This paper focuses on African policy positions on migration to Europe and towards cooperation on migration with the EU and its Member States.

The concept of ‘EU return sponsorships’ is one of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum’s central and most novel proposals. It may also prove to be the most controversial. At its core, this proposal put forward by the European Commission introduces...

To increase legal labour migration pathways, including for lower-skilled workers, the Pact proposes greater and more effective cooperation with non-EU countries through so-called “Talent Partnerships”.

The paper highlights the challenges in meeting the Commission’s objective of building consensus between member states.

Recent debates about asylum and immigration policies in the EU have showcased many ways in which key policymakers are in denial—not only of the comple

Migration entered the G20 agenda only at the Antalya summit in 2015. At that time, the presence of several million Syrian refugees in Turkey and their onward migration to Central and Northern Europe were viewed as a threat to political stability in...

The 2021 MEDAM Assessment Report analyses the major changes proposed by the New Pact, the progress achieved thus far in negotiations, and provides new research to inform ongoing policy debates about EU-Turkey cooperation on irregular migration and...

With the “Points-based Model Project for Foreign Skilled Workers” (PuMa) in Baden-Württemberg, a points-based immigration system has been tested for the first time in Germany.

Abstract What preferences do people have for cooperation between high and lower-income countries on irregular migration and refugee protection? Despite

The 2022 MEDAM Assessment Report concludes six years of research, policy analysis, and interaction with stakeholders by the Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration in Europe (MEDAM).