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Bernd Parusel
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Senior researcher in political science, SIEPS Sweden. Migration & asylum expert (EU, Sweden, Germany).
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · May 15
Published today: My new @sieps.bsky.social analysis, in a Q&A style, of the recent EU Commission proposal for a new return regulation, including wider EU migration, asylum & return policy context. ➡️ "Controversial elements but no magic cure to long-standing problems".
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The EU’s new agenda for returning irregular migrants
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 2d
Plans to further reduce EU standards for expulsion of non-EU citizens, via @statewatch.bsky.social
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Jonathan Tranter @jonathantranter.bsky.social · 5d
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Statewatch | EU deportation proposals: the member states sink to new depths
A new compromise text for the upcoming deportation Regulation was recently circulated by the Danish presidency of the Council of the EU. Alongside two other legal proposals currently under discussion,...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 7d
Swedish aid money being spent in Somalia as a lever for migration & return cooperation is making some waves. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/swed...
Swedish Radio Investigation: Sweden and Somalia's secret deal over deportations - Radio Sweden
Swedish Radio News can today reveal that Sweden has reached a secret deal with the government of Somalia, where SEK 100 million from the aid budget is ...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 7d
”Vi menar att förslagen innebär ett grundläggande skifte i den svenska välfärdsstatens arkitektur…”
Jag kan bara instämma i detta. 👇
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Rickard Olseke @migration.se · 7d
Indragna bidrag avskräcker inte människor från att komma hit, skriver Jayeon Lee och Birgitta Jansson.
DEBATT: Indragna bidrag för nysvenskar avskräcker inte migranter från att komma hit
Förslagen innebär ett grundläggande skifte i den svenska välfärdsstatens arkitektur och riskerar att få långtgående sociala konsekvenser, skriver debattörerna.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 8d
”We find that the European Union’s recent approach to asylum policy creates spillover effects that undermine its role on the international stage, diminish its attractiveness for third country labour migrants and create a fully-fledged internal rule of law crisis.”
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 8d
”We find that the European Union’s recent approach to asylum policy creates spillover effects that undermine its role on the international stage, diminish its attractiveness for third country labour migrants and create a fully-fledged internal rule of law crisis.”
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 8d
In this new article in the European Journal of Migration and Law, @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @dansaracino.bsky.social & I explore how EU asylum policy affects the EU’s international relations, respect for the rule of law, and capability to attract labour migrants. brill.com/view/journal...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 8d
Search & rescue vessels in the Med are being shot at and few media outlets report. @euobserver.com is one positive exception. 👇
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 9d
EU silent on latest Libyan shooting attack on NGO migrant-rescue boat
EU silent on latest Libyan shooting attack on NGO migrant-rescue boat
The European Commission says it is unable to confirm the latest shooting attack on a charity rescue vessel by the EU-trained Libyan Coast Guard.
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Daniele Saracino @dansaracino.bsky.social · 9d
My brilliant colleagues @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social, @bernd-parusel.bsky.social and I have a new piece out: A Different Kind of Spillover: Wider Implications of Current Tendencies in EU Asylum Policy. It's OA! We demonstrate the detrimental effects of... (1/2)

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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 12d
Om det här förslaget blir verklighet får vi nog sluta tala om ”stram” eller ”restriktiv” migrationspolitik. Det kommer att behövas mer drastiska adjektiv.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 14d
Ser fram emot att få medverka i Asylrättsforum 2025 idag. Ses vi där? asylrattscentrum.se/sverige/asyl...
Asylrättsforum 2025
Välkommen till Asylrättsforum 2025 – ett forum för dialog om migrationsrättens framtid och rättssäkerheten för människor på flykt!
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 14d
Well, as I wrote (here: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...), ”virtually all member states want a tougher framework, but some details can turn out to be tricky.”
➡️ The ”European return order” is not a good idea. (Not in the way it was presented.)
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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 14d
EU countries push back against von der Leyen’s ambitious returns proposal
EU countries push back against von der Leyen’s ambitious returns proposal
After months of wrangling, capitals seek more leeway to reject or replace another country’s return orders
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 14d
The European Commission has dismissed civil society demands to cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after they shot up a charity rescue vessel in late August.
EU dismisses demands to stop funding Libyan Coast Guard after shooting attack
The European Commission has dismissed civil society demands to cut Libyan Coast Guard funding after they shot up a charity rescue vessel in late August.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 14d
Intressant i @dagensnyheter.bsky.social. Det här ska man nog känna till när man funderar över bidragstak och ”kvalificering in i välfärden”. De negativa effekterna kan mycket väl överväga dem positiva. www.dn.se/sverige/fler...
Fler i jobb – men också fler brott när bidragen sänktes i Danmark
Sänkta bidrag kan ge negativa effekter på integration och utbildning
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 14d
Brilliant piece! 👇
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Thu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 14d
Driven by fear of the far right, the EU is losing its compass, whether on migration, climate or Gaza. By undermining its own principles, Europe weakens its global position and risks losing not just dignity but political agency.

With @jannikjansen.bsky.social:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen
European leaders’ weakness is undermining the democratic principles on which the EU was built, say Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen from the Jacques Delors Centre
www.theguardian.com
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 15d
I’m convinced the opposite is true, it's our obsession with migration as a threat that's making us look weak. www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/y...
'Your countries are being ruined' by migration, Trump tells Europe
In his UN speech on Tuesday, Trump warned Europe that immigration and climate policies are destroying its heritage and causing an "unmitigated disaster".
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 17d
Thank you Lisa! It should be out in December or maybe January.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 17d
Working on a study on new legal migration pathways to Sweden.
Feels anticyclical. There hasn’t been any political appetite for such things up here for years… www.delmi.se/en/ongoing/d...
Designing legal pathways into Sweden: opportunities, challenges and added value
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 21d
Citatet kommer härifrån: www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
En reform för att bryta bidragsberoendet och stärka Sverige
För många människor lönar det sig inte att arbeta samtidigt som det finns ett omfattande utanförskap som måste brytas. Alla som kan jobba ska göra...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 21d
Om välfärdsförmåner verkligen är en viktig ”tilldragningsfaktor för migranter” måste ju många länder i Europa ha betydligt mer generösa system än Sverige (med tanke på hur antalet asylsökande per capita ser ut i olika europeiska länder). 👇 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 27d
On that afternoon debate: euobserver.com/migration/ar...
Zero pushback from EU institutions on MEP's racist slurs
A far-right debate in the European Parliament that sought to stir up xenophobia went unchallenged by the European Commission and Council, representing member states.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 28d
Some really interesting ideas here indeed!
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John Morijn @jmorijn.bsky.social · 28d
Young Europeans don’t care about democracy, right?

In fact, they do!

They even develop concrete and actionable ideas for the EU to act on to improve the democracy they (want to) live in.

@euobserver.com
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@stiftungmercator.bsky.social

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Europe’s young citizens have a plan to repair democracy — will the EU listen?
If the Union and its member states intend to remain both a community of values and a functioning polity, it should choose the latter, and get on with it.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 28d
The SOTEU had strong & interesting parts, but @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu could have left the migration part out. It was essentially the same old ”it’s all the smugglers’ fault” again. Who believes that.
Could instead have said something about the damage some member states are doing to #Schengen.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 28d
The @europarl.europa.eu is quite something. Important ”State of the European Union” debate in the morning. Shit show on ”After 10 years, time to end mass migration now - protect our women and children” in the afternoon. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
EP TODAY | News | European Parliament
Wednesday 10 September
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 28d
I often think this obsession with migration control is making the EU look weak.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 28d
The @europarl.europa.eu is quite something. Important ”State of the European Union” debate in the morning. Shit show on ”After 10 years, time to end mass migration now - protect our women and children” in the afternoon. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
EP TODAY | News | European Parliament
Wednesday 10 September
www.europarl.europa.eu
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · Sep 7
About those camps: wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
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