The Cotonou Manifesto for Freedom of Movement

From August 3 to 9, 2026, several members of the Migreurop network gathered with more than 70 organizations at the “Migration Village” in Cotonou, Benin, as part of the 2026 World Social Forum. This manifesto for freedom of movement, initiated and drafted by survivors of deadly migration routes and developed collectively, emerged from the rich exchanges that took place during this transnational gathering.
"For we cannot fully call ourselves survivors without confronting the very systems (…)

Egypt/EU EuroNews, “EU pays Egypt billions to manage migration — Cairo says it is not enough”, 21 May 2026*
Faced with the reception crisis currently affecting Egypt, Cairo is pressing the EU to increase its funding for ‘migration management’. The regime considers the €200 million allocation currently available to the country for the period 2024–2027 to be ‘insufficient’.
As a key partner of the EU for almost 30 years in the externalisation of borders – a cornerstone of European (…)

As part of her volunteering with Migreurop and EuroMed Rights in Brussels (November 2025–May 2026), Jeanne Olivet closely followed the negotiations surrounding the European Union’s migration reforms. Through this timeline, she highlights the accelerating pace and increasing brutality of EU migration policies. She also provides an analysis of the dynamics within the European institutions that are driving the adoption of ever more repressive migration measures.
Last update : 06/25/2026. To (…)

As part of her volunteering mission with Migreurop in partnership with Euromed Rights in Brussels (2025-2026), Jeanne Olivet publishes a trimonthly column in which she summarises the latest news on European migration policies. Here are the EU updates for the period from March to May 2026.
Toward the imminent adoption of the “return” regulation
On March 26, 2026, the European Parliament confirmed in plenary session the negotiating mandate on the reform of the 2008 “Return” Directive (…)

Tunisia Business News, Taking the streets to break the silence: citizen mobilisation against racism in Tunis, 11 April 2026
Following a citizens’ petition launched on 7 April and shared on social media, a solidarity march against racism took place in Tunis on Saturday 11 April. Slogans were chanted to denounce racist online discourse, discriminatory remarks by certain Tunisian MPs, and the crackdown on migrants and human rights defenders in Tunisia.
Racism against migrants from (…)