For the fourth time now, MigrationOnline.cz presents brief overviews of developments in the field of migration that have taken place across selected Central and Eastern European states in 2009. Contributions from experts from seven countries help to provide a picture of events in the field of labour migration and asylum in 2009. Each contribution considers the topic of the financial crisis and the... >>

The commentary describes the situation of undocumented immigrants in Belgium, the position of various political parties towards this issue and the latest developments in the regularization process in Belgium. >>

A photo report on the Mongolian community in the Czech Republic in the time of economic crisis. Many Mongolians have taken advantage of the Assisted Voluntary Return Programme. >>

The article deals with the attitude of individual countries towards integration of immigrants. The text focuses specially on the situation in a number of Western European states which have implemented obligatory integration courses for foreigners. It discusses opinions of political parties towards immigration, reasons for implementation of integration courses and their form. The article was publis... >>

The focus of this article is the “transnational ageing travellers”, a group of elderly migrants who are in constant movement between social contexts, families, and states. Drawing on a case of Bulgarian Muslim migrants in Spain, I look into the ruptures in the structure of care arrangements, kin expectations and family relations, which have been triggered by migration. I argue that these transfor... >>