- New MPC-Related Publication online: Housing Market Responses to Immigration. Evidence from Italy
- New publication online: Migrants smuggled by sea to the EU: facts, laws and policy options
- New MPC-Related Publication online: Ageing of skills and complementary immigration in the EU
- 22nd Oct 2013: CARIM-East training session for NGOs and Journalists in Kiev!
- 17th – 18th Oct 2013: CARIM-India Final Conference on “India-EU Migration and Mobility: Prospects and Challenges”
Migrants smuggled by sea to the EU: facts, laws and policy options
On 3 October 2013, 366 migrants drowned when their boat sank less than a mile off the shore of the Italian island of Lampedusa. A number of questions must be addressed in finding the best policy response to this tragedy. Was it the sign of a new trend in irregular migration to the EU; or was it a sign of increased risks associated with smuggling? Do smuggled migrants resemble regular asylum seekers and migrants or do they represent a specific group? In other words do the Lampedusa events call for a drastic revision of EU asylum and migration policy or an ad hoc response?
An article has been written in the newspaper "la Repubblica" on this research: read it here.
EU Responses to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The interactive map on ‘EU Responses to the Syrian Refugee Crisis’ provides information on the recent political and humanitarian actions of the European Union and of EU Member States, in addition to Norway and Switzerland, regarding the Syrian refugee crisis. By clicking on each individual country, one can access detailed information on: the numbers of Syrians seeking asylum; the financial amount of humanitarian aid pledged or provided; recent political actions taken in regards to the Syrian conflict; and recent humanitarian efforts to provide assistance to those affected.
Policy Briefs
Migration Newsletter:
Migration Profiles
The MPC Migration Profiles provide an overview of demographic, economic, legal and sociopolitical aspects shaping migration in the country.
Latest issues:
CARIM-East Final Dissemination Workshop
CARIM-East Final Dissemination Workshop
26 November 2013
What is the reality of migration and mobility in today' s Eastern Europe? What will be the consequences of political actions and inactions on these patterns?
CARIM-East, as the first migration observatory focusing on the Eastern Neighbourhood of the European Union, attempted answering those questions. During its final dissemination workshop on 26th November in Brussels our team will try to get to the bottom of some of the myths and beliefs surrounding the questions of migration and mobility in all the countries of the Eastern Partnership, while discussing future scenarios as well.
Events
6th Chinese in Prato & 4th Wenzhouese Diaspora Symposia on Chinese migration, entrepreneurship and development in the new global economy
29th-30th October 2013
The MPC is collaborating with Monash University Prato Centre, PIN University of Florence, and the Business School of Wenzhou University to organise the 6th Chinese in Prato & 4th Wenzhouese Diaspora Symposia, which will take place in Prato, Italy, on 29-30 October 2013. This year the theme is: Chinese migration, entrepreneurship and development in the new global economy.
Migration Summer School
IX Migration Summer School: Theories, Methods and Policies
17th-28th June 2013
International migration has become an all-important issue for the world as a whole, and for the European Union and its neighbourhood in particular. People crossing international borders bring with them a plethora of different cultural, social and political experiences, which then they negotiate with the host society. This dynamic, two-way process of integration has, however, impacts on societies of origin as well. This year we ask a crucial question: How is integration negotiated between the sending and receiving countries?
Participants of the IX Migration Summer School on Theories, Methods and Policies explored the answers to this question. Through this lens they analysed interactions between regions of origin and regions of destination; migration policies and regulation of migration; and processes of social cohesion.
EU Neighbourhood Migration Report
EU Neighbourhood Migration Report 2013
This report covers migration in 18 EU neighbouring countries, including: Algeria; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Egypt; Georgia; Jordan; Lebanon; Libya; Mauritania; Moldova; Morocco; Palestine; Russia; Syria; Tunisia; Turkey and Ukraine.
Each country report provides the most recent and up-to-date data and analysis on demographic, legal, and socio-political aspects of both inward and outward migration stocks and flows.
The MPC
The Migration Policy Centre based at the European University Institute, Florence, conducts advanced research on global migration to serve migration governance needs at the European level, from developing, implementing and monitoring migration-related policies to assessing their impact on the wider economy and society.
Recent Publications
Housing Market Responses to Immigration. Evidence from Italy
Project: MPC-Related Publications
By Sona Kalantaryan
Refugee Resettlement in the EU: Between Shared Standards and Diversity in Legal and Policy Frames
Project: Resettlement
By Delphine Perrin, Frank McNamara
Human Trafficking in Georgia: Official Data on Human Trafficking
Project: Eastern Neighbourhood
By Mirian Tukhashvili
Refugees and Forced Migrants in Azerbaijan: the Political Context
Project: Eastern Neighbourhood
By Sergey Rumyansev
Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Ukraine: Recognition, Social Protection and Integration
Project: Eastern Neighbourhood
By Ekateryna Ivaschenko
Social and economic rights of refugees and displaced persons in Azerbaijan
Project: Eastern Neighbourhood
By Alovsat Aliyev
An overview of highly skilled labour migration in Denmark with a focus on Indian nationals
Project: India
By Alina Ostling
Director's Welcome
by Philippe Fargues
Migration is the result of an imperfect world, wracked by inequalities, a world that sets people on the move. All nations have migrants, either emigrants or immigrants, and generally both, who represent, at the same time, a hope and a worry with regard to major societal issues such as progress, welfare, cohesion, security and rights...