This summary was prepared on the basis of national contributions from 24 EMN NCPs collected via an AHQ developed by the EMN NCPs to ensure, to the extent possible, comparability. The information contained in this inform refers to the situation in the abovementioned EMN Member Countries up to September 2025.
Out of 24 responding EMN Member Countries, three countries (Greece, Spain and France) indicated that their legislation makes special provisions for children who qualify as ‘separated’).
In the EU migration and asylum context, ‘separated children’ are those migrant children who arrive on EU territory accompanied by adults other than their parents or legal guardians – for example, relatives, or other non-related but known adults- who do not have established rights to care for and represent them.
Amongst the countries with no specific provisions, all those who provided additional information explicitly indicated that separated children are generally subsumed under the more general category of unaccompanied minors.
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