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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.

An Eritrean refugee is examined by a nurse at a Swiss clinic
Reports

Healing the Gap: Building Inclusive Public-Health and Migrant Integration Systems in Europe

While the pandemic has had broad impacts across European societies, these have not been evenly felt. Many migrants and refugees have long faced health challenges, such as limited health-care eligibility and accessibility, and COVID-19 has threatened to deepen health disparities. This report explores how European countries have responded and what opportunities have emerged to tackle disparities in migrant health.

German seamstress works with a trainee Syrian refugee at a fashion workshop
Reports

Taking the Long View: Options for Inclusive Post-Pandemic Labor Markets

Even as COVID-19 vaccination campaigns have picked up speed in Europe, economic uncertainty remains. Recently arrived refugees, migrant women, and other immigrants who faced labor market challenges before the pandemic have in many cases seen these challenges grow. This report explores the impact of the public-health crisis on migrants’ labor market integration and options for building inclusive pandemic recovery strategies.

Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2002
Government Directive on Asylum Sparks Row in Austria
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
November 1, 2002
After Protests, France's Undocumented Community Hopes for Permits
By Sylvia Zappi
Articles
October 1, 2002
Migration Dilemmas Haunt Post-Soviet Russia
By Timothy Heleniak
Articles
October 1, 2002
Top German Parties Back Islamic Education
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
October 1, 2002
Russia Beckons, But Diaspora Wary
By Timothy Heleniak
Articles
September 1, 2002
German Immigration Law Clears Final Hurdle
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
September 1, 2002
Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France
By Patrick Simon
Articles
July 1, 2002
French Voters Rebuff Immigration's Resurgent Foes
By Patrick Simon

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Recent Activity

Articles
December 1, 2002

Portugal Seeks Balance of Emigration, Immigration

Portugal, long a land of seafarers and emigrants, is now witnessing increasingly diverse immigration flows, country-wide settlement, and rising immigrant skill levels. Jorge Malhieros of the University of Lisbon takes an in-depth look at the changes.

Articles
November 1, 2002

After Protests, France's Undocumented Community Hopes for Permits

In the wake of mass protests by their community and supporters, tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants in France are awaiting word on their applications for legal residency. Sylvia Zappi, of Le Monde, describes the current situation.
Articles
October 1, 2002

Russia Beckons, But Diaspora Wary

Will President Putin realize his dream of a mass return of the Russian diaspora? Timothy Heleniak of the World Bank and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies assesses Russia's migration dilemma.

Articles
October 1, 2002

Top German Parties Back Islamic Education

Germany's two biggest political parties have come out in favor of Islamic education for the country's estimated 350,000 Muslim schoolchildren.
Articles
October 1, 2002

Migration Dilemmas Haunt Post-Soviet Russia

As Russia enters the 21st century, it is confronting a set of migration issues unimaginable just a decade ago. Timothy Heleniak of the World Bank and Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies maps out the complex past and difficult present of the world's largest country.

Articles
September 1, 2002

Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France

Fewer opportunities may await asylum seekers in France, where stricter policies are overlapping with strained resources.
Articles
September 1, 2002

German Immigration Law Clears Final Hurdle

Following a bitterly contested vote in Parliament, Germany's president has signed the nation's first immigration law.
Articles
July 1, 2002

Churches Help Sink German Anti-Discrimination Bill

The Green Party has been blocked from pushing through new anti-discrimination legislation, mainly by religious groups.

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