Spotlight Migration and COVID-19

Visitors of a Kenyan-German job fair in Nairobi at the booth of the Goethe-Institut

The Price of Mobility

23.10.2025 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

In September 2024 the bilateral migration agreement between Kenya and Germany was signed. A year later, it has become clear that the agreement reflects not only hope but also deep structural contradictions that define the global labour economy.
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Policy Brief: A progressive roadmap for expanding European digital sovereignty

Digitalisierung, Souveränes Europa

Europe needs to reclaim control over digital technologies. Our new policy brief offers practical strategies and best practices for more sovereignty.
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The gender gap among Europe’s young generation: Power, values and relationships in transition

16.10.2025 Gender Weltweit

Why are young men and women in Southeast Europe drifting apart? The Gender Gap Report of the FES Youth Study Southeast Europe shows: In politics, work, and in everyday life, the gap in values between genders is widening – with consequences for...
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Review: FES Human Rights Awards 2025

Displacement, Migration, Integration

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung's Human Rights Award 2025 has been awarded to International Detention Coalition (IDC) in recognition of its relentless work to promote the human rights of all individuals affected by immigration detention.
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Blick auf ein Aufnahmezentrum für Migrant:innen in Albanien.

How to Implement Human Rights Monitoring

09.10.2025 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Refugee Policy, Migration policy

EU border zones regularly see grave human rights violations. The new EU Independent Fundamental Rights Monitoring Mechanism could help.
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Mythbusting immigration detention

01.10.2025 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

This year's Human Rights Award goes to International Detention Coalition. It’s time to break down common myths around immigration detention and alternatives.
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Public Acceptance Is Not Optional

25.09.2025 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Refugee Policy, Migration policy

In Libya and Tunisia, foreign aid organisations are facing growing scepticism and government surveillance. How do they deal with this?
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Destination Germany

18.09.2025 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

The foundation of fair labour migration that fosters development lies in recognising the perspectives of the countries of origin.
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The Competitiveness Obsession

18.09.2025 Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Ökologie, Soziales | Wirtschaft Publikation, Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Ökologie, Soziales, Wirtschaft

This analysis is based on five theses and highlights the problems inherent in the obsession with competitiveness, setting out ways to achieve sustainable development.
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Collective bargaining for gender justice.

16.09.2025

Collective bargaining can serve as a central instrument for improving the working and living conditions of all workers, both women and men. However, the latest Global Rights Index 2025 by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) reveals...
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