Seven years after the Statement between the European Union and Türkiye on the admission and return of Syrians arriving in Greece, the EU, Türkiye and Greece are still negotiating how to renew their cooperation on migration. The Statement continues to serve as a blueprint, despite the fact that the cooperation framework with Türkiye only existed for a brief moment…
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No Turning Back: Greece andthe EU–Turkey Statement Seven Years On
Seven years after the Statement between the European Union and Türkiye on the admission and return of Syrians arriving in Greece, the EU, Türkiye and Greece are still negotiating how to renew their cooperation on migration. The Statement continues to serve as a blueprint, despite the fact that the cooperation framework with Türkiye only existed for a brief moment…
Asylum and Social Inclusion of Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Brazil
As a major global actor, the EU and its member states have a pivotal role to play in contributing to addressing the global challenge of forced displacement. They are significant contributors when it comes to supporting refugee hosting states in coping with the task of hosting large populations of refugees and displaced persons through financial and technical assistance …
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union’s Role
This Policy Brief synthesises the main research findings and policy recommendations of the project which ran between 2019 and 2024.
Towards A Stylized Model of Dynamicson the Market for Smuggling Services
In 2015-2016, Europe witnessed a sharp increase and subsequent decrease (a ‘spike’) of migrants and refugees on the so-called ‘Balkan-route’ from Turkey, via Greece and the Balkan countries, to the other EU Member States…
Responsibility Allocation and UN GCR Implementation
The effectiveness of the UN Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) depends on increased cooperation among various parties for the protection of refugees. One interest the EU pursues through its collaboration with third states such as Turkey, Tunisia, Serbia and Niger, and with international organisations such as UNHCR and IOM, is that of collectivised migration control…
Shortcomings in EU Cooperation for Externalization of Asylum
This Policy Brief addresses European Union (EU) support for asylum systems in selected third countries – i.e. Niger, Serbia, Tunisia and Türkiye – through a range of instruments including technical means (advice, training, capacity building), operational assistance (such as Frontex operations in non-EU countries) as well as financial support for refugee status determination, refugee reception, migration and border management.
Addressing Protection Implicationsof EU Extra-Territorial Migration Cooperation
As a major global actor, the EU and its member states have a pivotal role to play in contributing to addressing the global challenge of forced displacement.
Asylum Governance Instruments in Canada, Brazil, South Africa and Turkey – with Sergio Carrera
Watch our explanatory video with Sergio Carrera discussing the key findings of this research.