The Forum’s theme this year was “Harnessing migrants’ skills in the EU”. Representatives from civil society and EU institutions discussed how recognising migrants’ skills and supporting their integration into the European labour market can generate positive socio-economic impact.
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The Cabinet of Ministers approved funding of Latvian classes for people displaced from Ukraine, while a non-taxable minimum on personal income is set for temporary protection holders in Latvia. Rising employment rates for displaced Ukrainians and language lessons further support integration efforts.
A survey among Polish adults exploring public opinions on migrant workers found that 93% of respondents agree with the presence of migrant workers in the labour market. Meanwhile, local authorities map key challenges in migrant integration as government announces new approach to naturalisation.
Ukrainian holders of temporary protection in the Czech Republic can now apply for the long-term residence permit, while the Ministry of the Interior adopted measures to speed up processing times for citizenship applications. More measures to support people displaced from Ukraine are being adopted.
The Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) and the Interior Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding to provide reception and inclusion services to migrants holding a residence permit, as efforts to combat labour exploitation and new programmes promoting migrant educational inclusion increase.
On 18 November, European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the creation of the EU Talent Pool, the first EU-wide platform designed to support the recruitment of skilled non-EU nationals, contributing to the EU’s competitiveness agenda by helping to address labour shortages.
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.
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.
Poland adopted a new law enhancing the protection of foreign workers from legal violations and abuses and promoting integration into the labour market. Introduced measures include the full digitalisation of procedures, a labour market integration programme and regulations for greater transparency.
