Published: June 2026

The inform takes a closer look at how EMN Member and Observer Countries use alternatives to providing housing in-kind for applicants for international protection. Based on contributions from 22 EMN Member Countries, as well as Norway and Serbia, it maps national approaches applied between January 2020 and October 2025.

Published: June 2026

Drawing on contributions from 25 EMN Member and Observer Countries, the inform examines how digital services can enhance accessibility for applicants with disabilities and for those who are digitally disadvantaged. It compares approaches to the design and delivery of digital services in legal migration procedures and highlights common challenges and good practices.

Published: February 2026

The inform is based on contributions from 25 EMN National Contact Points and mapshowborderprocedures are currentlyappliedacross EMN MemberCountries, looking at authoritiesinvolved, timelines, groundsused, detention, Dublin transfers, and approaches to personswithspecialneeds.

Published: April 2026

Based on contributions from 26 EMN Member Countries and Serbia, the inform analyses current national approaches to safe country of origin (SCO) and safe third country (STC) concepts and their relevance for the implementation of the Asylum Procedure Regulation from June 2026.

Published: February 2026

The Summary focuses on children who arrive in the EU accompanied by adults other than their parents or legal guardians,and describes how Member States currently respond to the specific protection needs of these children in the context of asylum procedures. This category differs from unaccompanied minors, because the presence of an accompanying adult has implications for reception, procedural guarantees and assistance.