Tag: Refugees
Giving hope to the forgotten children of Sofia
In an effort to reflect on the life, policies and practices of the European Union, JESC presents a set of interviews with the Social...
Low-skilled immigrants? EU and US evidence calls for a nuanced policy
“I can say quite clearly: Don’t come over”
(U.S. President J. Biden, Mar 17 2021) 1
Immigration is a perennial and complex human reality. It originates...
Uprooted children
At the beginning of September, the United Nations’ children’s fund Unicef presented the report “Uprooted”. Its shocking message was that there are almost 50...
Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans
In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans
His first...
EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis
The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who...
The Netherlands takes over the presidency of the Council of the...
The Netherlands has officially taken over, on January the 1st, the rotatory Presidency of the European Union at a crucial and difficult moment: when...
Méditerranée: une route dans la mer. Migrations des peuples, cultures, religions
Une centaine de personnes membres des branches française, belge, portugaise, italienne, maltaise du MIAMSI se sont réunies autour de ce thème du 20 au...
Human values across the globe
The terrorist attacks in Paris also represent an attack on European values. And yet, these values must not be compromised in the fight against...