for purposes other than the initial purpose, and international transfer of biometric data.

In Sweden, the management of biometric data varies depending on the type of case in question. In cases concerning international protection, photographs and fingerprints are collected pursuant to the Eurodac Regulation. In visa cases for short stays, photographs and fingerprints are recorded under the VIS Regulation and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS). The age limit for data collection also varies depending on the type of case in question.