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ICMPD Member States

Director General /about-us/the-organisation/director-general

Michael Spindelegger Director General since 2016 Mr. Michael Spindelegger was appointed Director General of ICMPD as of 1 January 2016. He has extensive experience in international relations through...

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Western Balkans /about-us/icmpd-regions/western-balkans

Youth, education, and innovation are driving the future of migration

Released 16.06.2025

As African youth become a vital force for progress, innovation, and sustainable development; the Rabat Process stands at the forefront of this strategic migration dialogue. On 13-14 May 2025, Nigeria and Spain co-chaired in Abuja a meeting on Youth, Education, and Innovation: Driving the Future of Migration.

Projects /our-work/projects

ICMPD runs around 90 projects. Use the filters below to get an overview.

ERRIN: European Return and Reintegration Network

*Global / Austria / Belgium / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Norway / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland

Return, readmission and reintegration / Return Migration / Country Of Return / Return Decision / Forced Return / Return Migrant / Readmission / Reintegration / Return Policy / Voluntary Return / Assisted Voluntary Return And Reintegration Programme / Return Assistance

MRCs: Migrant Resource Centres

Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Iraq / Kyrgyzstan / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Tajikistan

Asylum, refugees and international protection / Irregular migration / Return, readmission and reintegration / Trafficking in human beings / Legal and labour mobility

Evidence from Austria: A setback for the labour market integration of refugees?

Released 09.11.2021

Analysing survey data on recently settled refugees in Austria, two new studies by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) show that young people, women, and people with higher levels of qualification were strongly affected by the Corona crisis in the labour market.

Prague Process

Austria / Albania / Armenia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia / Cyprus / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Greece / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Kosovo* / Liechtenstein / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / North Macedonia / Malta / Moldova (Republic of) / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Slovenia / Slovakia / Spain / Switzerland / Sweden / Türkiye / Tajikistan / Turkmenistan / Ukraine / Uzbekistan

IBM: Netherlands’ Assistance to Lebanese Border Agencies

Lebanon

Border management and security / Capacity development / Irregular migration

Swiss Support to Integrated Border Management in Lebanon (Phase II)

Lebanon

Border management and security

Grants /work-with-us/grants

Grants Interested organisations can find information on ICMPD grant schemes on this page, including information on grants already awarded by ICMPD. ICMPD is strongly committed to observing the high...

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IBM Silk Routes: Integrated Border Management in the Silk Routes Countries

Afghanistan / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Bangladesh / Pakistan

Border management and security / Silk Routes / Border management and security

TRAFIG: Transnational Figurations of Displacement

Congo (Democratic Republic of) / Ethiopia / Germany / Greece / Italy / Jordan / Pakistan / Tanzania (United Republic of)

Migration good governance

CEASEVAL: Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further Development

*European Union / Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Czechia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden

Asylum, refugees and international protection / Policy

REF-VET: Complementary Pathways for Adult Refugees: the Role of VET, Skills and Qualifications

*European Union / Canada / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Portugal / Spain / Sweden

Integration and social cohesion / Legal and labour mobility

SPRING: Sustainable Practices of Integration of Newly Arrived Migrants

*European Union / Austria / Belgium / Croatia / Czechia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden

Integration and social cohesion / Policy

Vienna Migration Conference /about-us/vienna-migration-conference

Contact ICMPD Headquarters Rothschildplatz 4 1020 ViennaAustria vienna-migration-conference@icmpd.org +43 1 504 4677 0

EMLINK Call for Applications: short-term mobility programme in Belgium for Georgian start-ups

Released 01.03.2024

International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in the framework of the EU-funded project “Strengthening the Partnership between Belgium and Georgia through Temporary Mobility of Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneurial Mobility Link” (EMLINK) is launching the call for start-ups!

Border Management Conference /events/border-management-conference

Contact BMConference@icmpd.org

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