ICMPD Press Releases

Press release: ICMPD Migration Outlook 2021: A first look at key trends and post COVID-19 scenarios.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:26:13 +0100

2021 will be another challenging year for EU migration policy. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused a global health crisis of historic proportions but is also the event that impacted International migration in 2020 more than any other. It will continue to shape the migration year of 2021 according to the “ICMPD Migration Outlook 2021”, a landmark publication released by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

Press Release: Germany joins the European migration organisation ICMPD

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:52:17 +0200

Germany becomes the 18th Member State of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Press Release: Vienna Migration Conference 2019: presenting ICMPD's 70 recommendations for EU migration policy

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:24:07 +0100

- A focus on ICMPD's 70 recommendations for the next five years of EU migration policy for the incoming European Commission  

- "Migration ministers" from Hungary, Greece, Malta, Portugal and Turkey

Press Release: ICMPD encourages leaders to press the reset button on European migration policy

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 15:37:54 +0200

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) gears up to publish its recommendations for the next five years addressed to EU decision-makers. Now is the time for leaders to press the reset button to break political gridlocks on EU migration policy, and come together through pragmatic implementation and innovative cooperation.

Press Release: OFID and ICMPD work together to address development and displacement challenges

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:21:36 +0100

OFID – the OPEC Fund for International Development – yesterday hosted a roundtable at its Vienna headquarters to discuss policy options to address the interrelated challenges of development and displacement.

Press Release: Vienna Migration Conference with “migration ministers” from Afghanistan, Bulgaria and Nigeria

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:54:59 +0200

ICMPD presents five Migration Partnership Priorities

“A platform bringing together decision makers and experts” – this is how the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Director General Michael Spindelegger described the Vienna Migration Conference, which will take place at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna on 23–24 October.

Vienna Migration Conference 2018 – seeking viable options for future migration governance

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:35:19 +0200

In its third year, the "Vienna Migration Conference 2018" organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is dedicated to an ambitious goal: overcoming the crisis mode of today and working towards long-term and forward-thinking migration policies.

First Migrant Resource Centre opened in Afghanistan

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:14:52 +0200

Vienna/Kabul, 04 July 2018: Afghanistan is second only to Syria in the number of refugees originating from within its borders in recent years. Officially, about 2.5 million refugees have left Afghanistan in the almost four decades of this country being marked by hostilities and terror. The unofficial figure for the number of people who have fled exceeds six million. The majority of them are currently in the neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran as well as in Turkey. It is in this context that the first information centre for potential migrants was opened in Kabul, the Afghan capital, this week. 

Malta becomes the 16th Member State of ICMPD

Tue, 15 May 2018 12:23:38 +0200

Vienna, 14 May – Malta has been at the forefront of migration challenges in the Mediterranean for many years. As a country at the crossroads of Mediterranean cultures Malta has a unique and long-standing history related to the many aspects of migration. It has used this experience to bring the European Union and its African partners together to discuss migration issues at the Valletta Summit of 2015 and the Senior Officials’ Meeting that followed in Malta last year.

Turkey joins the European migration organisation ICMPD

Tue, 15 May 2018 12:07:53 +0200

Vienna, 15 May – The number of Member States of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has increased by one as of May 2018. Turkey has become the 17th state to join ICMPD, an international migration policy organisation founded 25 years ago with Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. ICMPD already enjoys long-lasting cooperation with Turkey and runs several projects and activities from its office in Ankara. 

2017 Vienna Migration Conference Report released

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:52:42 +0100

On 27th March the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) released the 2017 Vienna Migration Conference report. The Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) is ICMPD’s flagship event to discuss critical migration issues and to drive policy development across Member States. The 2017 VMC was held at the Austrian Academy of Sciences on 23–24 October. The publication summarises discussions, findings and conclusions presented at the VMC, and outlines a couple of recommendations to strengthen migration partnerships as frameworks for “safe, orderly and regular migration”.

Vienna Migration Conference 2016 has been opened - Sessions on future perspectives of European migration policy under way

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:31:35 +0100

Vienna, 10 November 2016 – The Vienna Migration Conference 2016, organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), was opened yesterday in the celebration hall of the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, describes the aim of the conference against the background of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants that took place in New York on 19 September: “We want to discuss and break down the results of the New York Declaration for refugees and migrants to a European level, and develop possible scenarios for implementation that would bring better solutions for both migrants and all States involved”..

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EUR 2.5 million project implementing the EU-Jordan Mobility Partnership launched

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:26:19 +0200

AMMAN, 13. July 2016 - Today the European Union Delegation to Jordan and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) launches the EUR 2.5 million project “Support to the Mobility Partnership between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (JEMPAS)’’. The three-year project, funded by the EU and implemented by ICMPD, will focus on two key areas: Engagement with Jordanian expatriates abroad and preventing trafficking in human beings.

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ICMPD establishes Coordination and Cooperation Center for Migration in the Mediterranean

Tue, 24 May 2016 08:19:21 +0200

Valletta, 25 May 2016 – Six months after the Valletta Summit of Migration there are concerns that the Mediterranean could again be the epicentre of irregular migration-flows. With this in mind, the Foreign Minister of Malta, George Vella, and the Director General of ICMPD (International Center for Migration Policy Development), Michael Spindelegger, opened the organisation’s “Coordination and Cooperation Center for Migration in the Mediterranean” in Valetta. All future ICMPD activities in the Mediterranean will be coordinated and promoted from this new hub.The focus of ICMPD’s regional activities will be on various migration dialogues and technical assistance as well as the relationship between the countries of the Mediterranean.

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Training on the Brazilian land border paves the way for enhanced migratory flows management in the country

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:48:32 +0200

BOA VISTA, 29. April 2016 - More than 70 representatives of Brazilian local, state and federal governments, civil society and the scientific community participated in the "training on migration, trafficking in human beings and assistance to people vulnerable to exploitation" held at the Federal University of  Roraima (UFRR), Boa Vista.

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Curso na fronteira brasileira abre caminho para melhor gestão de fluxos migratórios no país

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:44:23 +0200

BOA VISTA, 29. April 2016 - Mais de 70 representantes do governo (municipal, estadual e federal), da sociedade civil e da comunidade científica participaram, nos dias 27 e 28 de abril de 2016, do “Curso sobre migração, tráfico de pessoas e atendimento a pessoas vulneráveis à exploração”, realizado na Universidade Federal de Roraima, em Boa Vista. O curso insere-se no âmbito do projeto MT Brasil, financiado pela União Europeia, o Ministério da Justiça do Brasil (MJ), o Ministério do Trabalho e Previdência Social do Brasil (MTPS) e o Escritório Federal para Migrações da Suíça, e implementado pelo Centro Internacional para o Desenvolvimento de Políticas Migratórias (ICMPD).

New EU project on Migration and Border Management kicks off

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:58:10 +0200

YEREVAN, 19. April, 2016 - Today the International Centre for Migration Policy Development presented their new project “Support to Migration and Border Management in Armenia” (MIBMA) in Yerevan. The project is fully funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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ICMPD Reiterates Support to DGSG

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:29:57 +0200

BEIRUT, 14. April, 2016 - ICMPD Director General, Dr. Michael Spindelegger, reaffirmed the organization's commitment to supporting Lebanon in various fields of relevance to migration, particularly within the context of the on-going refugees crisis and its ramifications in Lebanon.

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ICMPD Director General Reaffirms the Organization's Commitment and Support to Lebanon

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:52:46 +0200

BEIRUT, 13. April, 2016 - ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, after meeting with senior officials, chiefly the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Tammam Salam today said that it is absolutely key to seek greater European and international support for Lebanon's efforts to address the consequences of the Syrian Crisis.

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Latin American Experts Met Mid-February in San José, Costa Rica, to Identify Options to Better Assist and Protect Migrants in Times of Crisis

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:15:08 +0100

SAN JOSE, 17. February, 2016 - The Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) Initiative Regional Consultation for Latin America took place on 17-18 February 2016 in San José, Costa Rica. This consultation was fully funded by the European Union and organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in cooperation with the Government of Costa Rica.

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