Information Exchange System

The EMN collects and documents information in a comparative manner.

What type of information is collected?

The information on the legal, demographic, economic, social, and political dimensions of migration includes: national legislation, case-law, publications, and contact details of EMN NCPs and their national network members, as well as links to other relevant information sources.

In order to collect this information in a comparative manner and to facilitate structured searching, an EMN Glossary and Thesaurus is being developed. The EMN Glossary uses terms, and their definitions, from a variety of sources, primarily those given in the EU asylum and immigration acquis.

Where is this information stored?

The information and resources that EMN Members collect and document forms the basis of the EMN Information Exchange System, which is accessible for the EMN NCPs and their national network members via the EMN’s website. The information exchange system is being developed at the moment and expected to be operational in mid-2010.

What information is made available? And who can access it?

All the EMN studies, including the National Reports and Synthesis Reports are published on the European Migration Network’s website and are accessible to all. The database, because it is in a developmental stage, is currently restricted to EMN NCPs and their national partners, plus other relevant EU-entities, only.

Further information, including the EMN’s various outputs, is
available from: http://emn.sarenet.es