Spotlight Migration and COVID-19

Luftansicht von einer Reihe an Schlauchbooten und Außenmotoren an einem Hafen

Labour’s approach to immigration in government

15.10.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

In the very first days after the change of government, the new Labour government scrapped the Rwanda deal, which had been vehemently promoted by the Tories. However, this does not solve the challenges in migration policy. Sunder Katwala outlines the...
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How cities can safeguard migrants‘ digital rights

09.10.2024 Interview, Displacement, Migration, Integration, Integration Policy

A new study highlights how the EU's New Pact on Migration and Asylum may intensify surveillance and discriminatory practices against refugees and migrants. In this interview, author Léa Lebon and Katharina Bamberg from Eurocities critically explore...
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Eine Hand hält ein Handy, auf dem die App "Union Platform" zu sehen ist, daneben wird grafisch eine Handykonversation dargestellt

Unions’ own technologies

08.10.2024

Trade Unions not only innovate on the use of technology, they are developing their own tools and Apps.
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FES diskurs | Cities and migrants‘ rights in the era of digitalisation

01.10.2024 Einwanderungsgesellschaft, Migration policy

This paper analyses the impact of the screening procedure and the Eurodac reform on migrants' digital rights and the role of local authorities in integration measures. It shows that the EU New Pact on Migration and Asylum risks increasing...
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Key visual for the FES project "Asia in Transformation" with pink background, project title and 4 symbolic figures in various work and care situations

Gender justice should be a priority not merely an aspiration!

26.09.2024 Gender Weltweit

Das FES Policy Lab Rebuild Beyond Exploitation reveals visions and policy demands for achieving gender justice in Asia amid diverse challenges.
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Boys who are members of a sports team gather at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to have their photograph taken. Some of them have an immigrant background, others do not.

Participation is indispensable

24.09.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Integration Policy, Migration policy

Why integration will be a vital issue for social democracy in the future and what needs to be done for it to succeed – comments from Rasha Nasr, the SPD parliamentary group’s rapporteur on migration and integration
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Füße und Beine von Menschen mit verschiedenen Hautfarben stehen in einer Reihe.

Is our democracy democratic enough? An interview about barriers to participation

19.09.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Integration Policy, Migration policy

We interviewed Tayfun Keltek and Engin Sakal from the State Integration Council of North Rhine-Westphalia about the difference the right to vote in local elections can make for citizens of third countries.
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Diavata refugee camp is a former military camp near the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The concrete fortification called Enhanced Fence was built around the entire perimeter of the camp.

Breaking the spiral of deterrence

12.09.2024 Migration policy

As the call for asylum processing to be outsourced loses momentum, it is time to rethink migration policy, says Felix Braunsdorf from Médecins Sans Frontières.
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Das Bild zeigt den Endpunkt des Ireland Way, die Skulptur Children of Lir, in Ballycastle, Nordirland:

Building a Carbon-Neutral Future: Ireland and Germany’s Green Hydrogen Path to Growth and Justice

11.09.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment, Ökologie

Catherine Sheridan explores how this collaboration can drive social and economic progress, from advancing gender equity to boosting local economic development. The paper also examines the essential policy frameworks and innovative offtake agreements...
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