24 July 2024 Dear Colleague, Recent elections across Europe have reshuffled the political landscape, opening a potential new chapter in EU-UK cooperation on migration. While the growing influence of the far right in many countries partially reflects public disquiet on migration, new leadership in London and Paris as well as the continuity in Brussels could pave the way for reforms aimed at creating a more orderly migration and asylum system. A new Migration Policy Institute Europe commentary by Camille Le Coz and Meghan Benton outlines three key priorities on migration for the United Kingdom and European Union: - Restoring operational and diplomatic cooperation, including in the areas of asylum backlogs and innovative return and reintegration programming.
- Combining funding and leveraging diplomatic efforts to address displacement and irregular migration. Renewed EU-UK cooperation could be particularly essential if the United States retreats as a major humanitarian donor.
- Supporting innovation and scaling safe pathways in Europe and beyond for refugees and other migrants. With new models of safe pathways emerging over the past several years, there are opportunities for European partners to maintain and expand complementary protection pathways at a time the humanitarian protection system globally is stressed.
‘After years of post-Brexit spats, political conditions may finally be ripe to revitalize EU-UK cooperation on migration’, the analysts write. ‘If anything, the past four years have shown unilateral approaches cannot deliver on the promise of stopping the boats. In a context where the United States could withdraw from its international engagements, a joint EU-UK front would be even more essential to respond to displacement crises and mixed migration movements around the globe’. The commentary can be read in full here: www.migrationpolicy.org/news/new-chapter-european-uk-cooperation-migration. |
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| Migration Policy Institute Europe, which is based in Brussels, provides authoritative research and practical policy design to governmental and non-governmental stakeholders who seek more effective management of immigration, immigrant integration and asylum systems, as well as better outcomes for newcomers, families of immigrant background and receiving communities throughout Europe. For more on its work, visit www.mpieurope.org. |
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