07.09.2021 , in ((Politics, Practices))
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Christian Adam, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, Anita Manatschal, Carolin Rapp and Eva Thomann
EU Citizenship guarantees the same rights to all mobile EU citizens who move to another member state. And yet, as a recent study by Christian Adam, Xavier Fernández-i-Marín, Oliver James, Anita Manatschal, Carolin Rapp and Eva Thomann indicates, some EU citizens are more likely than others to face discrimination when
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26.08.2021 , in ((Politics))
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Etienne Piguet
Europe’s policy on asylum is marred by blatant geographic imbalances whereby certain countries accommodate asylum seekers in far greater numbers than others, with Greece and Cyprus leading the way (see our up-to-date indicator, maps and graphs and blog from 2019). In 2020, the European Commission put forward its New Pact
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24.06.2021 , in ((Social Work))
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Barbara Waldis
The social realities of elderly persons in Balkan-Swiss families have rarely been studied, in contrast to Italian or Spanish seniors in Switzerland. For the latter, different services are available, from mother-tongue counseling to Mediterranean wards in retirement homes. Due to the specific migration history between the Balkans and the Swiss
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27.05.2021 , in ((Politics, Practices))
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Etienne Piguet
En septembre 2020, la Commission européenne présente un « Pacte sur la migration et l’asile » où les règles de Dublin seraient abolies ou tout au moins amendées par un mécanisme de répartition des demandes d’asile après un premier examen dans le pays d’arrivée. Les pays souhaitant accueillir moins de personnes devraient
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21.05.2021 , in ((Mobility + Informality))
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Hilal Alkan
During the Syrian conflict that sparked after the insurgency in 2011, 5,6 million Syrians sought refuge in other countries. During their life-changing journeys, in order to achieve mobility, Syrians have had to seek illegal services of some intermediaries. These professionals, whom Syrians call “simsar,” are brokers of mobility, across borders
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