Latest Publications
GAPS’ Working Paper Series ‘Decentring the Study of Migrant Returns and Readmission Policies in Europe and Beyond’ will be featuring recent research output by the team members of 17 partner institutions involved in the Horizon Europe GAPS project, and is open to all researchers working on similar topics.
GAPs Project Final Introduction Video
How can research on return migration help to bridge the gap between policy and lived experience? This final video summarises five key insights and reflections from the GAPs research project (2023–2026) on return and reintegration. It highlights the complexities of return migration and sheds a light on the challenges faced by those navigating return processes, as well as the difficulties in making return policies and procedures more human-centered and fair.
Spotlights
Check out highlights and key insights from the GAPS Project and researchers who are invited to share their expertise on various media platforms.
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) research team has unveiled groundbreaking findings from the GAPs Project, shedding light on the lived realities of Nigerian returnees. The dissemination event, hosted at Rockview Hotel in Owerri, brought together academics, government officials, civil society organizations, traditional leaders, and media representatives to discuss the challenges and resilience of returnees.
On 25 July 2025, Dr. Mateusz Krępa contributed to a high-profile public debate on migration hosted by Kanał Zero, a rapidly growing independent media platform in Poland with over two million subscribers. The episode focused on recent tensions at the Polish-German border, where increased returns of migrants from Germany have sparked political controversy and the emergence of vigilante-style border monitoring initiatives.
Tomasz Sieniow, a member of the Horizon Europe GAPs team at the Centre of Migration Research of the University of Warsaw, took part in a popular radio program “Światopodgląd” on Radio TOK FM, a major Polish supra-regional radio station of an informative and journalistic nature, broadcasting across dozens of Polish cities, as well as via the Internet. The discussion with the well-known Polish journalist Agnieszka Lichnerowicz included an attempt to answer questions such as: Should deportation procedures be improved? What do they currently involve? Why is the European Union struggling to enforce deportations effectively?
Related Projects
HORIZON EUROPE FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS ON RETURN MIGRATION AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
GAPs works closely with six other Horizon Europe projects working on return migration and conditions of irregular migrants.
During its lifetime, GAPs will engage in several joint activities with these projects.