The European Commission has requested the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Council of Europe to conduct a study by collecting and providing data on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU member States. This study is based on the facts and figures collected,...

The Study examined the different legal frameworks, procedures and practices in place in the Member States to enable third-country nationals to change migration status, as well as the conditions associated with such changes. It also looked at existing obstacles and good practices.

The aim of this EMN study is to identify similarities, differences and best practices with regard to the use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of (Member)States’ immigration policies. ... Special attention is given to the possibility of detaining and/or providing...

This Synthesis Report presents the main findings of the second EMN Focussed Study “Establishing Identity for International Protection: Challenges and Practices”. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of important challenges facing national authorities in their efforts to establish,...

The purpose of this EMN Focussed Study 2012 was to act as a scoping exercise to better understand the key issues and challenges in relation to the intra-EU mobility of third-country nationals in the different Member States. ... The study aimed, firstly, to provide an overview of current mobility...

Foreword This study comprises a unique collection of material on anti-discrimination legislation and case law in the European Union in 2003. Referring to the year when the EU Council Directive on Racial Equality (along with the Employment Equality Directive) was due to be transposed, this study...

Founded in 1992, Sussex European Institute (SEI) is the leading research and postgraduate training centre on contemporary European issues. SEI has a distinctive philosophy built on interdisciplinarity, a broad and inclusive approach to Europe, policy-relevance at the academic cutting edge, and...