The Belarusian regime has orchestrated the arrival of thousands of refugees at the borders of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. It […]
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Tag: migration
“Between human rights and security concerns: politicisation of EU-Turkey and EU-Libya agreements on migration in national parliaments”, Elodie Thevenin (IES, Poland)
For the past few decades, the increased perception of migration as an issue in Europe resulted in the development of […]
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“EU Differentiation in Border, Asylum and Police Cooperation: Drivers, Effectiveness and Crisis”, Emmanuel Comte (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The leading policy objective in EU differentiation underlying border, asylum and police cooperation has been to achieve the abolition of […]
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“The evolution of the policy response to jihadi returnees in Europe (2012-2020)”, Thomas Renard (Egmont, Belgium)
The mobilisation of European volunteers for the jihad in Syria and Iraq was unprecedented. Fighters returning to Europe present a […]
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“Beyond Stability: A United Libya will Not End the Migration Challenge for Italy and the EU”, Luca Barana, Dario Cristiani and Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Migration can easily find its way back to the top of the European political agenda even in the con-text of […]
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“Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Africa–EU Partnership on Migration and Mobility: A Developmental Perspective from West Africa”, Aderanti Adepoju (IAI, Italy)
The far-ranging effects of COVID-19, and subsequent impacts on migration drivers, trends and governance, have already produced significant implications for […]
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“A moment to reflect: Creating Euro-Mediterranean bonds that deliver”, Haizam Amirah-Fernández and Eduard Soler I Lecha (CIDOB, Barcelona)
In times of the pandemic, humankind faces a global crisis. The Euro-Mediterranean area is no exception to this. Looking back […]
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“Small States and the European Migrant Crisis: Politics and Governance”, Tómas Joensen and Ian Taylor (IIA, Iceland)
This edited book examines the experience of small states in Europe during the 2015–2016 migration crisis. The contributions highlight the […]
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“Africa doesn’t yearn for Europe: rewriting narratives on migration”, Oriol Puig Cepero (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The situation in Ceuta may suggest otherwise, but (most of) Africa does not yearn to come to Europe. Many more […]
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“Towards a Human and Humane Approach? The EU Discourse on Migration amidst the COVID-19 Crisis”, Stefania Panebianco (IAI, Italy)
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the EU discourse on migration has acquired a humanitarian dimension that deserves investigation. […]
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“The weaponisation of migration”, Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas (CIDOB, Barcelona)
With the irregular crossing of more than 8,000 people, the Moroccan government wanted to show what would happen if the […]
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“COVID-19 and lower skilled migrant workers: which lessons for Europe?”, Flo Van den Broek (CIFE)
This paper explores how the COVID-19 crisis exposes the EU’s sectorial approach to labour migration and why it is so […]
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“A European Strategy in Libya: an Uneasy Bargain”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The capacity of the European Union to shape events constructively in southern rim Mediterranean countries has been questioned since its […]
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“The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum in light of the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees”, Sergio Carrera and Andrew Geddes (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This book examines the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum from different multidisciplinary perspectives and world regions. The various Chapter […]
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“Much Ado About Very Little? Migration-Linked Development Assistance: the Cases of Poland and Norway”, Ten Bøås, Viljar Haavik and Patryk Kugiel (NUPI, Norway)
In response to the migration management crisis that peaked in Europe in 2015-2016, the EU institutions and some European states […]
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“Beyond ethnic solidarity: the diversity and specialisation of social ties in a stigmatised migrant minority”, Raffaele Vacca, David Canarte and Tommaso Vitale (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Whether presented as ethnic ‘solidarity’ or ‘segregation’, the idea that migrants’ social world is dominated by tightly-knit, homogeneous, and supportive […]
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“Horizontal and vertical diversity: unintended consequences of EU external migration policy”, Natasja Reslow (IAI, Italy)
Natasja Reslow, Horizontal and Vertical Diversity: Unintended Consequences of EU External Migration Policy, The International Spectator, 54:1, IAI, March 2019. […]
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“Constructing Roma Migrants – European Narratives and Local Governance”, Tina Magazzini and Stefano Piemontese (RSCAS, EUI, Italy)
‘Constructing Roma Migrants – European Narratives and Local Governance’ by Tina Magazzini and Stefano Piemontese. This open access book has […]
Read moreMigration and Solidarity, a flexible approach
Since mid-2016 several Commission proposals regarding the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) are discussed regularly in the […]
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“Using EU Aid to Adress the Root Causes of Migration and Refugee Flows”, Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo (RSCAS, EUI, Italy)
Heliodoro Temprano Arroyo, Using EU Aid to Adress the Root Causes of Migration and Refugee Flows, January 2019 The book […]
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“La politique migratoire du Maroc entre l’Union africaine et l’Union européenne : Le difficile pari d’un équilibre”, Ferrié Jean-Noël (CIFE, France)
“La politique migratoire du Maroc entre l’Union africaine et l’Union européenne : Le difficile pari d’un équilibre”, Ferrié Jean-Noë, Note de recherche […]
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Natolin Neighbourhood Days 2019 “The Many Faces of Migration Governance in Today’s EU and its Neighbourhood”, February & March 2019 (College of Europe Natolin)
Natolin Neighbourhood Days 2019 – “The Many Faces of Migration Governance in Today’s EU and its Neighbourhood” A series of […]
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15th Migration Summer School, 24th June – 5th July, EUI, Florence (RSCAS, EUI, Italy)
15th Migration Summer School, 24th June – 5th July, EUI, Florence15th Migration Summer School Topic: “Bridging the Gaps: Connecting Research, […]
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Conference: “Changing International Order: A View from Down Under” (College of Europe Natolin)
Conference: “Changing International Order: A View from Down Under” with H.E. Mr Paul WOJCIECHOWSKI, Australian Ambassador to Poland On Wednesday, […]
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“Is the EU lost at sea? The EUGS and the implementation of a joined-up approach to migration”, Maria Giuliano Amadio Viceré (IAI, Italy)
“Is the EU lost at sea? The EUGS and the implementation of a joined-up approach to migration”, Maria Giuliano Amadio […]
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“Migration Dynamics in Play in Morocco: Trafficking and Political Relationships and their implications at the Regional Level”, Mehdi Lahlou (IAI, Italy)
Mehdi Lahlou, Migration Dynamics in Play in Morocco: Trafficking and Political Relationships and their implications at the Regional Level, MENARA Papers, Working […]
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“The European Council and migration: any progress?”, Carmen González Enríquez (Elcano, Spain)
The results of the European Council of June 28 2016 on migration were weak for their vagueness, but at least they avoided […]
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“Analysing Migration Policy Frames of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations”, Jad Chaaban et. al. (IAI, Italy)
This paper is part of a series of working papers of the MEDRESET project to investigate existing EU policies in […]
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“A Disputed Sea: from Rescue to the Fight Against Traffickers”, Blanca Garcés Mascareñas (CIDOB, Spain)
Since 2013, more than 16,000 more deaths have been counted in the Mediterranean – not including the disappeared who do […]
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“Bottom-up Approaches to EU–Turkey Migration Cooperation: A Call for Sustainable, Principled, Fair and Inclusive Governance”, Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Based on stakeholder consultations in Turkey, this report examines civil society actors’ views on policy issues regarding migration and mobility, […]
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“Beyond the European Council: Domestic Politics Drives the Migration “Crisis” in Italy and Germany”, Gianni Bonvicini (IAI, Italy)
EU migration policy emerged as the main bone of contention at the recent European Council meeting on 28-29 June 2018. […]
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“Migration to the Gulf : policies in sending and receiving countries”, Philippe Fargues and Nasra M. Shah (Robert Schuman Centre, Italy)
International migration is an ubiquitous reality in the Gulf States where foreign citizens are a majority in the workforce as […]
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Call for applications: New IAI course on migration management
IAI organizes an intensive training course (10-14 September 2018) aimed at increasing the competencies and operational skills to work in […]
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“The challenges of the IOM in a migration tricky era”, Patrícia Lisa (Elcano, Spain)
The Portuguese António Vitorino will head the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the next five years from 1 October. He will […]
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“The vulnerability to exploitation of women migrant workers in agriculture in the EU: the need for a Human Rights and Gender based approach”, Letizia Palumbo and Alessandra Sciurba (Robert Schuman Centre, Italy)
The study aims to explore, through a qualitative approach, the conditions characterising migrant women’s employment in EU rural areas and […]
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“Reversing the Perspective: How European Stakeholders React to Migration Policy Frames of Southern Mediterranean Counterparts”, Emanuela Roman (IAI, Italy)
This paper investigates how European institutional and civil society actors frame and assess EU migration policies in the Mediterranean area. […]
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“Moroccans and the second generation among Jihadists in Spain”, Fernando Reinares & Carola García-Calvo (Elcano, Spain)
A large majority of Jihadists in Spain are either Moroccans or descendants of Moroccans. But it is more likely for […]
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“Italian and Spanish approaches to external migration management in the Sahel: venues for cooperation and coherence” (Elcano, Spain; IAI, Italy)
This paper is the result of a joint project by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome) and the Elcano Royal Institute, promoted by […]
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TEPSA Explainer: “The meaning of the Italian elections for European migration policies”, Anja Palm (IAI, Italy)
Moving from the results of the Italian elections of March 2018, this TEPSA Explainer analyses the role played by migration […]
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TEPSA Explainer: “The new Austrian Government & EU integration and the upcoming EU-Council Presidency of Austria”, Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
This TEPSA Explainer discusses the political priorities of the Austrian Government in light of the upcoming Council Presidency and of […]
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The weaknesses of Spanish emigration, Carmen González Enríquez, José Pablo Martínez Romera (Elcano, Spain)
in Analyses of the Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), 24 January 2018 The Spaniards who have emigrated to other countries since the […]
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Containing the Refugee Crisis: How the EU Turned the Balkans and Turkey into an EU Borderland, Jonathan Zaragoza-Cristiani (IAI, Italy)
in: “The International Spectator”, 52:4 The events that took place during the 2015-16 refugee crisis in the southeastern EU region boosted […]
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The EU-Turkey Deal One Year On: A Delicate Balancing Act, Laura Batalla Adam (IAI, Italy)
in: “The International Spectator”, 52:4, Now in its sixth year, the war in Syria has triggered the largest humanitarian and […]
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The EU and the Sahel: A Laboratory of Experimentation for the Security-Migration-Development Nexus, Bernardo Venturi (IAI, Italy)
in: IAI Working papers, 17:38, Rome The Sahel has become for the European Union an area of experimentation on the […]
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“Austria in Europe: dynamic perceptions and ambiguous politics”, Paul Schmidt (Elcano Iinstitute, Spain in collaboration with ÖGfE, Austria)
Trust in national and European politics has suffered simultaneously over the past decade in Austria. Euroscepticism and discontent with the […]
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“EU values: a fragile and outdated foundation for European unity?” – CIFE Policy Paper N°62, Gabriel N. Toggenburg (CIFE)
“What happens if, at some moment in time, for whatever reason, a member State (government) cannot, say, respect minority rights like marriage […]
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“The challenge of social cohesion: Addressing long-term consequences of the 2015 refugee crisis for Europe”, Bernhard Riederer (ÖGfE, Austria)
Immigrant inflows in 2015 triggered manifold reactions all over Europe. Policies soon turned towards border management, reforms of asylum procedures, […]
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“Can the Africa-EU Partnership Be Revived?”, Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI, Italy)
African and European leaders will gather in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on 29-30 November for the fifth African Union (AU)-European Union […]
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“Slovenia’s Foreign Policy Opportunities and Constraints: The Analysis of an Interplay of Foreign Policy Environments”, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Zlatko Šabič, (CIR, Slovenia)
Ana Bojinović Fenko and Zlatko Šabič, both from Centre of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of […]
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Investigating Cognitive and Normative Frames of Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Stakeholders on Migration and Mobility Issues, in Their Relations with the EU, Emanuela Roman et. al. (IAI, Italy)
in MedReset Papers, September 2017 This paper outlines the conceptual and methodological guidelines for research in MEDRESET Work Package 7 […]
Read moreThe Preliminary Legal Opinion from the European Court of Justice, Tamas Lattman (IIR, Czech Republic)
The preliminary legal opinion from the European Court of Justice – maybe it is a green light for the emergency […]
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Migration and the EU Global Strategy: Narratives and Dilemmas, Michela Ceccorulli, Sonia Lucarelli (IAI, Italy)
in The International Spectator, 52/2, September 2017, pp. 83-102. Migration did not figure in the European Security Strategy of 2003. […]
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The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy: Continuity and Change in EU Foreign Policy, Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher (eds.) (College of Europe Natolin)
Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher (eds.), The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy. Continuity and Change in EU Foreign Policy, London, Palgrave […]
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Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française (Science Po, France)
Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po Accueil et intégration des réfugié.e.s et des migrant.e.s : une priorité pour l’Europe ? Les enjeux […]
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The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy. Continuity and Change in EU Foreign Policy, Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher (College of Europe Natolin)
This book edited by Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher analyses the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) which entered into force […]
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Sharing the Responsibility or Shifting the Focus? The Responses of the EU and the Visegrad Countries to the Post-2015 Arrival of Migrants and Refugees, Boldizsár Nagy (IAI, Italy)
The key research question of this paper is why the Visegrad group countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) […]
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Conference report: Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française, comptes-rendus (Sciences Po)
Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po: cycle de conférences “Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française”, comptes-rendus L’Europe d’aujourd’hui est […]
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What Happens After Finding Refuge? The Integration of Syrian Refugees in Germany and Turkey, Anja Palm (IAI, Italy)
The Global Turkey in Europe (GTE) project established a platform to discuss and analyse the rapid transformation of Turkey in […]
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Multi-level Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in Ireland, Marco Giugni, Maria Mexi, Tristan Boursier (IAI, Italy)
This report contains a discussion of the main findings emerging from a study of the role of young people in […]
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The New Frontex and the Future of Schengen: A brick fortress, or a castle made of sand? Teemu Tammikko (FIIA, Finland)
The role and capacity of Frontex have quickly been modified in order to respond to the challenges of irregular migration […]
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In depth, Volume 14 Issue 2, April 2017 (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
The volume is accessible here. Charles ELLINAS – Energy Boost Success Panayiotis TILLIROS – The Role of East Med Gas in […]
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The Refugee Debate in Central and Eastern Europe: Can the EU-Turkey Deal Survive Without Intra EU Convergence on Relocation and Resettlement?, Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
The Global Turkey in Europe (GTE) project aims at establishing a platform to discuss and analyse the rapid transformation of […]
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One Year On: An Assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement on Refugees, Ilke Toygür and Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
In 2015 the EU faced one of the most severe crises in its entire history. The refugee flows from the […]
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Passing the “hot potatoes”: Croatia and Slovenia as transit countries in the European migration and refugee crisis, Maja Bučar and Marko Lovec (CIR, Slovenia)
The European Institute of the Mediterranean published a Joint Policy Study ‘Mapping Migration Challenges in the EU Transit and Destination […]
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Mapping migration challenges in the EU transit and destination countries, Erzsébet N. Rózsa (ed.) (IWE, Hungary)
An EuroMesCo – Euro-Mediterranean Study Commission – joint policy study. FOREWORD. Erzsébet Nagyné Rózsa IMPACT OF THE MIGRATION CHALLENGES ON […]
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Reconfiguring European States in Crisis, Desmond King and Patrick Le Galès (ed.) (Sciences Po, France)
Reconfiguring European States in Crisis offers a ground-breaking analysis by some of Europe’s leading political scientists, examining how the European national […]
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The Migration Paradox and EU-Turkey Relations, Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings in 2011 and as a result of growing instability in the region, migration […]
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The EU-Turkey March 2016 Agreement As a Model: New Refugee Regimes and Practices in the Arab Mediterranean and the Case of Libya, Peter Seebert (IAI, Italy)
Taking as its point of departure the EU-Turkey agreement of March 2016 regarding refugees and migrants, this paper analyses the […]
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Migration in Eurasia – the first 25 years of the Post-Soviet era, Irina Molodikova, Tamás Szigetvári (ed.) (IWE, Hungary)
MIGRATION IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE: AN INTRODUCTION, András Deák – Irina Molodikova – Tamás Szigetvári COMPATRIOTS’ POLICY IN MODERN RUSSIA: […]
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Germany’s role in the handling of the European monetary and refugee crisis, Simon Bulmer and William Paterson (IEP, Germany)
The “Yearbook of European Integration 2016” was published in December 2016, in times of multiple crises as well as growing […]
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