On #WorldRefugeeDay, we stand #WithRefugees and continue to offer support to decision makers across the EU and beyond to help them embed evidence and meaningful participation into the policies that shape our common future. Read our full recommendations → bit.ly/world-refuge...

#MIREX country spotlight: #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧 Strong voluntary return access and no legal time limit on departure, but a hostile enforcement environment, potentially indefinite detention and costly regularisation reveal a deeply uneven framework. 📊 Discorver the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

#MIREX country snapshot: #Switzerland 🇨🇭 Some meaningful support measures and stable residence conditions, but highly restrictive access to voluntary return, a punitive detention framework and narrow regularisation pathways shape an uneven overall picture. 📊 bit.ly/mirex-report

Today we say goodbye to our Communications Manager Juris Lavrikovs. Juris helped elevate our communications strategy. Through his work, he conveyed the real, human-impact story behind MPG’s work. We remain grateful for your vision, creativity and outstanding work. All the very best, Juris!

#Sweden 🇸🇪#MIREX country review: #Sweden 🇸🇪 The strongest detention score in the index (83/100), broad voluntary return access and solid rights safeguards, but weak returnee assistance and employment-tied residence permits reveal gaps to address. 📊 bit.ly/mirex-report

#MIREX country breakdown: #Spain 🇪🇸 Accessible voluntary return schemes and some detention safeguards, but weak returnee assistance, administrative barriers and critically low stakeholder involvement (19/100) undermine the overall framework. 📊 bit.ly/mirex-report

📉 Reduce fragmentation through national standards The SIRIUS Watch Report 2026 shows how uneven language support across Europe still leaves schools to fill systemic gaps. Stronger national frameworks can ensure fairer support for migrant learners. Read more: bit.ly/sirius-watch...

#MIREX country analysis: #Poland 🇵🇱 One of the more restrictive frameworks in the index, but with some positives, a short maximum detention period and partial returnee assistance point to areas where reform could build on existing foundations. 📊 bit.ly/mirex-report

🇳🇱 #MIREX country portrait: #Netherlands Strong scores on voluntary return access and returnee assistance, but punitive detention practices, weak child safeguards and partial stakeholder involvement reveal an uneven picture across the index. 📊 Read the findings: bit.ly/mirex-report

🔴 Europe's classrooms are more multilingual than ever, but are education systems keeping up? The SIRIUS Watch Report 2026 examines language support & teacher preparedness across 16 European systems. Promising practices, persistent gaps. Read the full report → bit.ly/sirius-watch...

#MIREX country overview: #Italy Strong voluntary return schemes, but a punitive detention framework, slow regularisation procedures and very weak stakeholder involvement reveal a system with deep imbalances across the index. 📊 Discover the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

🌈 On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, MPG stresses that inclusive societies strengthen democracy. Amid growing backlash, protecting LGBTQI+ rights needs strong policies and local action, with communities, institutions and policymakers working together. #IDAHOBIT

#MIREX country snapshot: #Greece Greece scores well on voluntary return access and returnee assistance, but falls short on detention practices, stakeholder participation and regularisation, revealing a deeply uneven picture across the index. 📊 Access the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

#MIREX country profile: #Germany Accessible voluntary return schemes and solid safeguards on paper, but administrative barriers, precarious legal statuses and limited monitoring undermine protection in practice. 📊 bit.ly/mirex-report

🇪🇺 On Europe Day, MPG calls for renewed commitment to democracy, solidarity, and inclusion across Europe. As challenges grow, the European project must deliver for all by strengthening equality, supporting local communities, and turning shared values into concrete action.

#MIREX country focus: #France Strong detention safeguards, including a unique ban on child detention, but weak monitoring, administrative barriers and low stakeholder involvement undermine France's return policy framework. 📊 Read the full report: bit.ly/mirex-report

📍 Istanbul | Launch of MIPEX (the Migrant Integration Policy Index) Türkiye 2025 As Türkiye continues to strengthen its integration framework, the focus now shifts to ensuring equal, predictable, and rights-based access across all policy areas. Read more: bit.ly/turkiye-mipe...

#MIREX country spotlight: #Austria We are starting a new series highlighting national findings from the Migrant Return Policy Index (MIREX), beginning with Austria. Austria reflects a broader challenge: solid frameworks on paper, but barriers in practice. 📊 Explore the findings: lnkd.in/eSk44QAR

Last week, we launched three publications on migrant political participation in the EU. Research across 22 countries links inclusive policies to higher naturalisation. Participation needs outreach and support. Data gaps remain. Read our research: bit.ly/migrant-political-participation

New research from the MPG’s New Europeans Initiative explores a crucial question for European democracies: how do policies shape migrants’ political participation in practice? Explore the publications: bit.ly/migrant-poli...

#MIREX dimension 7: Stakeholder Involvement [31/100] Who has a voice in return policies? 📊 Lowest scoring dimension, covering NGOs, migrant-led groups, and actors from countries of return. Explore the key findings and why stronger engagement matters. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

On International Roma Day, MPG calls for sustained and accountable action to address antigypsyism across Europe. The EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030 recognises this systemic issue and outlines steps on enforcement, data, and discrimination. Stronger implementation and investment are needed.

#MIREX dimension 6: Human Rights [46/100] To what extent do return policies across Europe safeguard the rights and dignity of migrants? This post highlights the sixth dimension of MIREX, focusing on human rights safeguards within return systems. Read more: bit.ly/mirex-report

📍This week MPG presented the Migration Return Policy Index (#MIREX) to key stakeholders and partners. 📊 With the EP’s vote on the Return Regulation, existing gaps risk widening. Sharing MIREX with NGOs and policy makers is key to support fair, rights-based, sustainable policies: bit.ly/mirex-report

Even the best support systems fail if people cannot access them. Communication is often overlooked in migrant entrepreneurship support, yet it is essential for inclusion, trust, and effectiveness. 📄 Discover the brief: bit.ly/strengthenin...

#MIREX dimension 5: Alternatives to Return [37/100] 📊 This dimension looks at regularisation pathways and access to stable legal status. Key findings highlight barriers and the need to expand pathways to legal stability for more sustainable migration policies. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

What is the biggest barrier migrant entrepreneurs face? Access to finance. Our new policy brief explores these challenges and highlights innovative solutions, from microfinance to diaspora investment. 📄 Read the brief: bit.ly/strengthenin...

Why is support for migrant entrepreneurs often fragmented? One key reason: weak coordination. Our policy brief explores how coordination across institutions, sectors, and governance levels remains underdeveloped, despite being essential. 📄 Explore the brief: bit.ly/strengthenin...

💡 Migrant entrepreneurs play a vital role in driving innovation, job creation, and social inclusion across Europe. Yet many still face systemic barriers that limit their ability to start and grow businesses. Explore the three new policy briefs: bit.ly/strengthenin...

#MIREX dimension 4: Detention [50/100] 📊 This post turns to the fourth dimension of the Migrant Return Policy Index, examining detention rules across the countries analysed, including legal limits, safeguards, monitoring, and the availability of alternatives. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

🇪🇺 Just minutes ago, the EU Parliament voted to adopt the new Return Regulation, marking a significant step in EU migration policy and raising serious concerns about safeguards, detention practices, and the protection of fundamental rights. 👉 Read our reaction and analysis: bit.ly/eu-return-re...

#MIREX dimension 3: Enforced Return [41/100] Control measures like migration status checks and police verification are common, while access to basic services and legal support after asylum rejection remains limited, leaving many migrants without adequate help. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

SIRIUS Annual Policy Conference 2026 Join the SIRIUS Policy Network on Migrant Education to explore a key question: How can education systems better support multilingual migrant students? 📅 19 May 2026 | Online Join to help shape more inclusive language policies. Register here: bit.ly/3PtD7Yc

#MIREX dimension 2: Assistance to Returnees [59/100] While voluntary return programmes often exist, the support available to returnees remains limited. Reintegration training, targeted support for vulnerable groups, and systematic monitoring are often missing. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Migration Policy Group reaffirms its commitment to advancing equality and challenging racism in all its forms. Read MPG’s policy brief Racial Structural Discrimination and Migrant Voice: bit.ly/structural-r...

#MIREX dimension 1: Voluntary Return [70/100] Voluntary return is often available on paper, but shrinking timeframes and limited support undermine its viability as a genuine alternative to forced removal. Read the full report: bit.ly/mirex-report

#MIREX – the Migrant Return Policy Index provides evidence-based data on the state of return policies across Europe. 🔎 Discover the main findings and how #MIREX can help shape more humane and fair return policies. Read the report: bit.ly/mirex-report

On the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, MPG stands with Muslim communities and calls on the European Union to deliver on its Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030. Read the report "The legal framework to combat anti-Muslim hatred in the European Union" coordinated by MPG: bit.ly/anti-muslim-...

⚖️ After Monday’s LIBE vote on the new EU Return Regulation, key questions remain about respect for fundamental rights. MIREX compares return policies in 11 EU+ countries, revealing major differences, heavy reliance on detention, and limited support for returnees. Watch the video: bit.ly/mirex-video

The European Parliament LIBE Committee adopted its position on a new EU Return Regulation aimed at increasing deportations of migrants without legal status. MPG warns the plan risks weakening human rights safeguards. Explore MIREX: bit.ly/mirex-report

This International Women’s Day, we stand with the global call to Give To Gain and to advance Rights. Justice. Action - for all women and girls, echoing the UN Women theme. Find publications on gender equality by the European Equality Law Network coordinated by MPG: www.equalitylaw.eu/publications

MIREX: Europe’s Return Policies Are Failing Human Rights 📊 As the European Parliament prepares to vote on the Return Regulation, MPG launches MIREX, Migration Return Policy Index. Findings show fragmented policies, weak safeguards, and heavy reliance on detention. The report: bit.ly/mirex-report

🎓 19 young migrant leaders successfully completed MPG’s Democracy Academy 2025. They strengthened skills in advocacy and communication, while connecting with peers across Europe. 📝 Read more about the 2025 cohort and what’s next for 2026 on our website: bit.ly/democracy-ac...

A new policy brief from MPG's New European Initiative shows how racial structural discrimination limits migrant political participation across Europe. From citizenship barriers to weak representation, the message is clear: democracy needs every voice. Read our brief: bit.ly/4bZEBTs

❓Work for inclusive societies that support migrant integration and root out racism? Don’t miss your chance to register for our webinar “Racial Structural Discrimination and Migrant Voice: Who Gets Heard in European Democracies?” 📅 17 February, 13:00-14:15 CET Register now: bit.ly/webinar-raci...

🎥 Missed our webinar? Watch the recording! 📊 How do national policies shape New Europeans’ participation across the EU? EU-wide evidence on participation frameworks and outcomes - from naturalisation and voting to trust and belonging - in 22 Member States. 👉 Watch: bit.ly/political-pa...

🗂️ Our new report “A comparative analysis of non-discrimination law in Europe (2025)” explores how EU equality law works in practice, highlighting progress made and persistent gaps affecting enforcement, access to justice, and equality outcomes. 🔍 Read more: bit.ly/comparative-...

📘 New report on “NGOs and trade unions supporting the enforcement of EU non-discrimination law”. It shows how crucial these actors are for making EU equality law work in practice, and why strong legal frameworks and resources matter. 📊 Read more: bit.ly/ngo-trade-un...

🕯️ On Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, we reaffirm our commitment to turn remembrance into lasting responsibility - challenging antisemitism and racism, defending equality, and protecting everyone’s rights and dignity, today and for generations to come. #HolocaustMemorialDay #BridgingGenerations

📢 Webinar | 17 Feb 2026 | 13:00-14:15 CET Racial Structural Discrimination & Migrant Voice: Who gets heard in European democracies Join MPG’s New European Initiative for the launch of a new policy brief. 📅 Register now: bit.ly/webinar-raci...