EMN Synthesis Report: Temporary and Circular Migration , Date: 2011.10.01, format: report, area: Authority

Cover: EMN Temporary and Circular Migration: empirical evidence, current policy practice and future options in EU Member States

This Synthesis Report summarises the main findings of the National Reports for the EMN Study on Circular Migration: empirical evidence, current policy practice and future options in EU Member States undertaken by EMN National Contact Points from 24 Member States.

The overall purpose of this study was to illustrate different policy preferences and approaches to temporary and circular migration, and to provide evidence of their characteristics, as well as to identify lessons learned, best practices and possible policy options, which could be further explored at national and EU political levels. By doing so, the EMN study also serves to respond to the request from the Council, through its Council Conclusions and the Stockholm Programme, regarding further exploration and development of circular migration as an integral part of EU migration policy.