InEurope

A solution for both border authorities and asylum seekers

The increase in migration has resulted in less European cooperation and stronger border control arrangements. As we pursue a security policy to overcome our fears, we are locking ourselves into "Fortress Europe".  Rather than welcoming asylum seekers through deterrence and misinformation, let us offer them the support that is in line with international conventions.
 
Responding to a climate of increased vigilance and insularity, InEurope proposes a border service founded on solidarity. With the overall aim of informing and empowering displaced persons, InEurope is a three-part system comprising a social, cultural, and administrative border. Users are taken through a five-part process as they familiarise themselves with the country that they are about to enter and learn about the host country’s culture and values, the facilities available to them, their rights and civic duties as asylum seekers, and the next steps in their integration process.
 
 In short, InEurope, would make it possible to reduce the wandering of immigrants, reduce administrative backlogs, establish better quality support for asylum seekers, and contribute to homogenizing integration processes on the European territory.
“During the pandemic, the refugee crisis of the past few years has merely paused and will certainly resume when travel becomes easier. By paying attention to immigration processes at European airports, Mitja Behnke has found a way to be respectful to both border control authorities and asylum seekers.”

Avinash Rajagopal (chief-editor at Metropolis Magazine)

“Mitja Behnke has designed a clearly demarcated and elegant information resource for asylum seekers that is also a welcoming beacon at an often anxiety-inducing border control.”

Matilda McQuaid (Deputy Curatorial Director at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)