Migration & Mobility

A Renewed Migration Contract Post-Covid: What Next for Migration Governance in the Mediterranean?

A Renewed Migration Contract Post-Covid: What Next for Migration Governance in the Mediterranean?

2020 has seen not only a fundamental disruption to mobility and migration due to Covid-19, but also the acceleration of ongoing processes and pushing forward with policy pathways that existed before the pandemic in the Euromed region.

 24 September 2020
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Migration in the Mediterranean: Origins and Characteristics

In 2015, the EU doubled its efforts to use its economic aid to secure the cooperation of neighbouring third countries in stopping the migratory flows. This approach is not without precedent.

 15 August 2016

The Dynamics of Migrant Smuggling in North Africa: Focus on the Central Mediterranean Route

North Africa is a dynamic migration region that acts as the origin, transit and destination region for the various migratory flows that pass through it.

 10 August 2016

Irregular Migration to the EU and Human Smuggling in the Mediterranean. The Nexus between Organized Crime and Irregular Migration

As 2015 came to an end, the number of migrants smuggled to Greece and Italy throughout the year exceeded the million mark. This has turned the Mediterranean into the deadliest route into Europe.

 27 July 2016

The EU’s Labour Migration Policy: Recent Developments and What More is Needed

The demographic decline in Europe and the labour shortages in certain sectors in several Member States require a more ambitious policy to attract labour force to the EU.

 7 July 2016

The Refugee Crisis And Media Coverage: Beyond Sensationalism

The aim of the seminar, which is part of the "Refugee Mediterranean" cycle, is to deconstruct narratives - media, humanitarian but also security, which exploit xenophobia and fear – and to analyze how the crisis has been narrated by different media...

 20 June 2016
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Economic Impact of Syrian Refugees in Neighboring Countries: The Cases of Turkey and Lebanon

In the framework of the cycle "The Mediterranean of refugees", the seminar discusses how to create the political and economic mechanisms that allow the economic integration of refugees and whether there is sufficient political will.

 30 May 2016
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The Economic Impact of The Arrival of Refugees in the EU

The session is part of the cycle "The Mediterranean of refugees" and aims to analyze the impact on the micro and macroeconomic level of the arrival in the European Union of these population flows in the short and long term.

 9 May 2016

Human Trafficking in The Mediterranean: National and Community Criminal Instruments. The Proposal of The Italian Government and the European Commission

The presentation tries to provide a general picture of the problems regarding the management of migratory flows in Italy. Particular attention is paid to the management of sea rescue, and the protection of the lives of migrants.

 27 April 2016

The Migration Crisis: Issue or Opportunity?

The ongoing refugee crisis is the most acute political and policy challenge the EU and its neighbouring countries have been facing lately. The EU policies have been inadequate in addressing the magnitude of the crisis.

 11 April 2016

How Can the EU Border be Better Managed?

The attempts by the EU to manage the refugee’s influx have been characterised by the prevalence of a security-based approach, the tendency to put migrants and refugees in the same box, and the prioritisation of border control.

 5 April 2016

Reconceptualising Sustainable Responses to the Refugee Crisis

An unprecedented number of asylum-seekers crossed the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in 2015. How can states better understand and respond to the complex realities of forced displacement and migration in the 21st century?

 24 February 2016

Migration Policies in Morocco: The New Regulatory and Legislative Provisions

The “cosmopolitization” of the country in a context of globalization has challenged the Moroccan authorities who have taken a number of regulatory and legislative measures constituting the bases of a new migration policy which marks an advance.

 17 February 2016