Migrant work and ‘agricultural slavery’ in Italy

4 July 2022 Migration

5 min

Each summer, millions of tons of tomatoes are produced in the south of Italy. This makes Italy the third-largest producer in the world, with a turnover of several billion euros […]

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Born in the wrong place

19 April 2022 Migration

5 min

During the spring of 1998, I saw the world for the first time. I was born in Tigray, a region in the north of Ethiopia that shares its borders with Eritrea. These two countries were at war during this time, and so my parents decided to call me Selam, which means “peace” in Tigrinya, my mother tongue […]

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What makes the United Kingdom such an important destination for migrants?

16 February 2022 Migration

5 min

For a few months, the tension between France and the United Kingdom has been increasing due to divergent opinions on the question of the securitization of the Channel. These tensions […]

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Memorandum of Understanding

When migrants do not arrive in Europe: The Memorandum of Understanding

19 March 2020 Partners/external Society

20 min

This article is a contribution from our partner EU-Logos. On February the 2nd  2020, the harshly criticized agreement between Italy and Libya about the control and the fight against illegal immigration, […]

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Outsourcing, Out of Mind: the Failure of EU Migration Policies?

5 January 2018 European institutions

Recent reports exposed to the world the disastrous situation in Libya, where people flying poverty and insecurity are facing even worst living conditions, instead of finding comfort and hope. The […]

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Is Europe responsible for the refugee crisis?

22 March 2017 Other articles

The European Union is facing an unprecedented refugee crisis. Only in 2015, 168 000 irregular migrants reached its shore, and over 1 million are still on their way. Beyond all […]

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