The INTAKE Project takes a comparative analysis the labour market participation of displaced Ukrainian women in Austria, Germany, and Poland; and the challenges they face due to the temporality of their status in these countries. The study recommends streamlined recognition of their qualifications and pathways to transition into long-term residence, and to address the challenges they face in finding employment.

The extension of temporary protection until March 2026 has given the EU and its Member States additional time to monitor the development of the war in Ukraine and to identify possible exit strategies from temporary protection. However, recent diplomatic tensions between the United States and Ukraine have made predicting the war’s trajectory even more difficult. To ensure that Ukrainians under temporary protection do not remain in indefinite uncertainty, efforts to develop EU wide structured exit strategies from temporary protection must continue. An examination of the corresponding policies of individual European states can provide valuable insight in this regard.

ICMPD’s Migration Outlook presents a brief analysis of recent migration and policy trends and provides an outlook on developments and events to watch out for. In the 2025 edition, you will find the ten most pressing issues to look out for this year, as well as origins, key events and trends in migration policy.

ICMPD has opened a new Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). The MRC promotes safe and regular migration processes for prospective migrants, combat trafficking and people-smuggling through raising awareness, pre-departure counselling for emigrants, post-arrival briefings to migrant workers, and re-integration support for returnees and internally displaced populations.

Reflecting on the conference discussions, the 5 takeaways shine a spotlight on the route-based approach, migration diplomacy, labour migration, the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, and external processing.