Image that emerges: A government unable to adress the problems of the people or the economy (or Europe!) but obsessed about refugees. www.dw.com/en/germany-m...

Europol set to grow. ”Beyond privacy fears, rights groups argue the reform entrenches a ’Fortress Europe’ approach by framing migration as a criminal and security issue. www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Further growth and expansion of the @frontex.bsky.social mandate on the horizon apparently. Rather one-sided wishlist from member states. ➡️ Here’s one more thing that I think Frontex should do: Systematic search and rescue in the Mediterranean.

Terrible. If I remember correctly from reading @sallyhayd.bsky.social’s ”My fourth time, we drowned’, Doctors Without Borders was one of few organisations that managed to do meaningful work for refugees in Libya. @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social @euobserver.com euobserver.com/migration/ar...

Good history lesson, also for people in other parts of Europe.

Spaning: Så småningom kommer vi att vara nere på den asylrättsliga miniminivån. Vad gör man då? Ifrågasätta de internationella normer som anger vad miniminivån är. Och sedan kan man kanske fortsätta neråt. Kanske är kritiken mot Europakonventionen ett första tecken. www.dn.se/sverige/kris...

This is quite a topic here in Sweden right now. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/muni...

Outstanding issues on the future status of some 4.7 million Ukrainian refugees throughout the EU persist as policymakers wrangle over long term solutions.

A few flashlights from my latest open access publication with @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social and @bernd-parusel.bsky.social in the European Journal of Migration and Law: (1/4) brill.com/view/journal...

”…the prevailing mood of the public against migration means changes need to be made”. Is it really a good idea to question the European Convention on Human Rights because of a ”mood of the public”? euobserver.com/migration/ar...

”Parties of both the center-right and the center-left are unintentionally strengthening far-right parties by repeating their ideas and rhetoric in a doomed attempt to shrink their support.” www.dw.com/en/does-adop...

More news and comment on the demographic change in Europe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So, who is going to do it in the end? So far, the return hubs idea mostly seems to be cynical entertainment for European voters.

This story from the @csmonitor.bsky.social about immigration and integration in Sweden 🇸🇪 and Denmark 🇩🇰 doesn’t fully reflect my own view of what’s happening in this part of Europe, but it does offer some interesting observations and perspectives (and two short quotes from me). It’s worth reading. 👇

”…the move was part of a wider crackdown against migrants who refuse to integrate with Swedish values.” But: It’s not quite clear yet what these values are. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

TODAY 👇

Not the first time Merz polarises with remarks about migration. But his recent ”cityscape” comment was particularly bad. www.dw.com/en/germanys-...

På onsdag föreläser jag på Kulturhuset i Stockholm på temat ”Sverige 30 år i EU: fri rörlighet, migration och asyl.” stockholm.europarl.europa.eu/oppna-forela...

The new EU Pact for the Mediterranean: You know what a bold long-term vision would have been? Working together towards a common EU-Med free movement area. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

1️⃣ Reporting on migration & accountability can often feel futile Not today The ECHR ruled Greece violated the right to life in the 2018 Agathonisi shipwreck: 16 dead, incl. 7 children & 2 babies @rsaegean.org fought for the families; We had investigated w/ former @spiegel.de colleagues Decision ⬇️

”Millions spent, few results” Useful info on the Italy-Albania migration deal. 👇 euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Migration good news story from Spain. Well worth a read. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The proposed ”European Return Order” & mutual recognition of return decisions seems to be difficult for EU member states to agree on. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

Plans to further reduce EU standards for expulsion of non-EU citizens, via @statewatch.bsky.social

Swedish aid money being spent in Somalia as a lever for migration & return cooperation is making some waves. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/swed...

”Vi menar att förslagen innebär ett grundläggande skifte i den svenska välfärdsstatens arkitektur…” Jag kan bara instämma i detta. 👇

”We find that the European Union’s recent approach to asylum policy creates spillover effects that undermine its role on the international stage, diminish its attractiveness for third country labour migrants and create a fully-fledged internal rule of law crisis.”

In this new article in the European Journal of Migration and Law, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @dansaracino.bsky.social & I explore how EU asylum policy affects the EU’s international relations, respect for the rule of law, and capability to attract labour migrants. brill.com/view/journal...

Search & rescue vessels in the Med are being shot at and few media outlets report. @euobserver.com is one positive exception. 👇

My brilliant colleagues @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @bernd-parusel.bsky.social and I have a new piece out: A Different Kind of Spillover: Wider Implications of Current Tendencies in EU Asylum Policy. It's OA! We demonstrate the detrimental effects of... (1/2) brill.com/view/journal...

Ser fram emot att få medverka i Asylrättsforum 2025 idag. Ses vi där? asylrattscentrum.se/sverige/asyl...

Well, as I wrote (here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...), ”virtually all member states want a tougher framework, but some details can turn out to be tricky.” ➡️ The ”European return order” is not a good idea. (Not in the way it was presented.)

The European Commission has dismissed civil society demands to cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after they shot up a charity rescue vessel in late August.

Intressant i @dagensnyheter.bsky.social. Det här ska man nog känna till när man funderar över bidragstak och ”kvalificering in i välfärden”. De negativa effekterna kan mycket väl överväga dem positiva. www.dn.se/sverige/fler...

Brilliant piece! 👇

I’m convinced the opposite is true, it's our obsession with migration as a threat that's making us look weak. www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/y...

Working on a study on new legal migration pathways to Sweden. Feels anticyclical. There hasn’t been any political appetite for such things up here for years… www.delmi.se/en/ongoing/d...

Om välfärdsförmåner verkligen är en viktig ”tilldragningsfaktor för migranter” måste ju många länder i Europa ha betydligt mer generösa system än Sverige (med tanke på hur antalet asylsökande per capita ser ut i olika europeiska länder). 👇 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...

Some really interesting ideas here indeed!

The SOTEU had strong & interesting parts, but @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu could have left the migration part out. It was essentially the same old ”it’s all the smugglers’ fault” again. Who believes that. Could instead have said something about the damage some member states are doing to #Schengen.

The @europarl.europa.eu is quite something. Important ”State of the European Union” debate in the morning. Shit show on ”After 10 years, time to end mass migration now - protect our women and children” in the afternoon. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

May I suggest another measure, not only for Greece: Stop locking asylum seeking children up in camps, integrate them.

Jag trodde att Sverige ska vara ett attraktivt land för utländska talanger. Men man kan visst krångla till det lite för utländska forskare som vill ta med sig anhöriga, föreslår utredning (SOU 2025:95).

Trump's Africa migrant deals may encourage EU deportations

I really wonder how bad things can become until European migration cooperation with Libya is stopped. Terrible stuff happening. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

Jag minns hur det var 2015 när Merkel sa "Wir schaffen das". Och att det var Daniela Marquardt som rapporterade för Sveriges Radio om Tyskland och flyktingsituationen. Roligt att tillsammans med henne få medverka i Studio Ett idag. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/tio-...

Stop panicking about immigration.

BBC on new @hrw.org report: "EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants" www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 New @hrw.org report documents years of serious abuses by security forces in #Mauritania against West & Central African migrants, while those same authorities received equipment/support 💰 from the EU & #Spain to bolster border control & prevent irregular migration 🧵👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Nice ”partners” we work with to stop #migration in the Mediterranean. euobserver.com/migration/ar...