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The Criminalisation of an Immigrant Population (ARI) ARI 120/2010 - 21/7/2010 Doris Marie Provine Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, that goes into effect on 29 July, criminalises the failure to carry immigration documents.
Frontex: Successful Blame Shifting of the Member States? (ARI) ARI 69/2010 - 13/4/2010 Jorrit J. Rijpma Frontex has been often criticised for failing to take action against the deaths of asylum seekers and migrants trying to reach Europe by crossing the sea.
Migration and the Registration of European Pensioners in Spain (ARI) ARI 20/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 4/3/2010 Vicente Rodríguez, Raúl Lardiés and Paz Rodríguez Spain is one of the main destinations for residential migration among European pensioners, who have a strong tendency to not register with the local authorities.
Controlling Migration in Southern Europe (Part 2): Gate-keeping Strategies (ARI) ARI 8/2010 - 19/01/2010 Anna Triandafyllidou Do the main gate-keeping policies adopted by Greece, Italy and Spain to control irregular immigration achieve their intended effects?
Controlling Migration in southern Europe (Part 1): Fencing Strategies (ARI) ARI 7/2010 - 19/01/2010 Anna Triandafyllidou Reducing irregular migration cannot be achieved by tougher border controls only, as shown by the experiences of Italy, Spain and Greece.
Working towards a European immigration policy (WP) WP 57/2009 (Translated from Spanish) - 16/12/2009 Carmen González Enríquez and Alicia Sorroza The EU has laid the foundation for a comprehensive European integration policy that addresses such issues as positive management of immigration and measures to curb irregular flows of immigrants. However, it is still far from having a true, common European immigration policy, and this is one of the challenges that Spain will face during its EU Presidency starting in 2010.
Immigration, Emigration and Policy Developments in Portugal (ARI) ARI 117/2009 - 21/7/2009 João Peixoto and Catarina Sabino Due to the economic crisis in Portugal, since the beginning of the new century many of its former immigrants have moved to Spain and other European countries, in parallel with the increase in Portuguese emigration.
Irregular Immigration Policy in the European Community: Action at all Stages of the Irregular Migration Flow (WP) WP 38/2009 - 17/7/2009 Maria Ilies While EU member states have been reluctant to harmonise their policies for managing legal immigration, cooperation for the prevention and control of irregular migration has progressed.
Germany’s Immigration Policy: From Refusal to Reluctance (ARI) ARI 93/2009 - 3/6/2009 Johannes von Stritzky Germany is a country of immigration, but its society and political leaders still seem reluctant to accept this.
Spain and the G-20: A Strategic Proposal for Enhancing its Role in Global Governance 8/4/2009 Elcano Royal Institute This paper explores the role Spain can and should play in the institutions engaged in global governance in the current context of financial crisis and reconfiguration of international power centres. After briefly analysing Spain’s relative position in the world –on the basis of economic and other criteria– the study suggests the path it should follow to boost its influence in the world. The paper points out Spain’s comparative advantages, the areas where it could contribute most, and the shortcomings that make it difficult to translate Spain’s economic weight into greater political influence at the global level.
The Other Immigrants: EU Citizens from Rich Countries (WP) WP 37/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 6/10/2008 Carmen González Enríquez Only a quarter of foreigners from the most developed countries in the EU who live in Spain are pensioners. The rest belong to the active population, and their educational and occupational levels are higher than those of the Spanish population, and considerably higher than those of the rest of the immigrant population.
Remittances for Development?: A Case Study of the Impact of Remittances on Human Development in Ecuador 12/9/2008 FLACSO-Elcano Royal Institute This paper analyses the impact of remittances on a set of human development variables in Ecuador. It is focused on education and health indicators, as well on some other consumption variables. Prepared by Juan Ponce (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Ecuador) and Iliana Olivié (Elcano Royal Institute’s Senior Analyst on International Cooperation and Development), the study was presented in two workshops held at the Elcano Royal  Institute (Madrid) and at CIDOB (Barcelona) on 3 and 5 June 2008, respectively. It was also presented on 10 June in a specific session on Remittances held at the World Bank’s 2008 ABCDE in Cape Town (South Africa).
The Impact of Immigration on the Spanish Education System (ARI) ARI 63/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 10/7/2008 Julio Carabaña Children of immigrants in Spain are not performing nearly as well in school as native-born Spanish youths.
In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy (Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).
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