The European Migration Network (EMN) is a Europe-wide network consisting of National Contact Points, providing information on migration and asylum.
The European Migration Network (EMN) was set up in 2003 by the European Commission on behalf of the European Council in order to satisfy the need of a regular exchange of reliable information on migration and asylum related issues on a European level.
The Council Decision 2008/381/EC from 2008 forms the legal basis for the EMN.
The network consists of the European Commission, a Steering Board, two service providers and National Contact Points, of the EU Member States and Norway.
The aim of the EMN is to provide the European and national institutions and agencies as well as the general public with up to date, objective, comparable data and information concerning migration and asylum related issues in order to objectify the current discourse on migration and to support policy decision processes within the European Union.
EMN Publications
EMN-Study: Temporary and Circular Migration (2010)
The study provides information about the characteristics of temporary and circular migration patterns of third country nationals moving temporarily to Austria for short-term employment, seasonal work, study or research.
The publications of the Country Report and the EU Synthesis Report can be ordered free of charge or downloaded as pdf.
Annual Policy Report 2010
The Annual Policy Report 2010 provides an overview of migration- and asylum related debates and developments in Austria, i.e. concerning the development of the Red-White-Red Card, debates on the suggested amendments of the Federal Ministry of the Interior or institutional developments.
- Country Report Austria (EN)
- NEW! EU-Synthesis Report (EN)
- other Country Reports
EMN Events
National EMN Conference Austria
12 December 2011
Linking Research and Policy in the field of Migration, Asylum and Integration
I. National EMN Conference Bulgaria
13 December 2011
The National Contact Point Bulgaria in the EMN is organising its I. National Conference. The conference is titled: "Recent developments in Bulgarian Migration Policy."
More information available here.
Network Events
Annual Conference on EU Migration Law 2012
Organiser: Academy of European Law (ERA)
Date: 29. - 30. October 2012
Venue: Malta
More Information available here.
The Protection of Minority Rights in the EU Asylum Process
Organiser: Academy of European Law (ERA)
Date: 21. - 22. May 2012
Venue: Trier
More Information available here.
EMNews
Eurasylum's Monthly Policy Interviews (January 2012): with Mr. Laurent De Boeck - Director of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Observatory on Migration on “Developing the migration research and policy capacity in the ACP region”
EurAsylum, Interview
Stockport, January 2012, available here.
Irregular Migration in Europe
Migration Policy Institute, Publication
Washington D.C, December 2011, available here.
Migration Policy Institute, Regularizations in the European Union: The Contentious Policy Tool
Migration Policy Institute, Publication
Washington D.C, December 2011, available here.
Calls
The National Contact Point Austria in the EMN is financially supported by the European Union and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. The EMN was established via Council Decision 2008/381/EC.
