Migration

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The new release of our flagship, online tool visualises the latest harmonised and validated data for 27 EU Member States and 171 countries and territories around the world. This new edition features a thematic section on EU solidarity towards people displaced from Ukraine, which shows that despite a slight declining trend and differences between Member States, Europeans’ support to the persons displaced from Ukraine remains high.

This study analyses data from the Latinobarómetro public opinion survey to show that the economic situation and unemployment are among the top concerns of young people in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by corruption and political problems.

This report finds that several factors play a role in determining people’s willingness to show solidarity towards migrants in need of international protection. These include leadership legitimacy, institutional support and perceptions of fairness in several aspects of the refugee reception process. The report highlights that fighting disinformation and efficient communication are key for sustaining solidarity with displaced people.

The KCMD releases a new edition of the Atlas of Migration, providing easy access to timely, comprehensive and reliable migration data globally. This new edition contains a thematic section on displacement from Ukraine.

In a new report, scientists explain how they produced a new data set that records how people have been migrating over the past 45 years, down to single square kilometer level.

The second edition of the Atlas of Demography contains data on mortality, fertility and migration, population projections, new thematic stories, and a more user-friendly look. The Atlas of Demography is a living tool created by the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) to support the integration of demographic analysis into EU policymaking.

A new JRC Technical Report published in the occasion of the International Day of Family Remittances explores how data on social connections between migrants and their contacts in their countries of origin could help explain the volume of remittance flows. In doing so, the report highlights an opportunity for the refinement of international statistics on remittances.

For this International Migrants’ Day, the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography launches a new edition of the Atlas of Migration, with the latest available migration data for 198 countries and territories worldwide. The Atlas of Migration is an interactive web-based tool, created to guide policymakers through the complexities of international migration.

On the occasion of the World Children’s Day on 20 November, the JRC published a new story on children in migration in the Atlas of Demography. The story reveals major trends and demographic characteristics of migrant children in Europe.

In an effort to understand to what extent climate change impacts human mobility, JRC scientists analysed past trends and future population projections through the lenses of different climate scenarios. A new study on climate change induced displacement published at COP26 calls for a joint effort in migration, climate adaptation and development policies to protect the affected communities as adverse impacts of environmental change continue to undermine their livelihoods.

Working together with African countries is a priority for the European Union. During Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s first official visit to Ethiopia, she stressed the importance of a partnership of equals, and moving past decades of donor country-aid recipient relations.

The JRC joined forces with the IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) and The GovLab at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, to launch a new online knowledge platform to inform the global response to migration.

The current coronavirus pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to most European countries. A JRC analysis highlights the critical contribution of migrant workers to the ongoing effort to keep basic services running in the European Union during the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy today proposed the basis for a new strategy with Africa. The communication sets out proposals to intensify cooperation through partnerships in five key areas: green transition; digital transformation; sustainable growth and jobs; peace and governance; and migration and mobility. Based on this document, Europe will engage discussions with African partners towards a new joint strategy to be endorsed at the European Union – African Union Summit in October 2020.

On Thursday, 27 February, the 10th European Union-African Union Commission-to-Commission meeting was held at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa.