Events and Media Coverage

MMC actively shares its findings and engages in dialogue to ensure that evidence on mixed migration informs public and policy debates. We make our data and analysis accessible through publications, events, and direct outreach — including to journalists and practitioners. We also participate in policy discussions, migration dialogues, round tables, and conferences to bring timely, evidence-based insights into decision-making.

People who risk their lives to reach Europe won’t be deterred by a detention centre (Dutch)

Bram Frouws on the lack of evidence that deterrence policies discourage migration to Europe

Asylum applications in the European Union are declining (Dutch)

Bram Frouws talks about MMC research into migrants’ awareness of the EU Migration Pact

As election looms, Sweden’s government is paying immigrants to leave

Bram Frouws on the lack of evidence on remigration programmes

Ceuta is a test case for the Migration Pact, and the results are ‘not encouraging’.” (Dutch)

Interview with Bram Frouws on Ceuta being a first test for the EU Migration Pact

Perilous routes fuel Africa-Europe migration

Bram Frouws on the risks of Sahara crossings and who profits from Europe’s border policies

European governments panic after mass crossings into Ceuta test Moroccan ties

Bram Frouws on the panic and rhetoric surrounding Ceuta

EU can give Morocco more border support, von der Leyen tells Spain after Ceuta spat

Bram Frouws on what the EU’s response to the Ceuta crossings reveal

Afghanistan’s Return Crisis: Why Sending People Back Is Not a Durable Solution

Nadine Abdalla and Evan Jones on the shift in policies from protection to return

Spain didn’t stand a chance against a possible organized flow of migrants (Dutch)

Bram Frouws on the influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta

‘I’m a dead man walking’: The Ethiopian migrants waiting on Saudi Arabia’s death row

MMC’s Ayla Bonfiglio, is interviewed on the the Ethiopia–Saudi Arabia mixed migration route and its dangers.

EU proposes sanctions against migrant smugglers

Article refences MMC report ‘How smuggling really works’ on the limits of a smuggler-focused approach to migration management.

EU migration pact faces test from Bangladesh to its borders

Roberto Forin talks about the pact, deterrence and the smuggling business model