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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.

A woman looks out over tents being used by migrants and asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesvos
Articles

Greece Struggles to Balance Competing Migration Demands

When he was elected prime minister in 2019, Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised what he called “strict but fair” reforms to secure Greece's borders and speed up transfers of asylum seekers crowding Aegean islands. Yet domestic and geopolitical tensions continued to roil the islands, later joined by a global pandemic, culminating in a fire that destroyed most of Lesvos's Moria refugee camp. This article examines Greece's efforts to strike a delicate balance on migration in a complex era.

Castle Square in Warsaw, Poland
Reports

Driving Migrant Inclusion through Social Innovation: Lessons for Cities in a Pandemic

Since COVID-19 hit cities across Europe, many have struggled with how to sustain support for migrant inclusion in a time of social-distancing orders and likely budget cuts. This report explores how municipalities and their partners used social innovation to meet the challenges of the 2015–16 spike in arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants, and how those experiences can help localities weather the pandemic and put communities at the center of recovery efforts.

Recent Activity

Articles
September 1, 2002
Options Dwindle for Asylum Seekers in France
By Patrick Simon
Articles
September 1, 2002
German Immigration Law Clears Final Hurdle
By Veysel Oezcan
Articles
July 1, 2002
French Voters Rebuff Immigration's Resurgent Foes
By Patrick Simon
Articles
July 1, 2002
Churches Help Sink German Anti-Discrimination Bill
By Veysel Özcan
Articles
May 1, 2002
Italy's Southern Exposure
By Kimberly Hamilton, Maia Jachimowicz
Policy Briefs
September 2001
Background Paper on Immigration and National Security

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Recent Activity

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.
Articles
July 1, 2002

French Voters Rebuff Immigration's Resurgent Foes

Though roundly defeated in the French presidential elections, the extreme right may continue to influence French immigration policy.
Articles
May 1, 2002

Italy's Southern Exposure

Italy has struggled to find the right tone and approach toward immigration. In this newly updated profile, Managing Editor Kim Hamilton tackles the dilemmas facing Italian policymakers today.
Policy Briefs
September 2001

Background Paper on Immigration and National Security

In the immediate aftermath of September 11, the U.S. government committed to increasing national security through every possible avenue. Although the most effective measures to combat terrorism will inevitably rely on intelligence, certain immigration programs and procedures can contribute to better intelligence and enhanced security.

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