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Simona Barbu

Simona Barbu is FEANTSA’s policy officer in charge of migration. She previously worked in a leading Roma-rights organisation in Romania, as well as on research projects and assisting mobile EU citizens living homeless in Denmark.

Homelessness among asylum-seekers in Brussels

Simona Barbu

The ‘securitisation’ of migration and asylum has not only meant drownings in the Mediterranean but also destitution in Europe’s cities.

Blindspots in free movement lead to homelessness

Simona Barbu and Sergio Pérez Barranco

Mobile EU citizens can fall through national safety nets.