E.g., 07/23/2026
E.g., 07/23/2026

MPI Europe: All Activity

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Reports
July 2026

Beyond Control Signalling: Designing Integration Policies for Better Outcomes and Public Trust

In many high-income countries, governments are scrambling to prove they are in control of immigration by tightening the rules on who can enter and stay. While some policies signal toughness, they do not necessarily improve outcomes for either local communities or migrants. This report examines ways to rebuild public trust through integration policy reforms that go beyond control signaling.

After being stranded in Libya, migrant from Senegal returns with help from IOM
Short Reads
June 2026
The Future of Reintegration Is a Key Missing Piece in Europe’s Focus on Returns
By  Camille Le Coz and Ravenna Sohst
Multimedia
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection

This webinar explored labor migration pathways as a potential avenue for qualified refugees to access protection in Europe while helping meet destination countries’ skill needs. Speakers examined ways to make work visas more accessible to qualified refugees and how to remove barriers that prevent refugees from entering via the labor pathway. 

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Reports
February 2026

Building Refugee-Inclusive Labor Mobility Pathways: A Visa Evaluation Framework

When refugees can access mainstream work visas, this offers opportunities to find safety while also helping destination countries meet pressing labor needs. Yet the design of many work visas puts them out of reach for well-qualified refugees. This visa evaluation framework and scorecard highlight how different characteristics can make a visa more or less accessible, transparent, and predictable.

Multimedia
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The Role of Counselling & Reintegration Support in Shaping Migrants’ Return Decisions

Featuring a study on the role that counselling and reintegration programs can play in shaping migrants' return decisions, this webinar examines how timing of such interventions, counselling approaches, and collaboration with trusted origin-country partners can help make these programs more effective.

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Short Reads
December 2025
Europe’s Talent Race Starts at the Visa Counter
By  Kate Hooper, Nurbanu Hayır and María Belén Zanzuchi
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Reports
December 2025

To Leave or Stay? Examining the Role of Counseling and Reintegration Assistance in the Return Decision-Making of Migrants Ordered to Leave the Netherlands

Policymakers across the European Union are seeking ways to incentivize third-country nationals with return orders to comply and voluntarily depart. This study examines whether and how two such measures—return counselling and reintegration assistance—can play a role in migrant decision-making, taking the Netherlands as a case study.

Multimedia
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Achieving the "Quadruple Win": Labor Migration Strategies for Europe to Meet its Skill Needs

Featuring discussion of a study that examines best practices for designing and managing labor migration corridors between EU Member States and partner countries, this webinar offers insights on how to connect employers and workers, promote skills development, protect migrant workers, and maximize benefits for both countries of origin and destination.

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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.

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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.

Multimedia
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Immigration and Democracy: Rebuilding Trust in a Changing Europe

This discussion, held in Berlin in collaboration with the Robert Bosch Stiftung, examines the relationship between migration policy, integration approaches, public trust, and democratic resilience in Europe and beyond. Looking at new research on public attitudes toward immigration and institutional trust, speakers explore how migration policy decisions—not just political narratives—shape public opinion and societal well-being.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Making Migrant Return and Reintegration Sustainable: Lessons from Two Continents

This conversation explores emerging models, policy shifts, and lessons learned from the European and Latin American approaches to reintegration and support for returning migrants. 

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