Lorenzo Piccoli
@lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social
Part-time Assistant Professor at @mpc-eui.bsky.social and @eui-stg.bsky.social European University Institute. Migration studies, asylum, citizenship.
Denmark runs one of Europe’s most restrictive asylum systems, revoking protections at scale and even seizing belongings to cover fees.
Some countries hail it as a model, but it carries serious risks: it undermines human rights and damages integration outcomes.
theconversation.com/think-twice-...
Some countries hail it as a model, but it carries serious risks: it undermines human rights and damages integration outcomes.
theconversation.com/think-twice-...
Think twice before copying Denmark’s asylum policies
A migration researcher based in Denmark explains the downsides of its “zero asylum” policy and returns system.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Denmark runs one of Europe’s most restrictive asylum systems, revoking protections at scale and even seizing belongings to cover fees.
Some countries hail it as a model, but it carries serious risks: it undermines human rights and damages integration outcomes.
theconversation.com/think-twice-...
Some countries hail it as a model, but it carries serious risks: it undermines human rights and damages integration outcomes.
theconversation.com/think-twice-...
A former president of Belgium’s Constitutional Court wrote a legal paper, commissioned by Prime Minister Bart De Wever, urging governments to appoint more conservative judges and to revise key asylum rules allowing greater flexibility in deporting asylum seekers.
www.euractiv.com/news/a-belgi...
www.euractiv.com/news/a-belgi...
A Belgian plan to challenge Europe's courts on migration | Euractiv
A lack of decent reception for asylum seekers is not the same as whipping, a legal expert wrote
www.euractiv.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A former president of Belgium’s Constitutional Court wrote a legal paper, commissioned by Prime Minister Bart De Wever, urging governments to appoint more conservative judges and to revise key asylum rules allowing greater flexibility in deporting asylum seekers.
www.euractiv.com/news/a-belgi...
www.euractiv.com/news/a-belgi...
I am surprised about Facebook (relatively high) and Whatsapp (relatively low), but this might be US-specific.
I use YouTube, Instagram (passively), Whatsapp, Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/conr...
I use YouTube, Instagram (passively), Whatsapp, Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/conr...
UPDATE: Americans who use
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
YouTube 84%
Facebook 71%
Instagram 50%
TikTok 37%
WhatsApp 32%
Reddit 26%
Snapchat 25%
X (Twitter) 21%
Threads 8%
Bluesky 4%
Truth Social 3%
Full Pew Research Center report: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2025/11/20/americans-social-media-use-2025/
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I am surprised about Facebook (relatively high) and Whatsapp (relatively low), but this might be US-specific.
I use YouTube, Instagram (passively), Whatsapp, Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/conr...
I use YouTube, Instagram (passively), Whatsapp, Bluesky.
bsky.app/profile/conr...
Yesterday, the Commission named 4 states for migration solidarity support (Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus) and other 14 as ‘at risk of migratory pressure’ or 'significant migratory situation'.
Next: solidarity through relocation, funding, or something else?
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Next: solidarity through relocation, funding, or something else?
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission launches first Annual Migration Management Cycle under the Pact on Migration and Asylum
Today, the European Commission is taking a further step in implementing the Pact on Migration and Asylum by launching the first Annual Migration Management Cycle.
ec.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yesterday, the Commission named 4 states for migration solidarity support (Spain, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus) and other 14 as ‘at risk of migratory pressure’ or 'significant migratory situation'.
Next: solidarity through relocation, funding, or something else?
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Next: solidarity through relocation, funding, or something else?
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Mamdami’s program fits the tradition of municipal socialism first seen in London in 1889, later in Milwaukee’s so-called “sewer socialism,” and reaching its peak in Vienna from 1919 to 1934.
Read more on the excellent Substack of Adam Przeworski.
open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
Read more on the excellent Substack of Adam Przeworski.
open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
Musings 3
Municipal Socialism
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November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mamdami’s program fits the tradition of municipal socialism first seen in London in 1889, later in Milwaukee’s so-called “sewer socialism,” and reaching its peak in Vienna from 1919 to 1934.
Read more on the excellent Substack of Adam Przeworski.
open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
Read more on the excellent Substack of Adam Przeworski.
open.substack.com/pub/adamprze...
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📢 @jamesrdennison.bsky.social, @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & Mariana Carmo Duarte: Migration communication campaigns: towards a research agenda and open database 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2024.2419550
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📢 @jamesrdennison.bsky.social, @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & Mariana Carmo Duarte: Migration communication campaigns: towards a research agenda and open database 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2024.2419550
A letter from @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social on the Times to criticise simplistic framing of politicians as "pro" or "anti" migration.
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A letter from @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social on the Times to criticise simplistic framing of politicians as "pro" or "anti" migration.
The call for applications for PhD scholarships at the @eui-eu.bsky.social is open.
Up to 130 fully-funded, four-year scholarships for the programs in Economics, History and Civilisation, Law, and Political and Social Sciences.
#Scholarships
#AcademicOpportunities
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Up to 130 fully-funded, four-year scholarships for the programs in Economics, History and Civilisation, Law, and Political and Social Sciences.
#Scholarships
#AcademicOpportunities
www.eui.eu/en/services/...
Doctoral Programmes
www.eui.eu
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The call for applications for PhD scholarships at the @eui-eu.bsky.social is open.
Up to 130 fully-funded, four-year scholarships for the programs in Economics, History and Civilisation, Law, and Political and Social Sciences.
#Scholarships
#AcademicOpportunities
www.eui.eu/en/services/...
Up to 130 fully-funded, four-year scholarships for the programs in Economics, History and Civilisation, Law, and Political and Social Sciences.
#Scholarships
#AcademicOpportunities
www.eui.eu/en/services/...
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My take on what 🇳🇱 elections may mean for 🇪🇺 @ Politico.eu
“What is already clear is that the Dutch electorate voted far more pro-European than it did in 2023. […] Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation”
www.politico.eu/article/neth...
“What is already clear is that the Dutch electorate voted far more pro-European than it did in 2023. […] Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation”
www.politico.eu/article/neth...
As the Netherlands moves to the center, Brussels is watching
It seems the Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation and reform.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My take on what 🇳🇱 elections may mean for 🇪🇺 @ Politico.eu
“What is already clear is that the Dutch electorate voted far more pro-European than it did in 2023. […] Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation”
www.politico.eu/article/neth...
“What is already clear is that the Dutch electorate voted far more pro-European than it did in 2023. […] Euroskepticism that once dominated the political mood has given way to a quiet mandate for cooperation”
www.politico.eu/article/neth...
Migrants account for 6% of the total EU workforce. A list of ideas to improve their labour prospects: language and civic training, skills recognition, financial incentives for employers, job-search support, faster and simpler work permits.
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/migrant...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/migrant...
Migrant labour key to boosting employment in the EU
Migrants are key to addressing labour shortages and bolstering the sustainability of labour supply in the EU, according to a recent Commission report. Migrants’ contributions have already proven essen...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Migrants account for 6% of the total EU workforce. A list of ideas to improve their labour prospects: language and civic training, skills recognition, financial incentives for employers, job-search support, faster and simpler work permits.
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/migrant...
home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/news/migrant...
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Funding for US immigration detention is on pace to be 62% larger than that of the entire federal prison system
Want to know what ICE is going to do with that money?
Read our brand-new article https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Want to know what ICE is going to do with that money?
Read our brand-new article https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Funding for US immigration detention is on pace to be 62% larger than that of the entire federal prison system
Want to know what ICE is going to do with that money?
Read our brand-new article https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Want to know what ICE is going to do with that money?
Read our brand-new article https://bit.ly/47Mk9Tc
Reposted by Lorenzo Piccoli
No, FT, the story of the Dutch elections is not “Netherlands swings to centre”, but the fragmentation of political landscape, incl among the far-right. So Wilders’ PVV no longer clearly the largest, but combined seat tally of the far-right remains stable (+1).
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Netherlands swings to centre after far-right setback
Freedom party faces defeat after collapse of Geert Wilders-supported coalition government
giftarticle.ft.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
No, FT, the story of the Dutch elections is not “Netherlands swings to centre”, but the fragmentation of political landscape, incl among the far-right. So Wilders’ PVV no longer clearly the largest, but combined seat tally of the far-right remains stable (+1).
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Guest-worker schemes and temporary migration are embraced even by populist-leaning governments because of labour-market pressures and demographic decline in richer countries. They often come with less job security, fewer rights, and greater precarity.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
How to make immigration palatable in a populist age
Guest-worker schemes are booming. They offer vast benefits to both host countries and the workers themselves
www.economist.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Guest-worker schemes and temporary migration are embraced even by populist-leaning governments because of labour-market pressures and demographic decline in richer countries. They often come with less job security, fewer rights, and greater precarity.
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
In 2025, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras have taken people of various nationalities deported from the US.
Belize will now join this list, having signed an agreement to act as a "safe third country" for people who seek asylum in the United States.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belize will now join this list, having signed an agreement to act as a "safe third country" for people who seek asylum in the United States.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belize agrees to host migrants seeking asylum in US
Belize's prime minister says the deal will mean that migrants can apply for asylum in the country.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In 2025, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras have taken people of various nationalities deported from the US.
Belize will now join this list, having signed an agreement to act as a "safe third country" for people who seek asylum in the United States.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Belize will now join this list, having signed an agreement to act as a "safe third country" for people who seek asylum in the United States.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Migration diplomacy at work: Belgium has endorsed Morocco's autonomy proposal for the territory of Western Sahara. The move coincides with a migration-return agreement and expansion of trade ties.
Check @tsourapas.bsky.social for more on this topic.
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-stri...
Check @tsourapas.bsky.social for more on this topic.
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-stri...
Belgium and Morocco strengthen ties with agreement on migrant returns and Western Sahara
Following in the footsteps of France, Germany, the United States and the European Union, Belgium has now formally declared its support for...
www.belganewsagency.eu
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Migration diplomacy at work: Belgium has endorsed Morocco's autonomy proposal for the territory of Western Sahara. The move coincides with a migration-return agreement and expansion of trade ties.
Check @tsourapas.bsky.social for more on this topic.
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-stri...
Check @tsourapas.bsky.social for more on this topic.
www.belganewsagency.eu/belgium-stri...
On 2 Nov, the controversial memorandum Italy-Libya will be renewed for three more years. Signed in 2017 to curb arrivals of asylum seekers via the Mediterranean, it’s been renewed in 2020 and 2022.
It costs an estimated €784M, incl. €214M in military, but the exact amount has never been disclosed.
It costs an estimated €784M, incl. €214M in military, but the exact amount has never been disclosed.
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On 2 Nov, the controversial memorandum Italy-Libya will be renewed for three more years. Signed in 2017 to curb arrivals of asylum seekers via the Mediterranean, it’s been renewed in 2020 and 2022.
It costs an estimated €784M, incl. €214M in military, but the exact amount has never been disclosed.
It costs an estimated €784M, incl. €214M in military, but the exact amount has never been disclosed.
“People stop me and shout ‘free buses,’ ‘universal childcare,’ ‘freeze the rent.’ We’re building a movement around policies, not an individual person".
Regardless of whether you like him, this is important, and sadly lost on most left-wing parties in Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
Regardless of whether you like him, this is important, and sadly lost on most left-wing parties in Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
Zohran Mamdani Explains His Rise
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
“People stop me and shout ‘free buses,’ ‘universal childcare,’ ‘freeze the rent.’ We’re building a movement around policies, not an individual person".
Regardless of whether you like him, this is important, and sadly lost on most left-wing parties in Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
Regardless of whether you like him, this is important, and sadly lost on most left-wing parties in Europe.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
Reposted by Lorenzo Piccoli
Where will this “I’m more extreme on immigration than anyone else” stop?
Several major UK parties now have policies on immigration that would make Le Pen or Wilders look like softies
Several major UK parties now have policies on immigration that would make Le Pen or Wilders look like softies
Almost nobody in the Cons Party or beyond it had noticed that the Shadow Home Secretary with two other frontbenchers and 5 backbenchers tabled a bill in May to deport 3 million people - stripping almost every pensioner, parent or nurse who did not take out citizenship of their right to live here
October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Where will this “I’m more extreme on immigration than anyone else” stop?
Several major UK parties now have policies on immigration that would make Le Pen or Wilders look like softies
Several major UK parties now have policies on immigration that would make Le Pen or Wilders look like softies
Reposted by Lorenzo Piccoli
In the midst of everything else going on, we shouldn’t lose sight of this.
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
Opinion | What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In the midst of everything else going on, we shouldn’t lose sight of this.
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
“It’s not only about solving the immediate problem of these cases, it’s also about the signal that we’re sending out” as a “deterrent”.
www.ft.com/content/e999...
www.ft.com/content/e999...
Netherlands to send migrants to Uganda in Trump-like deal
Dutch government prepares to deport dozens of failed asylum seekers and braces for legal challenges
www.ft.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“It’s not only about solving the immediate problem of these cases, it’s also about the signal that we’re sending out” as a “deterrent”.
www.ft.com/content/e999...
www.ft.com/content/e999...
The European Commission and European governments do not formally recognise the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan, but they are engaging with it to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who lack the right to remain in the EU.
Commission says exploratory talks with Taliban on returns already underway | Euractiv
The EU does not formally recognise the Taliban regime that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021
www.euractiv.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The European Commission and European governments do not formally recognise the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan, but they are engaging with it to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who lack the right to remain in the EU.
Giorgia Meloni’s government has lasted three years.
As of yesterday, it is now the third longest in Italy’s notoriously unstable republic.
This is possible because of her pragmatism, the discipline within her government coalition, and a weak opposition lacking a clear political programme.
As of yesterday, it is now the third longest in Italy’s notoriously unstable republic.
This is possible because of her pragmatism, the discipline within her government coalition, and a weak opposition lacking a clear political programme.
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Giorgia Meloni’s government has lasted three years.
As of yesterday, it is now the third longest in Italy’s notoriously unstable republic.
This is possible because of her pragmatism, the discipline within her government coalition, and a weak opposition lacking a clear political programme.
As of yesterday, it is now the third longest in Italy’s notoriously unstable republic.
This is possible because of her pragmatism, the discipline within her government coalition, and a weak opposition lacking a clear political programme.
Reposted by Lorenzo Piccoli
📣 Call for Papers: Migration Power Europe
@irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying!
🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov
ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
@irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying!
🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov
ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
📣 Call for Papers: Migration Power Europe
@irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying!
🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov
ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
@irenefmolina.bsky.social & I are organising a workshop on EU migration politics, based on our @iajournal.bsky.social piece (lnkd.in/d_98wCDD), at @mpc-eui.bsky.social in Florence. Consider applying!
🗓 Deadline: 15 Nov
ℹ️ Details: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
One week after the initial deadline, there is still no agreement on the solidarity mechanism of the Pact on Migration and Asylum of the EU.
With long negotiations behind closed doors, member states try to find a balance but this is proving difficult.
www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/1...
With long negotiations behind closed doors, member states try to find a balance but this is proving difficult.
www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/1...
New rules, old frictions. The Migration and Asylum Pact to the test of solidarity between Member States
The new EU legislation is to be fully implemented by June 2026. Belgium and Sweden warn: "No solidarity without Dublin." Poland calls off any relocation. Doubts also on mutual recognition of return de...
www.eunews.it
October 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
One week after the initial deadline, there is still no agreement on the solidarity mechanism of the Pact on Migration and Asylum of the EU.
With long negotiations behind closed doors, member states try to find a balance but this is proving difficult.
www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/1...
With long negotiations behind closed doors, member states try to find a balance but this is proving difficult.
www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/1...
Undocumented immigrants are ~26% of all U.S. immigrants. 80% have lived in the U.S. 5+ years, 45% for 20+. Mexicans now make up 40% of the undocumented population, down from 62% in 2010.
A remarkable new fact sheet by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
www.migrationpolicy.org/research/una...
A remarkable new fact sheet by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
www.migrationpolicy.org/research/una...
Changing Origins, Rising Numbers: Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
The 13.7 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States as of mid-2023 reflect increasingly diverse origins, socioeconomic and labor market characteristics, family composition, and places...
www.migrationpolicy.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Undocumented immigrants are ~26% of all U.S. immigrants. 80% have lived in the U.S. 5+ years, 45% for 20+. Mexicans now make up 40% of the undocumented population, down from 62% in 2010.
A remarkable new fact sheet by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
www.migrationpolicy.org/research/una...
A remarkable new fact sheet by @migrationpolicy.bsky.social
www.migrationpolicy.org/research/una...