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On 11 November, the Commission took a step further in implementing the Pact by launching the first Annual Migration Management Cycle, which provides an overview of the asylum and migration situation in the EU, identifies the different migratory situations, and proposes an Annual Solidarity Pool.

From 6 to 8 October 2025, Athens became a hub for disaster resilience innovation and collaboration. The conference brought together over 250 experts, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe and beyond.

When CERIS organised the Disaster Resilient Societies Days in Athens from 6 to 8 October 2025, one of the conference slots was dedicated to the first edition of the DIREKTION Awards.

On 23 and 24 September 2025, the European Commission, under the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS), alongside the European Association for Biometrics (EAB), co-organised the “Biometrics in Action for Border Management & Fight Against Crime and Terrorism” workshop.

In Bulgaria, an action for the integration of older people with migrant backgrounds was launched, while a report shows steady growth among migrant students. A labour migration agreement was signed with Uzbekistan, as a programme promoting the integration of those displaced from Ukraine was launched.

The Commission presented and handed over the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan to Armenian authorities, a significant step towards full visa liberalisation between the EU and Armenia. The Action Plan outlines the requirements that Armenia needs to fulfil before a visa-free regime can be introduced.

The City of Zagreb launched a public consultation on the Draft Proposal of the City of Zagreb Programme for the Implementation of the Charter of Integrating Cities 2026–2030, open until 21 November 2025.

The Velux Foundation provided around EUR 1 million for research to the Reorienting integration: Family-to-family as a model for Congolese UN quota refugees in Denmark project, which conducts ethnographic studies among families in this group and makes use of register data to report on integration.

In 2024, non-EU citizens made up 22.2% of the EU part-time workforce, the latest EU labour force survey notes. Eurostat has been noticing a decrease in the overall share of part-time employment, including among migrants who are closing the gap between themselves and EU citizens in Member States.