Davide Colombi

As the European Commission published its sixth annual Rule of Law Report today, check out this report by Sergio Carrera, Julia Pocze & Davide Colombi.

It argues for a radical reassessment of the EU approach & outlines 5 priorities to address its growing rule of law deficit.

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Poland's border checks: Beginning of the end of Schengen? – DW – 07/07/2025 Border controls are creeping back across Europe, known as a free-travel zone. But are they solving anything?

"We can see that these border checks are becoming permanent in some member states. That was never the intent of the Schengen agreement" says @davidecolombi.bsky.social at DW on Poland's recent decision to introduce border checks with Germany and Lithuania.

Read the full article 👇

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🚨 As Schengen turns 40 on 14 June, it’s time to reflect beyond the celebratory headlines.

Our 2023 report for the European Parliament by Sergio Carrera, Davide Colombi, and Roberto Cortinovis exposes the key challenges facing the area today.

📘 Read the full analysis here: bit.ly/3ZrZ9g6

Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders makes PM gamble – DW – 06/04/2025 Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders, with his shock of white-blond hair, has upped the ante on his political future by blowing up the governing coalition in the Netherlands. It's a high stakes move whic...

The plan itself is problematic. It violates several EU laws and international law provisions, namely, the right to asylum. There is a tendency to normalise unlawful policy proposals as if migration and asylum were something outside of the law, says @davidecolombi.bsky.social to DW

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🎙️ What’s the real goal of EU return policy: reducing irregularity or simply punishing people?

Some points from our Director Michele LeVoy at @epc-official.bsky.social event about the recent EU proposal (Return Regulation) to step up and speed up deportations across Europe.

⚖️ Italy’s refusal to comply with an ICC arrest warrant for a Libyan official accused of crimes against humanity exposes contradictions in EU migration policy. As Davide Colombi highlights, shielding perpetrators while punishing migrants erodes the rule of law.

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New Returns Regulation ushers in dystopian detention and deportation regime. Press release.

🚨 NEW RETURNS REGULATION: from deportation hubs to entry bans, here's all that's wrong with this new proposal.

100% accurate.

The proposed Return Regulation doubles down on the current Directive's (and its long-stalled recast's) coercive and punitive approach, while watering down protective measures and human rights safeguards that were already scarce.

This is why Impact Assessments are crucial.

As EU JHA Ministers meet today, read @davidecolombi.bsky.social's latest piece. Using Italy's refusal to comply with an ICC arrest warrant, it highlights
how migration policy is being used to erode the rule of law and to foster impunity, often with the EU’s tacit approval 👉 bit.ly/4i3vKQC

Today we hosted a 🔑 debate on protection challenges for refugees in 🇱🇧. @drcngo.bsky.social, @rescueorg.bsky.social & INTERSOS shared field insights on shrinking protection space & legal barriers. Thanks to DG ECHO, DG MENA, @eudiplomacy.bsky.social, Perm Repr, Embassies & civil society for engaging!

Ideas Lab 2025 - Programme Ideas Lab, hosted by CEPS, is Europe’s leading forum for impactful discussions on EU policies with experts and policymakers.

Off to Brussels for @ceps.eu #ideaslab2025. Look forward to being on panel with @picumofficial.bsky.social Michele Levoy, ETUC's Mercedes Miletti, @eurightsagency.bsky.social, DG Home and @davidecolombi.bsky.social (CEPS) to discuss legal pathways #migration

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📢 #CepsLab25, the most high-profile annual event on the policies of the European Union is coming soon!

📅 3 – 4 March, 2025

📍 The Square, Brussels

FIND UPDATES & MORE HERE 👉 bit.ly/3PZt4Ha

4/ The @ec.europa.eu should firmly condemn the government's actions, take concrete action to end impunity, ensure accountability in migration deals, and establish independent oversight of all related funding.

3/ Migration policy cannot remain a loophole for impunity, allowing deals with traffickers, criminals, and authoritarian regimes while undermining the rule of law at home.

2/ Italy’s refusal to comply with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity exposes the government's hypocrisy and constitute a clear violation of international law.

The Italy v ICC row exposes deep-rooted hypocrisy in EU migration policy - CEPS The Italian government’s recent refusal to comply with an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant exposes deep-rooted hypocrisy in EU migration policy. While claiming to fight ‘human trafficking’, the Italian government has shielded a high-ranking Libyan official accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes. This case exemplifies a broader trend where ‘migration’ concerns are

1/ I'm happy to share my CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) commentary on the recent Italy-ICC row over the Elmasry (or Almasri) case.

Available here: www.ceps.eu/the-italy-v-...

🇪🇺 Legal migration pathways are a key priority for the von der Leyen II Commission—but do current policies match reality?

💡 At #CEPSLab2025, experts will assess EU & national frameworks, their impact on third-country nationals & how to ensure fair, effective migration policies.

Ideas Lab 2025 - Programme Ideas Lab, hosted by CEPS, is Europe’s leading forum for impactful discussions on EU policies with experts and policymakers.

With:
🗣️ Anita Vella, DG HOME C.2
🗣️ Ludovica Banfi, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
🗣️ @nandosigona.bsky.social, @unibirmingham.bsky.social
🗣️ Michele Levoy, @picumofficial.bsky.social
🗣️ @davidecolombi.bsky.social, CEPS (Moderator)

Read more 👉 ideaslab.ceps.eu/programme/

Discourses about irregularised migrants at the EU level - I-CLAIM This I-CLAIM report examines how irregularised migration is framed at the EU level across the European Commission, the European Parliament, and EU civil society.

🚨 New EU Report / How are irregularised migrants framed at the EU level? In this study @davidecolombi.bsky.social explores narratives in politics, media, and civil society.

📖 Read more: i-claim.eu/project/disc...

#Migration #HumanRights #EU #IClaim

For the first time, #equality will have a dedicated session at #CEPSlab2025. With key EU equality strategies up for renewal in 2025 and no dedicated Commissioner in the new Commission, where does the Union of Equality stand?

@ceps.eu's DEI committee is organising its first ever session at #CEPSlab2025! In 2019, a 'Union of Equality' was listed as a top priority by the @ec.europa.eu. Yet the new EC doesn't have a Commissioner exclusively responsible for equality anymore... So, what's up with the EU's equality framework?

Not toot my own horn again (or our horn, really) - but this is precisely what our recent @ceps.eu publication discussed. The DSA can only make a real difference if it is enforced properly and without exceptions.

Irregularising human mobility - interview special

What can we expect from the new #EuropeanCommission on #irregularmigration?
I speak with @davidecolombi.bsky.social, co-author (with Sergio Carrera) of Irregularising Human Mobility, a new open access book published by Springer

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