News

The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) released its latest analysis on asylum trends, showing that by June 2024, EU countries had received 513,000 applications for international protection.

Exploring EMN Member and Observer Countries’ practices in identifying victims of torture within international and temporary protection systems from 2022-2023.

In 2023 alone, Europol supported 223 operations against migrant smuggling and human trafficking networks. These results came from the latest report of Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), based on the operations supported by the agency last year.

On 9 September, the Commission and Armenia announced the beginning of a visa liberalisation dialogue. This process aims to support Armenia in achieving a visa-free regime for short-stays within the EU, and builds on the implementation of the EU-Armenia Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements.

On 4 September, Commissioner Johansson delivered a speech at the LIBE committee on Hungary's national card scheme, addressing the security risks posed by the facilitation of Russian and Belarusian nationals' access to the Schengen area, and underlining the need to protect the external EU border.

The migration-development nexus is increasingly important at EU and international levels. This inform examines national strategies, policies, and specific programmes in EMN Member Countries and Serbia from 2019 to 2023, highlighting initiatives through bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

On 11 September, Commission adopted a harmonised list of supporting documents for visa applicants from Mauritania.

Exploring best practices and challenges in return and reintegration policy of third-country nationals in EMN Member (EU Member States except Denmark) and Observer Countries (NO, GE, MD, UA, ME, AM, RS).

The Anti-Corruption Partnership Forum aims to further improve international cooperation in the fight against corruption.