Migrants are key to addressing labour shortages and bolstering the sustainability of labour supply in the EU, according to a recent Commission report. Migrants’ contributions have already proven essential, as have EU initiatives undertaken to unlock the full labour market potential of migrants.
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From international protection accommodation to community engagement, learn about the challenges and practices shared by EMN Member Countries and Serbia in the new EMN inform.
The German government announced that it will allocate substantially more funding for integration courses in 2025 than initially planned. The total budget for this year will rise to approximately €1.066 billion, representing an increase of €302.8 million.
A new European initiative, REACHMIND (Refugee, Education, and Children’s Mental Health in Development), is being implemented in Slovakia from January 2025 to December 2026. Its primary goal is to create safe, inclusive, and supportive environments for children of migrant and ethnic minority groups.
From 1 June 2025, under the amendment to the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens, children of Ukrainian nationals residing in Poland will be required to attend Polish schools in order to continue receiving the 800+ benefit and the Good Start benefit.
The Reception and Integration Agency in Lithuania presented 2 new programmes supporting the integration of migrants in Lithuania: a sociocultural training programme and a mental health programme.
France’s Ministry of the Interior published national immigration statistics for 2024. Several figures are given relating to residence permits: since 2023, the number of first residence permits and the number of renewals issued increased by 1.8% and 2.4% respectively.
Following the devastating Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA) that hit different areas of Spain between 28 October and 4 November 2024, the government approved a package of measures aimed at regularising the situation of migrants affected by the natural disaster.
Another local centre for the integration of migrants (CLAIM) was opened in Lisbon, in a neighbourhood with a high presence of labour migrants from the Hindustan Peninsula.
The responsibility for migration, refugees, and integration will no longer fall under the Federal Chancellery. Instead, it will now be part of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
