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Bertrand Steiner
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Bertrand Steiner

Bertrand Steiner was a Research Assistant at MPI Europe, focusing on areas including the European Union’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, refugee integration, irregular migration, and return and reintegration strategies.

Before joining MPI Europe, he worked at Open Access Now in Brussels, where he focused on EU policy and advocacy for digital rights. He also worked at the French national asylum court (Cour nationale du droit d'asile, CNDA) and as a photojournalist. He also conducted conflicts of interest research for the UK-based nongovernmental organization Asylos.

Mr. Steiner has a master of public international law (cum laude) from the University of Groningen, with a focus on humanitarian law, human-rights law, and refugee law. He also holds a bachelor of law and a bachelor of modern state theory (both with distinctions) from the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas.

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Reports
December 2025
Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labor Migration Corridors to Europe
By  Kate Hooper, María Belén Zanzuchi, Abigail Goldfarb, Ravenna Sohst and Bertrand Steiner
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Policy Briefs
October 2025
Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-Country Priorities and Strategies for Cooperation
By  Bertrand Steiner, Adèle Appriou, Ravenna Sohst and Camille Le Coz
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Policy Briefs
January 2025
No One-Size-Fits-All: Outreach and Counselling for Irregular Migrants
By  María Belén Zanzuchi and Bertrand Steiner

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Reports
December 2025

Best Practices for Designing and Managing Labor Migration Corridors to Europe

Labor and skills shortages threaten the European Union’s economic growth. Attracting workers with sought-after skills from abroad will be an important means of addressing these challenges. This report examines best practices for designing and managing labor migration corridors between EU and non-EU countries, with the aim of benefiting countries of destination and origin, employers, and migrant workers alike.

Policy Briefs
October 2025

Reframing Return and Reintegration: Origin-Country Priorities and Strategies for Cooperation

Many migrant-origin countries are developing policies and institutional structures to support their returning nationals, driven by safety concerns, emergencies, and in some cases pressure from destination countries. This policy brief examines these developments and identifies opportunities to better align local services, national policies, and donor support to strengthen international cooperation on migrant returns and reintegration.

Policy Briefs
January 2025

No One-Size-Fits-All: Outreach and Counselling for Irregular Migrants

With heightened pressure to tackle irregular migration, many European governments are exploring the potential of outreach and counselling for irregular migrants. Various initiatives have sought to connect with this hard-to-reach population to inform migrants about programs including return assistance or regularization. This MPI Europe issue brief explores the diversity of actors and approaches in the field.