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Our researcher, Mark Vargha said on M1 TV that although the Italian government is indeed determined to alleviate the burden of Lampedusa, its positive effect will not be felt on Sicily, as migrants from Lampedusa will be transferred there.

Our researcher, Márk Vargha told Magyar Nemzet that Italy is soon facing an extremely important domestic political test, as provincial elections will be held on 20-21 September in Liguria and Veneto regions in northern Italy, in Marche and Tuscany regions in central Italy, and in Campania and Puglia regions in southern Italy. A cry for […]

Human traffickers also advertise their “services” on social media platforms, and this activity should be pursued by the companies operating those platforms, said our senior researcher, Norbert Tóth, on M1 TV.

Not only illegal but also legal migration carries an epidemiological risk: we know of many cases where returning legal migrant workers have caused hotspots in some countries, said Szabolcs Janik, deputy director of the Migration Research Institute, on Kossuth Radio.

Our researcher Márk Vargha said on M1 TV that although weekly return flights from Italy to Tunisia have been reported, the number of departures is much lower than that of arrivals, therefore a prolonged crisis is very likely on the southern Italian coast.

Norbert Tóth emphasized on Kossuth Radio that the Italian government has, in principle, the legal means to fairly quickly send the recently arrived mostly Tunisian migrants back to their home country, the political will however in this case is probably missing. The conversation can be listened to from 07:40.

In his presentation, Viktor Marsai, research director at MRI, addressed, that jihadist groups applying new tactics in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of the new tactics is rush down military bases, causing serious loss of human and prestige to governments and undermining the population’s sense of security. The aim of our conference was to provide a […]

Our researcher, Emese Kovács, pointed out on M1 TV that integration problems of immigrants are becoming more and more obvious in Denmark, and Danes now seem to have lost their patience with second-generation immigrants who commit violent crimes, fight against each other in gang wars and ignore coronavirus restrictions. This can be concluded from Danish […]

The uncertainty of the international legal situation in the current Greek-Turkish conflict is mainly caused by the fact that the two countries are not subject to the exact same international legal regime, said Norbert Tóth, international lawyer and senior researcher at the Migration Research Institute, on M1 TV.

Our researcher, Márk Vargha, told on Kossuth Radio that the Roman left-wing government has found itself between the desperate Sicilian population and the NGOs advocating joint European rescue missions. The conversation can be listened to from 14:32.

Our senior researcher, Norbert Tóth, told on M1 TV that there is a legal basis for the repatriation of migrants, who are reportedly mostly Tunisian nationals, as there is a bilateral readmission agreement between Tunisia and Italy.

Our researcher, Márk Vargha, said on the M1 TV that in the legal dispute between the president of Sicily and the Italian central government over the transfer of migrants from the island, the court is likely to have the final word.

Our research director, Viktor Marsai, writes in his article in Mandiner that a part of the Ethiopian political elite takes the role of the “repressed opposition” and seeks to consciously disintegrate the country, and they are thereby further fueling the already growing ethnic tensions.

Sweden needs to formulate a new long-term and sustainable migration policy, but the governing parties are deeply divided over asylum issues, therefore, a government crisis is now more likely than a stricter approach towards migration, unless a second wave of the coronavirus epidemic changes the subject, said Emese Kovács, researcher at the Migration Research Institute, […]

Norbert Tóth, associate professor at the National University of Public Service and senior researcher at the Migration Research Institute, said on Kossuth Radio that official statements are issued after each European Council meeting, which contain the decisions of the Council. However, after this extraordinary meeting, only the statement of the President of the European Council […]

Our researcher, Klaudia Tóth said on Kossuth Radio that in recent years living conditions in the most fragile areas of Africa have dramatically deteriorated, climate change and overgrazing are pushing the borders of the Sahara further southward each year. Even though desertification could be reversed, even basic services are no longer provided in many countries […]

Szabolcs Janik, the deputy director of the Migration Research Institute, said on M1 TV that the EU and its Member States have strove for a cooperation with North African countries to curb illegal migration for decades. Tunisia is a key player in this perspective since it has become an increasingly important country of origin in […]

It is in the interest of the European Union to maintain a good cooperation with Turkey, which currently hosts the largest number of refugees in the world. The review of the 2016 Statement on Migration and Asylum is on the agenda. However, this will not be an easy task, given the geopolitical tensions between Turkey […]

Conferences about the future of the European Union will likely lead to an amendment of the founding treaties, which will earliest take place in 2023, said Norbert Tóth, international lawyer and senior researcher at the Migration Research Institute on Kossuth Radio.

Our senior researcher, Norbert Tóth, said on Kossuth Radio that Joe Biden’s victory would mean an about-turn in U.S. migration policy. In America, the left uses the term minority when referring to groups which are in a subordinate position within the society. The presidential candidate promises in his program to create a pathway to U.S. […]

Our researcher Emese Kovács said on M1 TV that the coronavirus epidemic has temporarily reduced the number of asylum seekers in the Scandinavian countries, but the Danish government is preparing for another wave of migration and has already taken some countermeasures: declared the Damascus region safe and initiated a review of previously granted asylums to […]

Lebanon the number one transit country in the Middle East has sunk into chaos. One and a half million Syrians and hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees are living in poverty, half of Lebanese are living below the poverty line and one-third of young people are unemployed. Masses demand change, however, an alternative approach and […]

Bianka Speidl, senior researcher at the Migration Research Institute warned listeners of Karc FM radio, that there are already one and a half million Syrians and hundreds of thousands of refugees of other nations are living in Lebanon, who could set off with the Libyans at any time. In response to the demand, it is […]

Bianka Speidl, senior researcher at the Migration Research Institute told Kossuth Radio regarding the situation in Lebanon: the local political elite consists of the same factions that fought each other in the Civil War. Thus, instead of the interests of the Lebanese people, the interests of foreign sponsors and their local clients prevail.