For those familiar with the international agenda in migration, this statement made by Michael Spindelegger (Director General ICMPD) at the Vienna Migration Conference 2022 might sound rather affirmative than a wake-up call. For the European Union, this path already started before the war in the Ukraine, and even before the refugee crisis in 2015. It was in the Finnish town of Tampere, where 23 years ago the Member States came together and outlined the future for European migration and asylum policies. It was a time when Europe had just faced what was then the most significant refugee crisis since the Second World War. The Tampere conclusion adopted by the European Council in October 1999 stressed the need to stronger partnerships and cooperation with countries outside of the European Union in managing migration flows. Tampere was a clear statement that no nation can manage migration without international cooperation.