This month, we are thrilled to welcome Pascale as our new Office Manager and share the latest podcast episode featuring Carmine Conte, who delves into the recent EU elections. Also, we underscored our ongoing dedication to migrant integration at the IMISCOE Conference in Lisbon.
Finally, MPG, alongside human rights organisations, signed a joint letter urging the EU to protect the right to territorial asylum, reinforcing our commitment to international refugee protection.
Warm regards,
Isabelle Chopin, Director of MPG
Welcome to Our New Office Manager: Pascale Furnelle
We are delighted to introduce Pascale Furnelle as our new Office Manager at MPG. Pascale will be at the helm of our office administration, logistics, and HR, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
Pascale brings a wealth of experience to MPG, having held several office manager positions within European organisations in Brussels. She holds a degree in Marketing and Communication from Brussels and is a Belgian national, fluent in both French (her mother tongue) and English.
Changing the Table - Episode 6: "What the EU elections results mean for migration policy"
With a European Parliament more right-wing than ever, what will be the ramifications of this new political landscape on the EU's migration policy? Seden Anlar, host of our podcast Changing the Table, discussed this with Dr. Carmine Conte, our Senior Legal Policy Analyst.
They're joined by activists including #DiasporaVote! ambassadors Samira Brahimi and Kel Nkondock, and Adel AlBaghdadi, founder of WE Organisation in the Netherlands and VP of VOICIFY - European Forum for Youth with Lived Migration Experiences. They share insights on the elections, voter motivations, campaign impact, turnout, and expectations for the next mandate.
Winners of the get-out-the-vote EU elections 2024 video competition
The Migration Policy Group and Voicify are proud to announce the winners of our get-out-the-vote 2024 EU elections video competition:
1. Tierra Techo Trabajo – Agrigento Community Organization 2. Diásporas 3. Forum Of European Muslim Youth And Student Organisations
We sincerely thank all individuals and organisations who submitted their videos for their creative efforts and contribution towards mobilisation of New European’s votes during the EU elections 2024.
Second edition of the Democracy Academy is now open!
Applications for the second edition of MPG’s Democracy Academy are now open. The academy comes back to boost the civic and political participation of New Europeans. During the series of online events, the participants engage with Democracy Academy Speakers – experienced migrant leaders with proven successes in work related to the themes of the academy.
The future EU must uphold the right to asylum in Europe
MPG, alongside human rights organisations, signed a joint letter urging the EU and its Member States to protect the right to territorial asylum in Europe.
To ensure that refugees can access protection, states must guarantee the right to seek and uphold their commitments to the international refugee protection system. This obligation applies to all EU Member States under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Yet, the recent and increasing attempts by the EU and its Member States to evade their asylum responsibilities by outsourcing asylum processing and refugee protection risk undermining the international protection system.
MPG at IMISCOE 2024: Leading the discussion on migration and integration
From July 2-5, 2024, MPG attended the IMISCOE Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. This prestigious event is a key platform for sharing the latest research on migration and integration in Europe. MPG highlighted its dedication to improving migrant integration by focusing on political participation, local integration efforts, and EU migration policies.
Başak Yavçan and Sinem Yilmaz presented findings on migrant political participation, addressing policy obstacles and showcasing the migrant political participation policy index, which highlights leaders and laggards in this area while identifying significant barriers to meaningful engagement.
The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a unique tool which measures integration policies in 56 countries across 8 policy areas. It provides up-to-date, comprehensive research data and analysis on which to base policies, proposals for change and projects.
Here are this month's MIPEX citations:
“Attitudes of the Majority Population towards the Civic and Political Participation of Immigrants in Slovenia” by Medvešek et al., published in the Journal of Ethnic Studies.
“A quantitative investigation of immigrants integration and detention in Europe”by Ballerini and Seri, published in Quality & Quantity.
