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Director General /about-us/the-organisation/director-general

Michael Spindelegger Director General since 2016 Mr. Michael Spindelegger was appointed Director General of ICMPD as of 1 January 2016. He has extensive experience in international relations through...

Projects /our-work/projects

ICMPD runs around 90 projects. Use the filters below to get an overview.

ERRIN: European Return and Reintegration Network

*Global / Austria / Belgium / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Norway / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland

Return, readmission and reintegration / Country Of Return / Return Decision / Reintegration / Return Migrant / Assisted Voluntary Return And Reintegration Programme / Forced Return / Readmission / Return Migration / Return Assistance / Voluntary Return / Return Policy

Member States /about-us/the-organisation/member-states

ICMPD Member States

Prague Process

Austria / Albania / Armenia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Croatia / Czechia / Cyprus / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Greece / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Kosovo* / Liechtenstein / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / North Macedonia / Malta / Moldova (Republic of) / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Slovenia / Slovakia / Spain / Switzerland / Sweden / Türkiye / Tajikistan / Turkmenistan / Ukraine / Uzbekistan

IBM: Netherlands’ Assistance to Lebanese Border Agencies

Lebanon

Border management and security / Capacity development / Irregular migration

Swiss Support to Integrated Border Management in Lebanon (Phase II)

Lebanon

Border management and security

Evidence from Austria: A setback for the labour market integration of refugees?

Released 09.11.2021

Analysing survey data on recently settled refugees in Austria, two new studies by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) show that young people, women, and people with higher levels of qualification were strongly affected by the Corona crisis in the labour market.

MRCs: Migrant Resource Centres

Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Iraq / Kyrgyzstan / Pakistan / Sri Lanka / Tajikistan

Asylum, refugees and international protection / Irregular migration / Return, readmission and reintegration / Trafficking in human beings / Legal and labour mobility

Our Approach /our-work/our-approach

Western Balkans /about-us/icmpd-regions/western-balkans

Youth, education, and innovation are driving the future of migration

Released 16.06.2025

As African youth become a vital force for progress, innovation, and sustainable development; the Rabat Process stands at the forefront of this strategic migration dialogue. On 13-14 May 2025, Nigeria and Spain co-chaired in Abuja a meeting on Youth, Education, and Innovation: Driving the Future of Migration.

IBM Silk Routes: Integrated Border Management in the Silk Routes Countries

Afghanistan / Iran (Islamic Republic of) / Iraq / Bangladesh / Pakistan

Border management and security / Silk Routes / Border management and security

CEASEVAL: Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further Development

*European Union / Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Croatia / Cyprus / Czechia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden

Asylum, refugees and international protection / Policy

TRAFIG: Transnational Figurations of Displacement

Congo (Democratic Republic of) / Ethiopia / Germany / Greece / Italy / Jordan / Pakistan / Tanzania (United Republic of)

Migration good governance

REF-VET: Complementary Pathways for Adult Refugees: the Role of VET, Skills and Qualifications

*European Union / Canada / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Portugal / Spain / Sweden

Integration and social cohesion / Legal and labour mobility

Danish Assistance to General Security in Lebanon

Lebanon

Border management and security

SPRING: Sustainable Practices of Integration of Newly Arrived Migrants

*European Union / Austria / Belgium / Croatia / Czechia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden

Integration and social cohesion / Policy

MIKS: Migration.Kommunikation.Schulen/Migration.Communication.Schools

Austria

Migration narratives and public opinion / Policy

YRMA: Youth work in the context of integration of young refugees and migrants in Austria

Austria

Integration and social cohesion / Policy