The 2026 European NPM Forum brought together detention monitors and human rights experts to address mental health challenges in places of detention, with particular focus on vulnerable groups, children’s rights, and preventive safeguards.
Future of Protection
We reflect on how the Convention’s core principles can be reinforced through pragmatic innovation: whether by developing regional or thematic protocols to address emerging protection gaps, embedding human rights safeguards in external processing arrangements, or expanding safe and lawful pathways including labour mobility schemes. We believe in the potential of community sponsorship in revitalizing solidarity and ensuring that commitments to protection are realized in practice.
Focal points
Markos Karavias, Manos Moschopoulos
Social Cohesion in Practice: MedMA Participates in International Migration Review Forum 2026 Side Event on Integration, Skills and Labour Market Inclusion
On May 8, 2026, MedMA participated in the side event “Social Cohesion in Practice: Integration, Skills Development and Labour Market Inclusion”, co-organised by EPLO and the Permanent Representation of Greece to the UN, taking place in the framework of the International Migration Review Forum 2026, held at the UN in New York City.
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[CY] Conference Summary: National Integration Strategy for Migrants 2026–29: From Theory to Practice
The Mediterranean Migration & Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA) organised the conference entitled “National Integration Strategy for Migrants 2026–29: From Theory to Practice” in Nicosia, Cyprus, on April 30. The conference was held under the auspices of the Deputy...
Webinar (Video) – Secondary Movement of Beneficiaries of International Protection: From Greece to the Netherlands
On 19 February 2026, the Mediterranean Migration & Asylum Policy Hub (MedMA) hosted a webinar to present the policy paper, “Secondary Movement of Beneficiaries of International Protection: From Greece to the Netherlands.” The discussion brought together the...
Secondary Movement of Beneficiaries of International Protection from Greece to the Netherlands
1. Introduction Ever since the establishment of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), the secondary movement of asylum seekers has been a recurring bone of contention between Greece and other Member States of the European Union (EU). Historically, the issue...
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...
Understanding the Italy-Albania Migration Deal | Watch the Webinar
On November 7, 2024, the Mediterranean Migration and Asylum Policy Hub, hosted a webinar to discuss the Italy-Albania Migration Protocol.
Offshoring Migration- Risking Rights: The Italy–Albania Migration Protocol in the EU’s Externalization Playbook
This policy study examines the Italy-Albania Migration Protocol, an agreement facilitating the establishment of migration centers in Albania to process asylum seekers and irregular migrants intercepted en route to Italy. Signed in November 2023, the Protocol represents a broader trend of migration management externalization, sparking considerable legal, political, and humanitarian concerns.
This study highlights the legal, constitutional, and humanitarian implications of the Protocol, assessing its potential impact on Albania’s EU aspirations and its broader significance.
MedMA at the Rome Conference “Reform of the State in Light of New Challenges”
Prominent politicians, policy leaders and scholars joined a panel discussion titled “The Challenge of Migration, with a focus on Regional Approaches to Migration and Asylum Policy”. The conference marked the inauguration of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) office in Rome on May 22, 2024.