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Odysseus’ Member Thomas Spijkerboer published with Elies Steyger in the European Papers : “European External Migration Funds and Public Procurement Law”

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Abstract of the paper: Since 2014, the European Union has established three funds (for Africa, Syria, and refugees in Turkey) to implement its external migration policy. In this Article, we analyse whether these funds and their implementation are compatible with EU public procurement law. This leads to a mixed picture. The wholesale exemption of expenditure […]

Odysseus members Lilian Tsourdi and Daniel Thym coauthor a chapter on solidarity in asylum and border policies in the collective volume “Les solidarités européennes: entre enjeux, tensions et reconfigurations”

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Les solidarités européennes: entre enjeux, tensions et reconfigurations Un ouvrage publié sous la direction de Ramona Coman, Louise Fromont, Anne Weyembergh. Daniel Thym et Lilian Tsourdi sont parmi les contributeurs au volume, avec un chapitre sur la solidarité dans les politiques d’asile et aux frontières. Pour en savoir plus sur l’ouvrage et les arguments traités: […]

Vincent Chetail and Francesco Maiani members of the Odysseus Network for Switzerland will be presenting in Lausanne at the conference: Comparative Migration Law : Methodological Challenges and Future Horizons

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The aim of the conference is to take stock of the current comparative migration law scholarship, and chart a path for future research. The conference will be looking at the uses and purposes of comparison in migration law and discuss different methodological approaches. It will bring together scholars in migration law, including refugee law, as […]

Sylvie Saroléa ouvrira, à Louvain-la-Neuve, la demi-journée de formation: L’immigration économique : premier bilan après le permis unique

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L’équipe Droit européen et migration (EDEM) organise le 7 novembre prochain, une demi-journée de formation consacrée à l’immigration économique.   La matière a fait l’objet de nombreuses réformes en droit belge au cours des derniers mois et nous tenterons d’y voir plus clair, notamment sur la transposition, dans nos différentes régions, de la directive relative […]

Honorary Odysseus’ Member, Tineke Strik, Farewell Lecture 18 October 2019 Asser Institute

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On 18 October 2019 Tineke Strik, Associate Professor in Migration Law at Radboud University Nijmegen and elected Member of the European Parliament (GreenLeft) will give a public lecture on the need for evidence-based policies in migration management. The Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) and the Migration & Borders Working Group of the NNHRR […]

New Book Published by Odysseus Member, Nicos Trimikliniotis, with Routledge: “Migration and the Refugee Dissensus in Europe: Borders, Security and Austerity”

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New Book Published by Odysseus Member, Nicos Trimikliniotis, with Routledge: “Migration and the Refugee Dissensus in Europe: Borders, Security and Austerity”: provides an explanation for the fundamental disagreement pertaining to immigration and asylum in Europe. will be of much interest to students of migration and border studies, global governance, European politics and International Relations. see […]

Daniel Thym speaks on behalf of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration in Brussels the 23 October 2019 for a joint event : “Legal migration pathways to Europe for low- and middle-skilled migrants”

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Against a backdrop of large-scale spontaneous migration flows towards Europe, facilitating legal migration is often called for as an alternative to irregular migration for individuals and groups not in need of international protection. Moreover, with populations ageing and workforces slated to shrink over the next few decades in many European countries, policies that can efficiently […]

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