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EMN study | Labour migration

How European countries use labour migration to address labour market shortages
4 December 2025
Labour shortages in the EU have more than doubled over the past decade. New EMN research examines how European countries are addressing labour shortages.

EMN inform | International protection

How is vocational education arranged for asylum seekers and…
2 december 2025
New research by the European Migration Network maps the opportunities for asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection to follow vocational education and training and work-based learning pathways in EU Member States and EMN Observing Countries.

EMN study, two-pager EMN Netherlands | Language education

EU Member States take different approaches to language education for…
27 November 2025
Almost all EU Member States provide support to beneficiaries of international protection for language and literacy learning, but approaches vary considerably between countries.

EMN study, EMN NL two-pager | Asylum reception

Many European countries seek to distribute asylum reception, local…
25 September 2025
Since February 2024, the Dispersal Act (Spreidingswet) has been in force in the Netherlands, aiming to distribute the reception of asylum seekers more balanced across municipalities. Many other EU Member States have adopted similar national measures.

EMN inform, EMN NL two-pager | Access to education

Language barrier the biggest challenge for minor migrants in education
20 November 2025
Language barriers, differences between education systems and a shortage of qualified teachers to provide multilingual teaching pose challenges for the education of migrant children. Almost all EU Member States have measures in place to support them.

EMN study | Temporary protection

How do EU Member States implement the Temporary Protection Directive for…
6 November 2025
Displaced persons from Ukraine can live and work in EU countries under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). They also have access to healthcare, education and social assistance. The prolonged application of temporary protection has prompted debate in many countries.
EMN study | Language training
What EU countries do to promote the language proficiency of beneficiaries…
4 November 2025
Almost all EU Member States provide beneficiairies of international protection permit with language courses or other forms of language training. To build a life in a new country, knowledge of the language is essential.

EMN inform | Migrant children

What educational opportunities are available for migrant children in the EU?
4 November 2025
High-quality education, suitable for culturally and linguistically diverse children, is one of the most important and powerful tools for the integration of migrant children A new EMN inform examines how primary and secondary education for migrant children is organised in European countrie

EMN study, EMN NL benchmark | Family reunification

Proposed asylum laws aim to restrict family reunification, stricter than…
7 October 2025
The Dutch government intends to restrict family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection (hereafter family reunification) through two new asylum laws.