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Youth unemployment in Spain Expert Comment 31/2013 - 16/4/2013 (English version) Carmen González Enríquez A common notion circulating inside and outside Spain is that over half of young Spaniards (aged 16-24) are unemployed –a ‘fact’ which furthers the image of deep crisis in Spain–.
The EU performance in the global competition for highly-skilled migrants TGAE-Elcano 4/2013 - 26/3/2013 Carmen González, Roderick Parkes, Alicia Sorroza and Andreas Ette It is still impossible to evaluate the Blue Card’s effect but the changes that have taken place in the European migratory framework since its approval in 2009 should now allow the re-drafting of the Directive to offer a more attractive channel to qualified immigrants.
Temporary Migration between Morocco and Spain (ARI) ARI 111/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 21/7/2011 Carmen González Enríquez European institutions and international bodies now present Spain's management of temporary migration from Morocco as a success story to be emulated.
Germany, the Schengen Crisis and Frontex: A Funny Kind of Pro-Europeanism (ARI) ARI 99/2011 - 26/5/2011 Roderick Parkes Is Germany’s new position on Schengen a sign of the ‘normalisation’ of its European policy?
Recent Arrivals of Migrants and Asylum Seekers by Sea to Italy: Problems and Reactions (ARI) ARI 75/2011 - 13/4/2011 Paola Monzini The Italian government’s answer to the mass arrival of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers since the beginning of the present wave of political turmoil in North Africa must be seen in the context of both domestic political issues and international constraints.
Arizona: The Criminalisation of an Immigrant Population (ARI) ARI 3/2011 - 13/1/2011 Doris Marie Provine The Arizona Senate's Bill 1070 on immigration, currently subject to an injunction, is at the heart of the political tension in the state. The bill was blocked by the Department of Justicea few days before it came into effect and after a Federal Judge in Arizona suspended its most controversial provisions. Its future remains in the hands of the Court of Appeal.
France and Deporting the Roma: How Did We Get There? (ARI) ARI 146/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 17/11/2010 Christophe Bertossi The deportation of Rumanian and Bulgarian Roma from France led to international condemnation while it was widely accepted by French public opinion.
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.
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