Spotlight Migration and COVID-19

Footpath on the campus of Thapar University, Patiala, India, with students in front of a very modern building designed by McCullough Mulvin Architects, against a blue sky.

More targeted and coordinated

04.07.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

The Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement with India is often mentioned as best practice. Still, its potential is far from being realized, says Seeta Sharma.
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Chessboard with pieces. A hand moves a white pawn towards the black playing field.

Migration diplomacy

27.06.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

Help or hindrance to migrants' rights? The answer might depend on future power dynamics. A contribution by the Mixed Migration Centre.
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Paper boats in a fountain in Zagreb, Croatia, with the words in Croatian: ‘They helped me: Be a human being!’ and in English: ‘Safe passage’.

Illuminating the Unseen Struggles

19.06.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Refugee Policy, Migration policy

Salam Ibrahim Al-Nidawi on the special mental health challenges of refugees and his work. A contribution to the 2024 World Refugee Day.
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Éine Gruppe von 15 Personen, die sich gemeinsam haben fotografieren lassen

Implementing what we are committed to

14.06.2024 International Trade Union Policy

Joining forces for better compliance with labour standards in Africa: BWI, AfDB, and BMZ discuss the future of working conditions in donor-funded infrastructure projects.
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A worker leans down to a colleague in the midst of steel girders for the new building of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main.

We face great competition in acquiring skilled workers

13.06.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Integration Policy, Migration policy

The SPD parliamentary group discussed migration partnerships at its conference. We spoke to Sebastian Hartmann, the SPD parliamentary group's spokesman on home affairs.
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A child is climbing a pyramid on which a map of Europe and the EU flag can be seen.

We need the EU to finance the transformation

11.06.2024 Climate Change, Energy and Environment, Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility, Politik für Europa

A funding problem haunts the future of the German and European economies. How the EU can launch a common investment push in the new mandate.
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Die Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission Ursula von der Leyen zu Besuch im Regierungspalast in Beirut, Libanon, zusammen mit dem libanesisches Übergangs-Ministerpräsidenten Najib Mikati und dem zyprischen Präsidenten Nikos Christodoulides

IPS Journal: Political chess with human pawns

06.06.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

Von der Leyen’s €1 bn aid pledge to Lebanon: a genuine humanitarian effort or an attempt to gain political support ahead of the EU elections?
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Mohamed Toumba (C) one of the leading figures of the National Council for the Protection of the Fatherland attends the demonstration of coup supporters at a stadium in the capital city of Niger, Niamey on August 6, 2023.

Niger after the Coup: new migration patterns in the Sahel?

08.05.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

What are the consequences of the cancellation of the migration agreement between Niger and the EU? An interview.
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Federal Minister Svenja Schulze in conversation at the opening of a centre for migration and development in Morocco.

Looking beyond the end of our noses

25.04.2024 Displacement, Migration, Integration, Migration policy

Svenja Schulze, German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, talks about how German development policy contributes to just and rights-based migration partnerships
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Flowers at the memorial site for the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster in Savar, Bangladesh.

Breakthrough with Obstacles

24.04.2024 Global Economy and Corporate Responsibility

The passing of EU Supply Chain Directive by the EU Parliament has been a lengthy process. Our new publication looks at what it means for the European market.
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