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The Skills and Talent package: finally a step towards new regular migration avenues to the EU for low and medium skilled workers?

The proposals The Commission has released on 27 April a proposal for legal migration initiatives, called ”the Skills and Talent package”, though it doesn’t comprise strictly labour-related provisions. This package includes: 1. A legislative pillar, through the revisions of two existing Directives: 2. An operational pillar, through enhancing cooperation between Member States and with third…

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Briefing Paper 101 – The EU Talent Partnerships

On 11th June 2021, the European Commission launched the EU Talent Partnerships as part of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The aim of the initiative is to address skills shortages in EU labour markets and promote legal pathways, while strengthening migration partnerships with third countries. This briefing paper unpacks the initial proposal with…

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404 EU-RROR: SOLIDARITY WITH MIGRANTS NOT FOUND – SOLIDAR Statement for International Migrants Day 2021

Ahead of 18th December 2021, International Migrants’ Day, SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation look back on the past year’s migration developments. This statement is an opportunity to denounce current policies and reiterate our commitment to a solidarity- and rights-based approach to migration, in Europe and worldwide. It is disappointing to conclude that – migration policy, debates and developments in Europe – do not have much positive to offer. Over a year after its presentation, the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum presents a rather bleak…

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SOLIDAR network at Sabir Festival: alternatives for solidarity and rights-based migration policies

The 7th edition of Sabir Festival took place from 28th to 30th October 2021 in Lecce, Italy, under the title ‘’The frontier of rights and the pandemic’’. Sabir, the festival of Mediterranean cultures, is co-organised yearly by SOLIDAR members ARCI and CGIL, along with Italian organisations ACLI, Caritas Italiana, ASGI and Carta di Roma. This…

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SIRIUS project: latest research on the impact of Covid-19 on the participation of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in European Labour markets

The SIRIUS project (Skills and Integration of Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Applicants in European Labour Markets) is a Horizon 2020- funded research project. It aims to develop an evidence-based way to deal with migration and asylum, building on a framework looking to identify enablers and barriers to migrants’, refugees’ and asylum seekers’ (MRAs) integration via the…

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Briefing Paper 97: the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, and the Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027

After briefly defining the policy framework, this paper describes the latest developments in the field of migration and inclusion at the EU level: the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, and the Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027. Subsequently, it lays out SOLIDAR’s position with respect to these developments and introduces some recommendations directed…

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SOLIDAR’s take on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum

SOLIDAR, and our member organisations, call for a Pact based on the principles of Human dignity, equality, and solidarity! The long-awaited proposal for a New Pact on Migration and Asylum was launched on Wednesday September 23rd by the UE Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, with the hope of reaching its approval before the end of the…

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Briefing Paper 95 – Protecting the most vulnerable in society: Migration and COVID-19

April 7, 2020 In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers (MRAs) lack access to health institutions and, if living in refugee camps and in reception centres, they live in close, confined spaces where social distancing is not possible. How can they be asked to perform this act of social responsibility…