The paper builds on the High-Level Policy Dialogue held on 22 May 2025 at the EUI in Florence, co-organised by MedMA and the STG. The dialogue brought together policymakers, practitioners and researchers to examine the current configuration of migration governance in...
Asylum Data: Beyond the EU Average
Introduction On 20 June 2025, Eurostat published its quarterly update on World Refugee Day, reporting a 23.5% decrease in first-time asylum applications across the EU-27 in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. While this EU-wide...
Reflections on the recent legislation suspending the registration of asylum applications in Greece
The Greek Parliament voted last Friday in favour of suspending the registration of asylum applications by third country nationals arriving in Greece on vessels departing from North Africa for a period of 90 days. The relative provision stipulates that third country...
High on the political agenda yet off researchers’ radar: Secondary movements of beneficiaries of international protection from Greece
Over the past few years, the secondary movements of beneficiaries of international protection (BIPs) from Greece have intensified greatly. Since 2020, the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees alone has received more than 90,000 asylum applications from...
High Level Policy Dialogue: A Mediterranean Perspective on Current Migration Governance: Challenges and Prospects
As debates on migration governance intensify across the Mediterranean, MedMA and the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute jointly organized a High-Level Policy Dialogue on May 22nd, 2025. Held at the EUI premises in Florence under the Chatham House Rule, the event brought together senior policymakers, academics, and representatives from international organisations and civil society for an open exchange on the future of migration in the region.
A Mediterranean Perspective on Current Migration Governance: Challenges and Prospects
Organised jointly with the Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
A Mediterranean Perspective on Current Migration Governance: Challenges & Prospects
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Webinar “Providing Pathways to Protection”
Project Background and Context On April 11, 2025, the Mediterranean Migration and Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA) hosted the final webinar of the project "Providing Pathways to Protection: Exchange of Expertise between Greece and Norway". The project was implemented by the...
Providing Pathways to Protection
Introduction The persistence of conflicts -both international and civil- and violence across the globe, as is the case in Ukraine, Gaza, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia and...
Webinar “Providing Pathways to Protection”
MedMA is pleased to announce the final webinar of the project Providing Pathways to Protection: Exchange of Expertise Between Greece and Norway, taking place on Friday, 11 April 2025 at 11:00 (EET).
Unpacking Greece’s 2024 Migration & Asylum Report: Data and Trends
Introduction In early February, the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum published its Annual Statistics Report on Asylum and Migration for 2024. This note by MedMA presents key findings and trends from the report, complemented by other publicly available datasets...
Policy Officer (Closed)
The Mediterranean Migration and Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA), an agency of the European Public Law Organization, is seeking a dynamic and motivated Policy Officer to join our team in Nicosia, Cyprus.







