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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...

Member States /about-us/the-organisation/member-states

ICMPD Member States

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

Projects /our-work/projects

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

MRCs: Migrant Resource Centres

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

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

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

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

Released 16 June 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.

IBM: Netherlands’ Assistance to Lebanese Border Agencies

Lebanon

Border management and security / Irregular migration / Capacity development

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

Lebanon

Border management and security

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

Released 09 November 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 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

Policy / Asylum, refugees and international protection

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

Policy /our-work/policy-and-research/policy

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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

Policy / Integration and social cohesion