The war that opened Europe’s borders

Has Ukraine’s invasion thrown open Fortress Europe?

Refugees from Ukraine on the border crossing in Medyka, japanese Poland in February 2022 [File: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP]

It's exhausting to convey simply how briskly and the way a lot Europe has modified, together with at its borders. Greater than one million folks fled from Ukraine to the European Union in simply greater than every week. However in Ukraine, residents from Africa and Asia have reported racism as they fled. On the EU aspect of the border, Ukrainian refugees have been granted unprecedented authorized standing. After years of hardening its borders, EU migration had turn out to be largely a narrative of limbo. Is what we're seeing now a brand new chapter – or is there nice print?

On this episode: 

Franck Duvell (@fduvell), senior researcher, Institute for Migration Analysis and Intercultural Research, Osnabrück College

Alexander Somto Orah (@nzekiev), scholar at State College of Telecommunications, Kyiv

Erik Edman (@edmantweet), political director, DiEM25 (@DiEM_25)

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