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Weekly Editorial: Lessons from Turkey for a wannabe geopolitical player

20th March 2020 | News

This year’s anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal falls at a time of chaos, confusion and fear. The Coronavirus epidemic has disrupted all aspects of European life; for displaced people in Europe, the virus poses an additional threat. In both Greece and Turkey, and...

Joint Communication on EU Strategy with Africa

13th March 2020 | News

This Monday, the European External Action Service and the European Commission (EC) published a Joint Communication: Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa which sets out the vision of the two institutions regarding the future EU-Africa partnership. It suggests...

Weekly Editorial: From Imposing to Engaging: African Civil Society Perspectives on EU Africa Cooperation

28th February 2020 | News

ECRE has become increasingly concerned about the impact of Europe’s toxic migration control policies on other regions, including Africa. As European and some EU policy-makers clamour to make migration deals with African governments, to get them to prevent...

ECRE Working Paper: Civil Society Input to EU-Africa Cooperation on Migration: The Case of Niger

28th February 2020 | News

Author: Daniel Thiombiano, Caritas Développement Niger* This working paper argues that EU cooperation with Niger on migration is marked by the EU’s priority of stopping onward migration from the country altogether. It argues that the rigid focus on securitising...

ECRE Working Paper: Civil Society Input to EU-Africa Cooperation on Migration: The Case of Morocco

28th February 2020 | News

Author: Mohammed Khachani, AMERM: Mohammed V Rabat University* This working paper analyses the priorities and the impact of EU cooperation with Morocco on migration. It finds that as a result of the EU’s focus on the ‘fight against’ irregular migration Morocco has...