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Overview of the EMN Malta National Contact Point
2013
The European Migration Network
The Network is coordinated by the European Commission with National Contact Points in all Member States, plus Norway, and from this year also in… Croatia.Aims: to provide up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on migration and asylum
The Malta National Contact Point
Current Composition of Malta NCP:Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security (designated contact point)
Immigration PoliceCitizenship and Expatriate AffairsNational Statistics OfficeEmployment and Training CorporationCommissioner for RefugeesAgency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers
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Studies conducted during 20131) Attracting highly-qualified and
qualified third-country nationals: Good practices and lessons learned
2) Organisation of reception facilities for asylum seekers in the different Member States
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Studies conducted during 2013 (cont.)3) Identification of trafficking victims in
asylum/migration procedures
4) EU Member State Policies and Practice related to Social Security, Health and Housing Services for Migrants
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Other reports/outputs:
- Annual Policy Report 2012- Annual Policy Report 2013 (in
preparation)- Replies to Ad hoc queries- Update of EU Immigration Portal
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Other reports/outputs:- EMN Informs (policy briefs)- Bulletin- Policy Factsheets- National Organigrams
Where can you find such reports?
Website integrated with that of the European Commission’s DG Home Affairs, accessible - emn.europa.eu
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Studies expected to be conducted during 20141)Business-related immigration in the EU2)Update on Policies on unaccompanied minors3)Detention and alternatives to detention
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Other topics that could be considered during 2014:- migration and development linkages- good practices on return and reintegration
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Other initiatives:- Working Group on Glossary and Thesaurus
- Working Group on Ad hoc queries
- Working Group on Statistics
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Other initiatives:- increased links with EU institutions: EP, Council, Eurostat - increased links with external organisations, such as Migration Policy Centre, ETUC, IOM, OECD, ICMPD, BusinessEurope
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Future initiatives:
- Absorption of the Voluntary Return European Network (VREN)
