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Only today & tomorrow left to sign up for the summer school at the Migration Policy Centre of the European University Institute in Florence! Taking place from 16 to 27 June. See eui.eu/apply?id=migra… #MPCSummerSchool #migration #refugees

We interviewed 1,980 migrants who used smugglers in Central Sahel, what did we find out? ✔️ 83% of migrants said smugglers helped them achieve their goal. ❌ 17% felt they were intentionally misled. Most (60%) migrants had legal documents yet used irregular channels to travel.

🚨 Deadline is tomorrow - Friday 28 February - for 21st Migration Summer School, European University Institute, Florence, Italy 🚨 eui.eu/apply?id=migra…

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Couldn’t explain it better than Stewart Lee

An excellent map of pre-colonial Africa in 1880 (just 5 years before the Berlin conference) *zoom in for details!

Under the proposal, a return decision in one country will now apply across the EU, in a bid to stop applicants from filing asylum requests in other countries to avoid deportation on.ft.com/4iH04Ap

📢 On 11 March, IRC Italy’s Legal & Advocacy Advisor took part in the first Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab! 💡This training seminar brought together experts to strengthen the link between migration research, policies & practices, ensuring📊evidence informs decision-making.

📢 The European Commission has a new proposal on returns. 🔎 MMC research since 2017 shows that  poorly planned returns & weak reintegration support will not reduce irregular migration. 🚫 A strategy focused solely on deterrence, without safe & legal pathways, won’t work. 🧵 1/5

💡How can we bridge the gap between migration research & policy?📑Evidence struggles to shape decisions amid misinformation & politicisation. 📢On 18 March, the Migration Research to Policy Co-Lab hosts a key discussion on turning research into action!👇 migrationresearchtopolicy.eu/events/?eventi…

Today! Tuesday 18 March 12.00-14.00 How can we better connect migration research and policy? In person and online. ✍️ Register ⬇️

📌 Prima tavola rotonda del progetto #INNOVATE: Il 20 marzo a 📍 Torino, istituzioni, esperti e stakeholder, insieme alla Legal & Advocacy Advisor di IRC Italia, si sono 🗣️ confrontati su sfide ed opportunità del lavoro autonomo per l’integrazione dei migranti. 🙌

NEW today: What are public attitudes to migration agreements between European and African countries? What types of migration policy cooperation do European and African citizens prefer? Take at look at our new paper based on surveys of 15,000+ people cadmus.eui.eu/entities/publi…

The MPI argues that development aid needs to innovate in response to current funding cuts. Proposal No 1: Not donors but employers "should themselves fund livelihood and skilling projects that train migrants" There we have just the right paper for you: cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/78…

Long-term net migration is down by almost 50%. The number of people immigrating long-term minus the number of people emigrating long-term is provisionally estimated to be 431,000 in year ending December 2024 compared with 860,000 a year earlier. ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

🚨 There are major investments in migration research but policy impact remains limited. 📊 Based on 70+ interviews across 38 EU projects Eleonora Milazzo & me ask why migration research-policy collaboration can be so hard to achieve. 🔍Read more: loom.ly/t916yCs

🔍 Despite major 🇪🇺 EU investment in migration research, impact on policy remains limited, leaving space for ideology & misinformation. 📊 PhD Eleonora Milazzo 🦋 @eleonoramilazzo.bsky.social & Prof. ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴡ ɢᴇᴅᴅᴇꜱ explore why in 70+ interviews across 38 projects. 📖 Read their short: migrationresearchtopolicy.eu/2025/05/22/mor…