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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Who Owns What? – Free Trade Policies, Migration Management and the Ambiguity of “Joint Ownership”

Despite the appearance of joint ownership in several EU documents, the definition offered remains quite vague. Thus, how can the operationalisation of the concept be evaluated?

 5 December 2019

Transiting Through The Borders Of Our World: A Look At The Migratory Reality

Nowadays, there are more than 1 billion people in the world are moving across different borders. Boundaries seem to have been strengthened and reclaimed, but in fact, they are boundaries drawn by the human mind and passion between diverse spaces.

 28 November 2019

The “Balkan Route” Three Years after Its Closure

Three years after the closure of the “Balkan route,” thousands of migrants still find themselves stranded in the countries of southeastern Europe without safe and legal pathways to protection in the wealthier northern and western EU Member States...

 31 October 2019

A Desert Sea

The Mediterranean is being deserted. The sea rescue operations and public bodies are all leaving. So too are civil society organizations, which no longer have authorization to set sail or return with people they have rescued.

 22 September 2019

Euro-Mediterranean Migration Dynamics: The Role of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Countries

The Mediterranean is one of the regions most affected by migration issues due to its specificities as a border region separating two sides of an area characterized by strong asymmetries in levels of development.

 27 August 2019

Public Opinion Toward Immigration, Refugees, and Identity in Europe: A Closer Look at What Europeans Think and How Immigration Debates Have Become So Relevant

Recent dramatic changes in Europe’s political landscape are closely related to an increase in support for parties that take a strong stance against immigration.

 26 August 2019

Is It Possible to Develop a Common European Policy on Immigration and Asylum?

Next year, it will be twenty years since work began in Tampere on a common immigration and asylum policy for the European Union.

 24 August 2019

2018: Migration in the Mediterranean; Situation, Context and Evolution

An overall view of 2018 indicates a similar trend to 2009 in terms of the number of people crossing the Mediterranean towards the European Union. However, although the figures may be comparable, the context is very different.

 23 August 2019

Refugees and Migration As a Factor of EU Transformation

The humanitarian crisis that originated from the Syrian conflict has posed a great challenge for the countries of the EU. It is undoubtedly a milestone in the mandates of the Juncker Commission and Donald Tusk’s EU Council Presidency.

 19 August 2019

Trabajadores migrantes en los países del Golfo

Aunque se considera temporal, la presencia de los extranjeros no es en absoluto provisional y su creciente peso demográfico provoca algunas tensiones.

 30 July 2019

Refugee Politics In The Middle East: Historical Legacies And Governance Dilemmas

Beyond declarations of solidarity and announcements of aid for refugees in large international forums, the harsh reality on the ground does not change. Refugees feel abandoned by the international community and with no prospects for the future.

 23 May 2019

A Tale of Two Agreements: EU Migration Cooperation with Morocco and Tunisia

While the EU lacks flexibility and a real willingness to build tailor-made partnerships, the interest of Tunisia and Morocco in pushing forward the talks seems to be limited.

 14 May 2019