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International protection (asylum)
Asylum seekers seek protection outside the borders of their country of origin. The European Pact on Migration and Asylum sets out the European asylum procedures. The pact also determines which Member State is responsible for an application. The core principle of international protection is non-refoulement: no one can be returned to a country where their life would be at risk.
Someone who does not have, or no longer has, sufficient protection in their country of origin may be granted international protection in the EU. If someone has a well-founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, they may be granted refugee status under the 1951 Refugee Convention. In that case, they are recognised as a refugee in the legal sense of the word. Subsidiary protection is available to people who do not qualify for refugee status but who would face a real risk of a life-threatening situation if returned to their country of origin.
Please note: the publications on this page are from July 2024 onwards. For earlier publications, please switch to Dutch (the EMN PDFs of the publications on the Dutch pages are in English). The filter below is in Dutch and will be available in English towards the end of 2026.
EMN inform | Integration, international protection
EMN study on early integration policies for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Early integration of applicants for international protection’
3 August 2026EMN study on early integration policies for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform | International protection
EMN research into alternatives to physical reception accommodation for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Alternatives to providing housing in kind for applicants for international protection’
11 June 2026EMN research into alternatives to physical reception accommodation for applicants for international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN inform | International protection
EMN research into how EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries determine whether a country can be designated as safe.
EMN inform: ‘Safe countries of origin and safe third countries: criteria for identifying and examining applications for asylum in the light of the new Procedural Regulation (EU/2024/38)’
20 April 2026EMN research into how EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries determine whether a country can be designated as safe.
EMN NL ad-hoc query | International protection
Ad-hoc query on the intended waiting period, after the introduction of the European Migration Pact on 12 June 2026, for asylum seekers to be allowed to work in the different EU Member States.*
Information request: ‘Implementation of the waiting period for access to the labour market under article 17 of the recast reception conditions directive’
11 March 2026Ad-hoc query on the intended waiting period, after the introduction of the European Migration Pact on 12 June 2026, for asylum seekers to be allowed to work in the different EU Member States.*
EMN NL ad-hoc query | Preliminary decision procedures
Ad-hoc query* on preliminary decision procedures in asylum applications in EU Member States.
Information request: ‘Preliminary decision procedures in asylum applications’
5 February 2026Ad-hoc query* on preliminary decision procedures in asylum applications in EU Member States.
EMN inform | Border procedures
EMN Inform on how EU Member States implement asylum procedures at the borders.
EMN inform: ‘Currently applicable asylum procedures at the border in view of implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum’
12 February 2026EMN Inform on how EU Member States implement asylum procedures at the borders.
EMN inform | International protection
EMN research on access to vocational education for asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observing Countries.
EMN inform: ‘Vocational education and training of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection’
2 December 2025EMN research on access to vocational education for asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observing Countries.
EMN study | Temporary protection
Study into the rights and obligations of displaced persons from Ukraine who fall under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD).
EMN study: 'Responsibilities and access to rights for beneficiaries of temporary protection'
6 November 2025Study into the rights and obligations of displaced persons from Ukraine who fall under the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD).
EMN study | Language education
EMN study on measures to support the language skills and literacy of adult beneficiaries of international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
EMN study: ‘Language and literacy support measures for adult beneficiaries of international protection’
4 November 2025EMN study on measures to support the language skills and literacy of adult beneficiaries of international protection in EU Member States and EMN Observer Countries.
