At the #ETF Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on #Skills and #Migration (on 9-10 June in #Brussels) IAMO researchers @jpinkow-laepple.bsky.social and @judith-moellers.bsky.social presented their findings on how female #returnees are driving change in their countries of origin: t1p.de/zreu4

IAMO research findings presented at the European forum on skills and migration

At the European Training Foundation’s (ETF) Research Forum for Evidence-based Policies on Skills and Migration, held on 9 and 10 June 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, IAMO researchers Janine Pinkow-Läpple a...

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IAMO's Southeast Europe group will contribute to the Agricultural Policy Dialogue's upcoming work on generational renewal.

IAMO Forum session sets the stage for Agricultural Policy Dialogue South-East Europe (APD SEE)’s work on generational renewal

At a joint SWG and APD SEE session during IAMO Forum 2026, Dr. Judith Möllers presented findings on rural youth, farm succession and place attachment that will inform the Agricultural Policy Dialogue’...

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Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple presented her research on “Overcoming resistance, enabling change: Support structures for intangible remittance transmission by female returnees” in Brussels #migration #Kosovo #Romania

IAMO's Southeast Europe Group contributes research insights to European forum on skills and migration

IAMO researchers Dr. Janine Pinkow-Läpple and Dr. Judith Möllers presented new findings and policy recommendations on how female return migrants can contribute to economic and social change in their c...

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Some authors seem to deploy their words defensively, wielding impenetrable jargon as a shield.

Jeffrey Vagle@jvagle.me · 4w ago

There's a certain kind of academic writing that seems to be yearning, striving for unreadability.

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Provision buried in controversial U.S. rule change would help people legally challenge ‘woke’ federal research

White House asserts expanded authority to prosecute any wasteful spending “in the national interest”

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Europe as science superpower: what it will take to rival the US and China

Amid chaos in US science and geopolitical turmoil, Europe wants to position itself as a research haven — but questions about funding and innovation remain.

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The summary of the #iamoForum26 entitled “Cultivating Methodological Fields, Harvesting Real-World Solutions: Advanced Methods in Agricultural #Economics” was published: forum2026.iamo.de/summary #AgEcon #ResearchConference

Hello from Brussels 👋 Migration, skills and labour markets: how better policy can offer a “triple win” for countries and workers | ETF

Albania 🇦🇱 ❤️

Albania’s growing ‘flamingo revolution’ targets Jared Kushner resort

The American investor and son-in-law of Donald Trump has sparked a major backlash in Tirana thanks to his proposed mega building project.

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🇲🇩Moldova finally withdraws from the CIS – President signs documents Moldovan President Sandu signed decrees denunciating the Charter and founding treaties of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

"The vote on April 12 is Hungary’s best chance in 16 years to choose democracy over autocracy. It may not come again." Excellent piece by Bálint Magyar and madlovicsb.bsky.social that lays out the stakes of Sunday's election in Hungary.

National Parliament Election in Hungary tomorrow 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 Our election dashboard features: • Polling averages • Live results (turnout & vote) • Capital & abroad vote • Demographic vote • Electoral history Explore it here: europeelects.eu/2026/04/04/n...

1/3. Very helpful summary in preparation for the epochal Hungarian elections tomorrow. See also essays by Anne Applebaum and Lászlo Gendler and commentary by Kim Scheppele mikegalsworthy.substack.com/p/why-an-orb...

Why an Orbán loss would be a huge win for the EU - and disastrous for Putin and MAGA

It's hard to understate how much vast geopolitics hinges on an election in a country with a population of only 9.6M

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So… people from the Western Balkans (apart from Serbia), Moldova, Belarus and Russia won’t be able to travel to the US anytime soon?

A crisis of inequality 🎁 No Paywall 🇩🇪 in German

Starökonom: Ungleichheit ist eine Krise so schlimm wie der Klimawandel

Der Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträger Joseph Stiglitz sieht die Lücke zwischen Arm und Reich als eine Gefahr vom gleichen Ausmaß wie die Klimakrise. In einem Bericht fordert er ein globales Gremium, das Sch...

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An important topic will be discussed today at the "Westbalkan Salon" in Berlin.

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10mo ago

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

🚨 Publication alert! Our new paper, co-authored with @judith-moellers.bsky.social, is out in Comparative Migration Studies! We introduce our concept of intangible remittances, providing clear definitions, a new typology & an integrated framework of remittances. 👉 doi.org/10.1186/s408...

Tanks very much.

VBG@256bit.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Vučić is bringing in tanks to #Belgrade, #Serbia.

WELEDA: mit anthroposophischen Präparaten »Lebensraum« erobern 💀 Keine Paywall 🎁

(S+) Weleda: Versuche im Konzentrationslager – die Naziverbindungen der Naturkosmetikfirma

Im KZ Dachau experimentierte die SS mit anthroposophischen Methoden und Mitteln – unter Einsatz von Zwangsarbeit. Auch die Naturkosmetikfirma Weleda spielte dabei eine Rolle.

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Versteckte Prompts in wissenschaftlichen Manuskripten. Sie hatten offenbar einen Zweck: Künstliche Intelligenz sollte die Manuskripte positiv bewerten. 🧐🤯 Ohne Paywall. 🎁

(S+) Künstliche Intelligenz: Für Menschen unsichtbarer Text sollte KI-Bewertung beeinflussen

Journalisten haben in Forschungsarbeiten versteckte Prompts entdeckt. Die hatten offenbar einen Zweck: Künstliche Intelligenz sollte die Manuskripte positiv bewerten.

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At a recent Oval Office event Trump invoked Serbia and Kosovo again, claiming he’d just defused an “imminent” war — a conflict so stealthy that literally no one in Kosovo, Serbia or the wider Balkans knew it was taking place.

The #iamoForum25 concluded with a panel discussion. The panellists explored the question of what makes rural areas livable. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

Day 3 at #iamoForum25 🌾 Looking forward to the panel on “What Makes Rural Areas Liveable” — such an important topic for the future of rural communities. #RuralDevelopment #Migration #PlaceAttachment #IAMO

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We are pleased to welcome Drini Imami as a participant in the #iamoForum25 panel discussion “What Makes Rural Areas Liveable?” on 20 June 2025 in #Halle (Saale), Germany. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

In his presentation at the #iamoForum25, Roman Hoffmann, IIASA Population & Just Societies Program, Austria, presented his research results on migration and immobility in a changing climate. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

The detailed conference agenda of the #iamoForum25 “Rural Roots and Routes: Navigating Complexities of Quality of Life, Immobility, and Migration” can be accessed here: forum2025.iamo.de/program co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

The #iamoForum25 on “Rural Roots and Routes: Navigating Complexities of Quality of Life, Immobility, and Migration” began today. Last conference day, there will be a panel discussion entitled “What Makes Rural Areas Liveable?”. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

At the #iamoForum25, Talita Greyling, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, spoke about how big data and machine learning can be used in social science to measure well-being. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at

Anne White, University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, United Kingdom, reported at the #iamoForum25 on the motivations for economic migrants to settle in small towns and rural areas. www.iamo.de/forum/2025 co-organized by @isqols.bsky.social and @oenb.at