• Are there opportunities for potential future development to improve evidence engagement? Overall, the findings show that the EMN in general, as well as the Platform, are acting as a kind of knowledge broker between users and producers of evidence. Knowledge brokering is the process by which "intermediaries (knowledge brokers) link producers and users of knowledge to strengthen the generation, dissemination and eventual use of this knowledge" (Bielak et al., 2008, p. 203). The EMN and the Platform, by collecting, synthesizing, and disseminating information, organizing events and conferences, and providing a platform for exchange between different stakeholders, can be defined as knowledge brokers facilitating the flow of information on migration and asylum-related issues, as well as on statelessness. Knowledge brokering is one approach to improving the uptake of evidence (e.g., Shaxson et al., 2025). Therefore, by identifying how the EMN and the Platform serve as knowledge brokers, what factors enhance evidence engagement, as well as room for potential future development, this report contributes to the objective of the INNOVATE project by highlighting 'good practices' in evidence engagement and suggesting approaches for the EMN to strengthen evidence uptake by policy actors and practitioners. This report is structured as follows: Part 1 introduces the EMN and the research methodology. Part 2 examines evidence engagement within the EMN in general, focusing on factors that incentivize knowledge sharing as well as potential barriers, before concluding and providing recommendations in Part 3. Part 4 focuses on the Platform on Statelessness, examining evidence needs and evidence engagement and Part 5 summarizes the findings of the Platform and provides recommendations. Part 6 concludes the report with a future outlook. 1.1 Introduction to the EMN The EMN is a network designed to facilitate the exchange of information and evidence on migration and asylum across the EMN Member States (EU Member States except Denmark) and EMN Observer Countries (European Commission, n.d.; EU Commission, n.d.a). It emerged based on a recognized need to improve the monitoring and analysis of complex migration trends and to enhance practical cooperation and exchange of information between Member States in the context of the development of a common European migration and asylum policy, as emphasized in the Thessaloniki European Council meeting (2003) and the Hague Programme (2004) (Council of the European Union, 2008). After an initial preparatory period, stakeholders expressed a desire to strengthen the network and continue its mission (Council of the European Union, 2008), resulting in the EMN being established as a 5