WP7 Team Holds Workshop on Migrants’ Voices on Return: Key Insights and Policy Implications
WP7 Team Holds Workshop on Migrants’ Voices on Return: Key Insights and Policy Implications

On March 21, 2025, the WP7 team, led by Susan Beth Rottmann and Maissam Nimer, held an online workshop to finalize the WP7 comparative report on migrants’ voices on return. The session brought together researchers and representatives from migrant organizations to review key findings, address remaining gaps, and shape policy recommendations. The insights from the workshop will contribute to the final WP7 deliverable—a policy brief that aligns with ongoing policy discussions on return migration…

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The four Horizon research projects respond to the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for returns
The four Horizon research projects respond to the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for returns

Joint Statement from FAiR, GAPS, MIrreM and MORE in Response to the Reference to these Four Projects in the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation Establishing a Common System for Returns We, the undersigned EU-funded research projects, issue this joint statement to clarify our position on the European Commission’s Proposal for a…

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GAPs Research Featured on TOK FM: Expert Discusses EU Return Policy Reforms
GAPs Research Featured on TOK FM: Expert Discusses EU Return Policy Reforms

On 12 March 2025, Mateusz Krępa, an expert from the Polish team within the Horizon Europe GAPs project, was a guest on TOK FM radio to discuss the European Commission’s newly announced plans for harmonising return systems across the EU. Drawing on findings from the GAPs project, particularly from Work Package 3 (on the forced returns infrastructure in Poland and on reintegration programmes in Georgia) and…

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First Digital Story from the GAPs Project Sheds Light on Return Migration Debates
First Digital Story from the GAPs Project Sheds Light on Return Migration Debates

The GAPs project is proud to announce the production of its first digital story, Between Borders and Fears – A Digital Story of Afghan Lives in Istanbul. This powerful documentary follows the journey of Parviz and Feruza, an Afghan couple navigating legal limbo, economic precarity, and the constant fear of deportation in Turkey. Through a compelling mix of personal testimonies, animation, and on-the-ground footage, the film highlights the structural barriers migrants face when return becomes…

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New Policy Brief Calls for Reasonable Solutions for Syrian Refugee Returns
New Policy Brief Calls for Reasonable Solutions for Syrian Refugee Returns

BICC has published a new policy brief entitled Syrian Refugee Returns: What Policy Must Do based on the GAPs and REMIG projects. The brief contributes to timely debates on return migration, urging policymakers to apply reasonable, sustainable, and rights-based solutions. Published by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Ruth Vollmer, Zeynep Şahin-Mencütek, and Selina Engelberth, the brief highlights the risk of return and provides key policy recommendations…

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