In her latest migration letter to the European Council, Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu notes that displacement in Lebanon and Iran has "for now [...] not translated into immediate migratory flows towards the EU."

Dienstag: Hintergrundgespräch zu Return Hubs und Abschiebungen in Drittstaaten / für Journalisten Hintergrundgespräch zu geplanten Beschlüssen im EU-Parlament mit Migrationsforscher @bernd-parusel.bsky.social Dienstag / 17.3. / ab 11 Uhr / Mit Anmeldung mediendienst-integration.de/news/die-eu-...

It isn’t. But still, it doesn’t make much sense for the EU to bar young migrants from education and work and to mobilise huge resources to make them leave against their will.

NEW | Hundreds of companies are pitching shady surveillance tech to EU migration agencies through industry events that evade lobbying transparency rules. See the 450+ companies involved ⬇️ www.accessnow.org/companies-po...

Very short but also very clear: ”…linking aid, migration and deterrence has not delivered what it promised and is not based in evidence. Development policy should be steered by development outcomes and not by its presumed effects on migration.”

Und die sind drakonisch. verfassungsblog.de/a-draconian-...

Bara två korta citat från mig i detta inslag i Godmorgon världen. Men budskapet blev ändå tydligt, hoppas jag. Jag tror inte EU är beredd på en ny stor flyktingsituation. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/komm...

Seems that the EPP is again working with the far-right in the European Parliament, this time on return/deportation rules. www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...

”Europe Watches the Situation Carefully” Yes, but is it prepared? I’m afraid it isn’t. www.forbes.com/sites/andyjs...

”A commission spokesperson cited the [crisis and force majeure] regulation as a potential response to any mass exodus of people fleeing Iran towards Europe.” ➡️ Using the temporary protection directive could be a much better option… euobserver.com/205550/depor...

”Commentators said Europe had shown double standards, stridently defending international law when it came to Trump’s attempts to annex Greenland but muted in the case of this war.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

“For now, we do not have reason to believe that there are changes in the migratory flows,” a commission spokesperson told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday (3 March).

”The Astara Border Crossing between Iran and Azerbaijan has seen increased traffic over the last few days by foreign nations, as many continue to seek an exit from Tehran amid continued US and Israeli attacks.” www.euronews.com/2026/03/02/h...

När det gäller möjliga flyktingströmmar inom och från Iran finns en bra analys från @mixedmigration.org från förra året. I stort sett håller den fortfarande, tror jag. mixedmigration.org/articles/mix...

När det gäller möjliga flyktingströmmar inom och från Iran finns en bra analys från @mixedmigration.org från förra året. I stort sett håller den fortfarande, tror jag. mixedmigration.org/articles/mix...

Great reporting by @newyorker.com about a violent border where people suffer, disappear and even die, and where international and European law is being broken on a daily basis. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Hela Europa går mot en alltmer restriktiv hållning i migrationspolitiken. Men på några punkter skiljer sig svensk migrationspolitik från andra länders. Fick prata om några av dessa punkter med TT. www.tv4.se/artikel/tt-2...

”Sveriges befolkning ökade med 0,2 procent, vilket motsvarar 17 800 personer, under 2025. Det är den lägsta folkökningen som uppmätts under 2000-talet, både procentuellt och i absoluta tal.” www.scb.se/hitta-statis...

Fewer refugees arrive at Europe’s borders in the Mediterranean. But remember: 2026 is also the deadliest start to a year in more than a decade. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

This week, the Swedish Migration Studies Delegation (Delmi) published Zvezda Vankova’s and my study ”Designing legal pathways into Sweden: opportunities, challenges and added value”. www.delmi.se/en/publicati...

Despite this turn, there is little hope that the coming EU regulation on returns will not weaken human rights standards. euobserver.com/203919/meps-...

Märkligt att inte ta chansen och förklara varför man röstade för. (Förresten: Här analyserar jag vad förslagen om säkra ursprungs- och säkra tredjeländer innebär: sieps.se/publikatione...)

Med nya regler om säkra ursprungsländer och säkra tredjeländer vill EU bidra till mer effektiva asylförfaranden i medlemsstaterna och öppnar för att flytta ansvaret för asylsökande till länder utanför unionen. @bernd-parusel.bsky.social förklarar nyheterna och diskuterar möjliga konsekvenser.

”Politiken i Sverige, EU och USA är påtagligt resistent mot evidens och forskning om migrationens drivkrafter, dynamik och resultat, en tendens som vuxit sig allt starkare de senaste tio åren…” Det är min bild också, men det kanske finns hopp. 👇

Sveriges migrationspolitik sticker ut, säger @bernd-parusel.bsky.social

The new EU return proposal creates a legal basis for “return hubs” in third countries, which would let states deport people to unrelated countries if an “agreement or arrangement” with those states is secured. @bernd-parusel.bsky.social on @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/a-draconian-...

In the EU’s new migration strategy, legal pathways are gaining visibility but remain limited and conditional. They are largely offered to transit countries engaged in migration-control cooperation rather than to the main countries of origin driving irregular arrivals. 👇

The problem is, the political mainstream here in Europe has already bought this toxic narrative about migration, and that’s not doing us any good. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

As if the whole world wanted to move to Sweden. Please. euobserver.com/202909/spain...

Greek authorities have issued an European Arrest Warrant against Norwegian human rights activist Tommy Olsen, who leads the Aegean Boat Report, supporting migrants.

”Det är ändå intressant att just en rik världsdel som har råd vill göra sig av med ansvaret och flytta människor till fattigare världsdelar som redan nu har mer migration.” Kommenterar EU:s nya regler om säkra ursprungs- och tredjeländer i @altingetse.bsky.social. www.altinget.se/eu/artikel/e...

When the UK gov. a couple of years ago launched the idea of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, many in the EU saw this as a controversial, radical step to take. Well, it’s now a mainstream position. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

The EU24 loan to Ukraine: EU Foreign Policy via Enhanced Cooperation, jointly written with Christian Maurice Bissinger and @lewander.bsky.social for @sieps.bsky.social, with an updated visualisation of Enhanced Cooperation in one figure sieps.se/en/publicati...

Nya regler om säkra ursprungsländer och säkra tredjeländer för asylsökande är på väg i EU. Vad innebär det? Jag fick svara på några frågor om det i Studio Ett idag. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/nytt...

”Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Spokesperson said on Monday.” These terrible tragedies just continue. www.iom.int/news/two-bab...

”Both big and small companies are most concerned about the lack of skilled staff. So why is this not a key topic at the EU leaders’ retreat (…), when ‘simplification’ of legislation is?” Interesting piece by @matsengstrom.bsky.social. euobserver.com/201594/eu-le...

”New anti-asylum laws are likely to be rubber-stamped by the European Parliament amid further alarm over the far-right influence on migration.” A lot of far-reaching stuff coming from the EU now on migration and asylum. euobserver.com/202214/eu-pa...

The current draft for an EU regulation on the return of irregular migrants raises serious human rights concerns. A draconian system. I wrote a short blog post on this. Many thanks to @verfassungsblog.de for taking it in!

This week's fatal collision between a Greek coast guard vessel and a migrant boat off the island of Chios has once again brought European maritime enforcement practices under scrutiny, raising questions about accountability and  balance between border control and the protection of human life at sea.

Apparently, Germany‘s relocations of asylum seekers under the pact‘s solidarity mechanism are people who relocate themselves (”Dublin offsets”). Interesting.

This is really interesting. „For the first time, EU migration policies and senior European officials are subject to direct international criminal scrutiny regarding the treatment of migrants in the Mediterranean.“ @omershatz.bsky.social @front-lex.bsky.social

EU Commission 5-year strategy for migration and asylum - ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Relieved to see that there is no suggestion of rolling back laws on family reunion or (unlike the UK) long-term residence

It can‘t be stressed enough how problematic the EU’s proposed Return Regulation really is, especially the text that the Council has already agreed on. This is a much needed intervention by UN experts and special rapporteurs. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBas...

Some really good points about EU return policy made here!

We need more of this in Europe. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Terrible. "...multiple deadly shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean in recent days..." "...preliminary information suggesting that hundreds of people may be missing at sea or feared dead..." Yet some politicians in the EU say their tough migration policies are working. www.iom.int/news/iom-spo...

The European Commission has argued that preventing irregular migrant arrivals to Europe is far cheaper than funding subsequent deportations.

Intressant av Peo Hansen och Ellen Rahm: „Kommunerna trotsar regeringen – de vill ha fler migranter” www.dn.se/debatt/kommu...

Mycket bra av @johanschaar.bsky.social om återvändande till Syrien. www.dn.se/debatt/trygg...

‘A lot of fear’: the families bearing brunt of Sweden’s immigration crackdown