Alberto-Horst Neidhardt is a Senior Policy Analyst and Head of the European Migration and Diversity programme at the European Policy Centre (EPC). He works on asylum, migration and integration policies, with a particular interest in the politics of migration and expertise in EU law. His work also focuses on the design, implementation and evaluation of EU policies, as well as broader questions related to European governance and institutional decision-making.
Alberto is also a Visiting Professor at ESPOL, the Catholic University of Lille, where he teaches Master's courses on the role of think tanks in EU policymaking and on ethical policymaking through a foresight and project implementation lens.
He holds a PhD and an LL.M. in European and Comparative Law from the European University Institute (2018 and 2013), a Master's degree in International and Comparative Law from SOAS, University of London (2011), and a Bachelor's degree in Languages, Cultures and Institutions of Eurasia and the Mediterranean from Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2009).
Before joining the EPC, Alberto served as Assistant Professor of Comparative Law and Legal Pluralism at the University of Antwerp. He also taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies and worked as a researcher at Queen Mary, University of London. He gained practical experience in EU mobility law and policy within the 'Union citizenship rights and Free Movement' unit of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST).
PROGRAMME
PROJECTS
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Common European Asylum System, refugee law, migrants' integration, multiculturalism, politics of migration, EU citizens rights, free movement
CURRENT POSITIONS
Visiting Professor, University of Antwerp
Policy Analyst
EDUCATION
PhD in Law, European University Institute
LLM in Comparative, European and International Laws, European University Institute, Florence
MA in International Comparative Legal Studies (with Distinction), School of Oriental and African Studies
LANGUAGES
Italian, English, French (Intermediate), Spanish (Intermediate), Hindi (basic)
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in an article from Croatia Week discussing how they are implementing new EU pacts.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in an articled published by EPOCH times where discussed asylum rules in the EU.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in article by Vatreno Srce where he was quoted about Brussels and how they are affecting migration pacts.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in an article written by Berria and they discussed border control.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in an article from Dnevnik which talked about the new border rules.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt was mentioned in an article from OSIJEK Express discussing migration.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt wrote an article for the Progressive Post about screening and border procedures.
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre, said, “When legal family routes close or stall, some may try other channels, including irregular migration, which adds to pressure on reception capacity.”
Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, a senior migration researcher with the European Policy Centre, said the European Court of Human Rights is not the primary driver of problems EU states face when trying to deport criminals.
"Neither European law nor the convention prevent them from expelling persons who pose a security threat," he explained.
Nell'ottava puntata di "Bruxelles t’amo non t’amo", il talk show settimanale di Euronews, gli ospiti sono Giuseppe Guerini Presidente della Confederazione europea delle cooperative (Cecop), Francesca Basso, corrispondente da Bruxelles del Corriere della Sera e Alberto Horst Neidhardt, analista dello European Policy Center.
A month after the end of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule, the official EU response remains largely confined to the announcement of assistance for development and economic stabilisation.
A month after the end of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule, the official EU response remains largely confined to the announcement of assistance for development and economic stabilisation.
L’attentat de Magdebourg, la bascule vers le thème de l’immigration.
The desire to review the status of Syrians in Germany could come at a high cost, warns Alberto-Horst Neidhardt, Senior Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre. “Pursuing this decision and conducting status reviews would be very expensive, as it must be done on an individual basis,” Neidhardt explained.
Watch the full episode here.
