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The event gathered experts on migration and employment from the Labour Migration Platform and innovation experts from the European Innovation Council Forum as well as other stakeholders working in the field of migration, employment, research and education.

10 April 2026 marks a significant milestone in European border security as the Entry/Exit System (EES) becomes fully operational across all Schengen countries. Passport stamps are being replaced with digital records of entries and exits of non-EU nationals coming for short stays.

This month, we open with a powerful reflection on Memory and Responsibility. We look back at the 22nd European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism in Brussels, where survivors and institutions reaffirmed that active remembrance is a civic duty and a cornerstone of long-term recovery.

On 12 March, a CERIS workshop explored how innovative European technologies can strengthen wildfire prevention, preparedness and response – and how innovation procurement can bring them into operation.

Digital Explorers is an initiative supported by the EU through the Migration Partnership Facility. Launched in 2019, this initiative helps to connect professionals from non-EU countries who have skills and talent in the digital sector with European tech companies.

The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will replace passport stamping with digitally recorded entries, exits or refusals of entry of non-EU nationals coming for short stays. Travellers’ facial image, fingerprints and personal data from the travel document will be also recorded.

The Luxembourg government presented, for the first time, a National action plan against racism. The plan sets out 23 objectives and 128 measures aimed at strengthening equality, preventing discrimination and promoting social cohesion.

On 5 and 6 March, CERIS co-organised a conference on „Borderless Border Management“ in Narva, Estonia, right on the Schengen external border with Russia. More than 200 attendees from 20 countries came together to discuss solutions that will directly impact the security of Europe and Estonia.

The Swedish government announced new initiatives to reduce social exclusion and improve integration in Sweden, aimed particularly at migrant children and young people in marginalised areas.