This session will explore how new migration waves and labor dynamics reshape integration and mobility patterns across Europe. The first paper to be presented will examine how the arrival of refugees in Germany during 2015–2016 affected the social and economic integration of migrants already residing in the country. It will address how these effects vary depending on the origins of both incoming refugees and established migrants, shedding light on intergroup dynamics within migrant communities.

The second paper will turn to Poland to analyse the growing role of third-country nationals (TCNs) in temporary labor mobility within the EU. By tracing how TCNs posted from Poland sustain key sectors such as international transport, the speaker will reveal a form of double migration that has become a structural feature of the Polish labor market.

The Migration Working Group (MWG) is a researcher-led research group, whose aim is to foster exchange on the latest, cutting-edge migration research and give the opportunity to early career scholars and PhD researchers to present their research.