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Irregular Migration

EU policymaking in the context of irregular migration

Monthly Archives: November 2020

Assessing the impact of Covid-19 on the EU’s response to irregular migration

Published on 5 November 2020 by Nadia Petroni

Covid-19 has once again put EU solidarity to the test. While much of the focus has been on the pandemic’s impact on healthcare and the European economy, it has also pushed states further apart on the issue of irregular migration. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, the issue of irregular migration had been at the top […]

Irregular Migration

PhD candidate in International Relations (University of Malta) My research interests focus on the diverse EU policy approaches to irregular migration and their impact on EU asylum and migration policymaking. More specifically, how the different EU approaches impact on relations between member states and EU institutions, and subsequently on EU migration governance. I am also interested in the increasing support of right-wing populist parties across Europe and how this impacts on EU asylum and migration policymaking, as well as in the economic and political consequences of border controls in the Schengen area (since 2015).

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