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Europe

Europe

European Union

Europe faces an interesting set of immigration challenges and opportunities: Demographic pressures as many European societies age, a lively and at times tense policy and political debate over questions of identity and immigrant integration, and a unique policy environment that has knit many European countries together with regards to free movement, the management of outer borders, asylum, and other immigration-related topics. MPI has long conducted research and analysis of European policy on topics ranging from labor mobility and border security to immigrant integration, citizenship, and foreign qualifications recognition, which can be found below.

Syrian family and an Irish volunteer in a community sponsorship program
Reports

Attracting, Retaining, and Diversifying Sponsors for Refugees in Community Sponsorship Programs

By involving community members in welcoming refugee newcomers, community sponsorship programs hold the potential to open new protection pathways, better support refugee integration, and strengthen social cohesion. This MPI Europe report explores common challenges to the recruitment and retention of sponsors as well as strategies to address them, with a close look at experiences in Belgium, Germany, and Ireland.

Afghan refugees board a plane to be resettled
Reports

Improving Stakeholder Coordination in Refugee Resettlement: A Path to More Effective, Inclusive Programs

Many actors have a hand in refugee resettlement, including national and local governments, international organizations, and civil society. Strong coordination between these stakeholders is needed if resettlement programs are to operate smoothly, provide appropriate support to refugees, and potentially grow. This report explores common challenges to developing this type of coordination as well as strategies to address them.

Recent Activity

Articles
November 1, 2003
Hungary: Transit Country Between East and West
By Judit Juhász
Articles
November 1, 2003
Undocumented Immigration Haunts Italy's Ruling Coalition
By Kenneth Okoth
Articles
November 1, 2003
Turkey: A Transformation from Emigration to Immigration
By Kemal Kirisci
Articles
November 1, 2003
Germany's High Court Allows Teacher to Wear Muslim Headscarf
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
November 1, 2003
Burden-sharing in the New Age of Immigration
By Christina Boswell
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Reports
October 2003
The Feasibility of Setting Up Resettlement Schemes in EU Member States or at EU Level
By  Joanne van Selm, Erin Patrick, Tamara Woroby and Monica Matts
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Reports
October 2003
The Strategic Use of Resettlement
By  Joanne van Selm
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Reports
October 2003
Perceptions of Afghan Refugees
By  Joanne van Selm

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Recent Activity

Articles
November 1, 2003

Burden-sharing in the New Age of Immigration

Christina Boswell, Senior Researcher at the Hamburg Institute of International Economics, provides an in-depth look at burden-sharing and refugee protection.

Articles
November 1, 2003

Germany's High Court Allows Teacher to Wear Muslim Headscarf

Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin reports on a key ruling affecting integration, religious freedom, and educators.
Articles
November 1, 2003

Turkey: A Transformation from Emigration to Immigration

Long a country of emigration, immigration, and asylum, Turkey has also become a country of transit for immigrants, according to Kemal Kirisci of Boagazici University.

Articles
November 1, 2003

Undocumented Immigration Haunts Italy's Ruling Coalition

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to achieve consensus around stricter control of undocumented immigration, according to MPI's Ken Okoth.
Articles
November 1, 2003

Hungary: Transit Country Between East and West

Judit Juhasz of examines the forces that have made Hungary into a sending, transit, and destination country for migration.

Articles
October 1, 2003

Swiss Court Halts Local Plebiscites on Naturalization

Veysel Oezcan of Humboldt University Berlin reports on a Swiss ruling that bars communities from holding plebiscites to approve or reject naturalization applications.

Articles
October 1, 2003

Belgium's Immigration Policy Brings Renewal and Challenges

Marco Martiniello and Andrea Rea examine how immigration has made Belgium a multicultural society in perpetual renewal.
Articles
October 1, 2003

French Government Revives Assimilation Policy

Sylvia Zappi outlines a new government action plan for integrating immigrants that reasserts France's previously abandoned assimilationist policy.

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