Since 2004, EU Member States have been able to establish European Readmission Agreements (EURAs) with non-EU countries. Nevertheless, Member States still use bilateral readmission agreements.

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On 2 August 2022, European Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson signed a memorandum on working arrangements between the State Migration Service of Ukraine and the European Migration Network (EMN).

Policies in the Netherlands on (alternatives to) immigration detention do not differ substantially from that of other EU Member States. Like other Member States, the Netherlands permits detention in return procedures and international protection procedures.

The EU Temporary Protection Directive applies to displaced persons from Ukraine. Displaced persons from Ukraine can also receive temporary protection through this directive in the Netherlands.

In most EU Member States, it can prove difficult for migrants to access mental health care. This is also true for the Netherlands.

The EU wants to attract more researchers from outside the EU and encourage them to stay after finishing their research. These researchers can bring important expertise and knowledge to European universities and other research institutions.

Between 2015 and 2020, over 10,500 victims of human trafficking from outside the EU were registered in Europe*. Of this total number of victims, 8.5% were minors, and about 75% of the reports involved sexual or labor exploitation.

Migrants who come to an EU country to study receive a specific residence permit for that purpose. Sometimes this is misused for other residence purposes.