Migration

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People on the Move: (Still) stuck in the corridors to the EU “Status quo and Perspectives”

Here you can watch the videos of the 6 panel sessions of the conference People on the Move: (Still) stuck in the corridors to the EU “Status quo and Perspectives”, held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 31 March and 1 April 2022, organised by the Heinrich Böll Foundation offices Sarajevo and Thessaloniki.

More (about) Borders, less (about) Humans: Media Coverage of Migration and Asylum Seeking in Greece

ARTICLE

Media has played a significant role in how migration is presented, as well as in how people perceive and respond to it. In Greece, overall, the media have been crucial to the construction of stereotypical notions about refugees and migrants, who at large are portrayed as threats to Greece’s security and prosperity.

By Naya Kalfeli

More (about) Borders, less (about) Humans

E-paper

This study examines the coverage of migration and asylum seeking in eight Greek media outlets (Efsyn, Ta Nea, I Kathimerini, Proto Thema, Eleftheros Typos, Makeleio, i-efimerida and zougla) between September and November 2021 using a quantitative content analysis.

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Migrant / refugee lifeboat at Therma beach

World Refugee Day 2022 – Flight across the Aegean… History repeating itself

Commentary

Some 100 million people are currently forcibly displaced worldwide. This year's World Refugee Day therefore, once again, marks a sad record: never before have there been so many refugees as this year, according to UNHCR figures. The brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has played a part in that.

By Neda Noraie-Kia

A man with a shoes and backpack is standing on asphalt next to flag of Rwanda and border

The UK’s refugee deal with Rwanda: “Setting a catastrophic precedent”

Commentary

The UK’s plan to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda – even before their applications have been concluded – may have been halted just in time this time, but the government is still pushing forward with its controversial plans.

By Kirsten Krampe

React programme

People on the Move: (Still) stuck in the corridors to the EU “Status quo and Perspectives”

REPORT

A hybrid two-days conference in Sarajevo created space for grassroots activists, academia, media professionals, policy-makers and others engaged in the region to discuss timely issues around migration and refugee policies in the region and on EU level.

By Neda Noraie-Kia

Ukraine's refugees: "The EU took a good first step. Now they need the right protection"

INTERVIEW

Since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, three and a half million people have fled the country. A conversation with Tineke Strik MEP on the triggering of the EU Temporary Protection Directive and what chances and challenges come with it.

By Anna Schwarz

Beyond the Crisis Mode of the EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement

E-paper

This policy paper assesses the effects of the EU Turkey Refugee Agreement for Greece, Turkey and the European Union. It provides an overview of the 2015 context and the development of the agreement and analyses its repercussions in the region as well as for the EU as a whole. It concludes that the EU needs a strong alternative to the current agreement with Turkey, which is rights-based and sustainable.

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