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Large numbers of refugees and migrants seek entry into the EU. How to distribute asylum applicants among EU member states, and how to efficiently integrate those that are allowed to stay? What are the consequences for society, Europe’s cohesion and its capacity to act?

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  • News

    WAMiG Stakeholder Workshop in Accra

    WAMiG researchers Judith Altrogge, Kwaku Arhin-Sam, Leonie Jegen and Franzisca Zanker discuss their research findings with academics and civil society activists from Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana and Gambia.

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  • Press Release

    New EU Commission can overcome deadlock in asylum policy

    The 2019 MEDAM Assessment Report presents insights from MEDAM research and policy dialogue since 2016 to explain how closer cooperation among EU member states and with countries of origin and transit can improve outcomes for all stakeholders.

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  • News

    2019 MEDAM Assessment Report launched

    The new EU Commission should now tackle asylum and immigration policy afresh and overcome the impasse in the reform of the EU asylum system that has persisted since 2016. In this 2019 MEDAM Assessment Report, we present insights from MEDAM research and policy dialogue since 2016 to explain how closer cooperation among EU member states and with countries of origin and transit can improve outcomes for all stakeholders. Read the full report here.


  • Press Release

    Public views on asylum and refugee policies similar across European countries

    Europeans want to protect refugees, but prefer policies that use limits and conditions, MEDAM study finds.

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  • Press Release

    More than a quarter of development aid never leaves donor countries

    More than 25 percent of the aid money given by rich countries is not transferred to developing countries. Moreover, the increase of development aid in recent years is mostly attributable to higher spending on refugees within donor countries.

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  • News

    Public lectures “Understanding the EU’s asylum and immigration dilemmas”

    The lecture series “Understanding the EU’s asylum and immigration dilemmas”–organised by MEDAM researcher Esther Ademmer–starts in July at the Institute for the World Economy. The lectures that take place on 08, 15 and 19 July are open to the public and are aimed at students and other interested parties.

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  • News

    EU Should Take More Responsibility

    “Most of the world’s displaced people do not live in Europe. World Refugee Day reminds us that the EU and its member states can do more to manage migration to Europe effectively and humanely and to assist refugees in low-and-middle-income host countries.”

    Read the commentary here…


  • News

    Development aid will not convince immigration critics

    Increasing development aid to fight the “root causes of migration” will not reassure immigration critics. A new MEDAM Policy Brief shows that the public’s belief in development aid as a policy instrument is strongly driven by existing attitudes on immigration.

    Read the policy brief here…


  • Press Release

    Development aid will not convince immigration critics

    Increasing development aid to fight the “root causes of migration” will not reassure immigration critics. New research shows that the public’s belief in development aid as a policy instrument is strongly driven by existing attitudes on immigration.

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  • Press Release

    Join the Sessions on the Challenges of Asylum and Migration

    Organized by MEDAM, two of the summit’s sessions will address asylum and migration issues: the panel session “Governing migration within and from Africa: What is Europe’s role?” as well as an open research seminar where three experts will present insights from their latest research.

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  • News

    New Project Investigates Stakeholders and Interests of Migration

    As part of the MEDAM project, the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute is preparing four case studies on the Gambia, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal to highlight the political dimensions of migration governance in West Africa and the many actors involved.

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  • Press Release

    Development Aid Alone Will Not Reduce Migration

    Contrary to the dominant view among development experts, new research shows how aid can actually reduce migration if it improves public services. But aid is only one of many factors affecting migration decisions.

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  • News

    Opportunities for Multilateralism

    Within a week and just in time for International Migrants Day, the international community has adopted both the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees. The adoption of the UN’s compacts is an important step to manage migration more effectively and humanely, as well as reduce irregular migration, says MEDAM migration expert Matthias Lücke. Provided they are successfully implemented. Read more…


  • Press Release

    Global Compacts on Refugees and Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: Opportunities for Multilateralism

    The adoption of the UN’s compacts is an important step to manage migration more effectively and humanely, as well as reduce irregular migration, says MEDAM migration expert Matthias Lücke. Provided they are successfully implemented.

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  • Press Release

    Europeans Are More Accepting of Immigrants Today Than 15 Years Ago

    Europeans assess the impact of immigration on their country in a more positive light than they did in 2002. Despite the increased polarization of citizens’ attitudes towards immigration, these findings indicate that policy makers have room to develop balanced solutions for asylum and immigration policy.

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  • News

    Refugees and the Labor Market

    New CEPS working paper by MEDAM researchers Mikkel Barslund, Mattia Di Salvo, and Nadzeya Laurentsyeva looks at the composition of recent refugee inflows and reviews the relevant characteristics of EU labor markets to assess the impact the recently arrived refugees will have on the labor markets of receiving EU countries.

    Read the article working paper here (external link).


  • News

    Discussing the Flexible Solidarity Approach Across Europe

    Berlin, Florence, Brussels, Vienna, Budapest, and Warsaw: In recent weeks, MEDAM researchers have travelled extensively to discuss the conclusions of the 2018 MEDAM Assessment Report—as dialogue with all EU member states remains crucial to reimagine the EU asylum system and overcome the current deadlock.

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  • Press Release

    Flexible Solidarity: A comprehensive strategy for asylum and immigration in the EU

    In our 2018 MEDAM Assessment Report, researchers from the Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM) set out a comprehensive strategy for EU asylum and immigration policies that is both politically feasible and effective.

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  • News

    2018 MEDAM Assessment Report launched

    In the 2018 MEDAM Assessment Report, we set out a comprehensive strategy for EU asylum and immigration policies that is both politically feasible and effective.

    Read the full report here.


  • News
    Chef at work

    We Should Use Migrants’ Potential

    Irregular migration can only be reduced if potential migrants have better options. More international cooperation in vocational training and further education as well as legal pathways into the EU labor market would help, says MEDAM’s Matthias Lücke on International Migrants Day.

    Read the press release here…


  • Press Release
    Chef at work

    International Migrants Day: We Should Use Migrants’ Potential

    Irregular migration can only be reduced if potential migrants have better options. More international cooperation in vocational training and further education as well as legal pathways into the EU labor market would help.

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  • News

    MEDAM’s contribution to UN Global Compact for Migration

    In mid-October, the second multi-stakeholder hearing of the preparatory process of the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration took place in Geneva. MEDAM researcher Matthias Lücke contributed through written submissions addressing labor migration in particular. Destination countries should allow more skilled immigration, and help people in countries of origin to acquire the certified skills needed – to the benefit of both countries of origin and destination. Read more…


  • News
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    MEDAM at the WIDER Development Conference

    On October 5-6, MEDAM researchers Mauro Lanati and Tobias Stöhr took part in the “WIDER Development Conference on migration and mobility” in Accra, Ghana. Both Researchers presented findings from their current work.

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  • News
    Ongoing search and rescue operation in Central Mediterranean

    No Easy Solution in the Mediterranean

    There is an alternative to Italian-Libyan cooperation, but it does involve more actors and is much harder to implement. It also tackles the root cause of the problem with the Central Mediterranean route: that the vast majority of arrivals to Italy are not eligible for protection.

    Read the commentary here (external link).


  • News
    Belgian state secretary for migration and asylum Theo Francken

    Discussions with Belgian state secretary for migration and asylum

    On June 20th, Mikkel Barslund and Lars Ludolph engaged in a closed-door meeting with the Belgian Secretary of State for Migration and Asylum, Theo Francken. Following a presentation of the 2017 MEDAM assessment report main findings, topics discussed ranged widely – from the Dublin system to irregular crossings along the Mediterranean route.

    Read the article here (external link).


  • News
    Search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean

    Little Help on Offer for Italy

    The marked increase in irregular crossings from Libya to Italy caused the Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, to issue a plea for help – as well as a threat to close of vessels disembarking migrants from search and rescue operations. MEDAM researchers Mikkel Barslund and Lars Ludolph discuss the way forward.

    Read the commentary here.


  • News

    Forced Migration: Solution Proposals for the G20

    On July 7, the G20 Hamburg Summit starts, with the refugee crisis being high on the agenda. Co-chaired by MEDAM researcher Matthias Lücke, the T20 network of international think tanks’ Task Force on Forced Migration‘ came up with specific solution proposals for the G20 leaders.

    Read the recommendations here.


  • Media Mention

    “Border Walls Don’t Stop Immigration, but They Do Undermine Integration”

    Border walls are gaining popularity in Europe and the U.S. Refugees Deeply published an excerpt from our 2107 assessment report, which explains how walls don’t stop immigration but shift migration patterns and harm integration.

    Read the article here (external website).


  • News

    2017 MEDAM Assessment Report launched

    How can the responsibility for refugees be distributed more fairly – globally and within the EU? And how can we curb irregular migration while expanding legal immigration to the benefit of all concerned? These and other questions are addressed in the first annual MEDAM assessment report, which was launched at the ‘Think20 Summit- GLOBAL SOLUTIONS’ on May 30, 2017 in Berlin.

    Read the full report here.

     


  • Press Release

    More flexible Solidarity in the European Asylum and Migration Policy

    Launched at the ‘Think20 Summit – GLOBAL SOLUTIONS’ on May 30, 2017 in Berlin, the 2017 MEDAM Assessment Report calls for more flexible solidarity in the European asylum and migration policy.

    Read more…


  • News
    MEDAM session discussion at CEPS Ideas Lab 2017

    MEDAM Session at the CEPS Ideas Lab 2017

    A MEDAM session addressed the difficulties regarding the labor market integration of refugees at the CEPS Ideas Lab 2017, which took place 23-24 February.  Herbert Brücker, Jelena Drenjanin, Yunus Mohammdi as well as moderator Mehtap Akgüç discussed challenges, opportunities and best cases.

    Read more…


  • Media Mention
    Refugees arriving at Travnik, central Bosnia, during the war in 1993. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev, edited by Taiwo Omitoyin.

    LSE Blog Publishes Article About MEDAM Survey

    The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) published a summary of MEDAM’s study on the integration of Bosnian refugees in Europe following the Balkan wars in the 1990s. With the right integration policies and labor market conditions, it is possible to achieve a high level of integration among refugees within a short period of time.

    Read the article here (external website).


  • News
    Discussion during team meeting

    First MEDAM Authors’ Meeting

    From 13 to 15 February 2017, MPC hosted the project’s first MEDAM authors meeting. Dedicated to shaping MEDAM’s flagship output, the annual MEDAM Assessment Report,  15 MEDAM researchers came together to exchange current research and discuss its policy implications.

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  • Media Mention
    Chancellor Angela Merkel with Ether Ademmer

    MEDAM-Researcher Esther Ademmer Interviews Angela Merkel

    Before the EU Summit in Malta, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with MEDAM researcher Esther Ademmer about Europe’s immigration agenda and the possibility of a framework agreement between the EU and Libya.

    Watch the (German-language) video here.


  • News
    Participants of the T20 Kick-off Conference discussing

    TFFM Workshop and T20 Germany Kick-Off Conference in Berlin

    To mark the start of the German G20 Presidency, some 200 representatives of the Think20 Engagements Group met in Berlin on December 1 and 2, 2016. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the German Development Institute (DIE) are leading the group of think tanks from the G20 countries.

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  • Media Mention
    Poverty in Europe: Shopper passing beggar

    Washington Post Cites MEDAM Researcher’s Study

    David Benček’s and Julia Strasheim’s working paper “Refugees Welcome? Introducing a New Dataset on Anti-Refugee Violence in Germany, 2014-2015” was cited in a Washington Post article on Europe’s urban-rural divide and its consequences.

    Read the article here (external website).


  • News
    G20 Think 20 Dialogue

    German G20 Presidency – MEDAM Researchers Participating in the T20 Process

    MEDAM Researchers will participate in the Think20 Task Force on Forced Migration. The Think20 (T20) is a group of think tanks from the G20 countries, which have been entrusted by the German Federal Government with developing recommendations for the G20 during Germany’s G20 Presidency in 2017.

    Read more…





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