Anna De Biasi, Bianca Lombardi Challenges of an Inclusive Labor Market The integration of migrants into the labor market remains one of the most significant challenges for the European Union, carrying important socio-economic implications. Facilitating migrants’ access to employment not only enhances their well-being but also benefits host communities by filling labor shortages and boosting…
Facing Migrations together in the European Union Giovanni Dal Prà Migration is a controversial topic that has been tackled at national, European, and international levels. There are many economic and non-economic determinants of it and the consequences are relevant both in departure and arrival countries, and indeed the phenomenon needs to be analysed from different…
Facing Migrations together in the European Union Giovanni Dal Prà Migration is one of the toughest challenges EU has been facing over the years. The phenomenon leads to changes in society and job market, and it might be seen as threats by member States government whose population is struggling to face crisis due to COVID-19…
Climate Mobility in the Sahel Laura Maschio via Unsplash / Annie Spratt As has been thoroughly explained before, climate change can act as a multiplier of threats, exacerbating existing vulnerabilities and making it difficult for people to survive where they are. In order to fully grasp the potential for massive climate migration in the Sahel,…
The Sahel: A Climate Change Hotspot Laura Maschio Recent literature has defined climate change hotspots as regions where climate signals combine with high human vulnerability. As a consequence, these regions are the most likely to be impacted by climate change, but the least likely to successfully adapt to its negative effects. The Mediterranean region, with…
Does Climate Change Drive Migration? Laura Maschio The mission statement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) is to “take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.” In the last decades, climate change has gradually been pushed at the forefront of public debate, thanks to the relentless environmental campaigns…
Giammarco Frattoli As proved by the series of articles dedicated to the path ahead the 2024 European Parliament elections, there is a wide variety of aspects to consider while analysing the last elections turnout and the levels of democratic participation in general. Therefore, this last article aims to highlight the main European strategies and programmes…
Giammarco Frattoli The 2015 EU Youth Report identified young people with migrant background as «1 of the 2 groups most at risk of poverty and social exclusion», making it harder for them to succeed in the integration process and take an active part in community life.[1] Therefore, this article, the third of the series, aims…
Giammarco Frattoli In the run-up to the European Parliament elections in 2024, it is inevitable to try elaborating new strategies and good practices aimed to encourage more and more people to participate. First of all, it is fundamental to take into account the past elections results and observe how European citizens’ voting behaviour has changed…
Martina Monti 1. EU regulations lethargy At the national level, judicial authorities had already started establishing a regulatory framework on platform economy before it did at the supranational one. As a matter of fact, the European Union (EU) lapsed into a substantial institutional inertia prior to developing a unitary set of rules. The question of…
