The EU and migration [What Think Tank are thinking]

At their meeting in Malta on 3 February, 2017, EU heads of states and government endorsed further objectives to ease the migratory challenge, with a view to stemming irregular migration flows through the central Mediterranean route. The plan foresaw ‘immediate operational measures’ focused on training and supporting the Libyan coastguard in an effort to interrupt people-smuggling and to increase the number of search and rescue missions. As regards returns, the EU wanted to ensure adequate reception conditions for migrants in Libya, with help from UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration.

This note offers links to commentaries and studies on migration from major international think-tanks and research institutes.

Earlier papers on the same topic can be found in a previous edition of 'What Think Tanks are thinking', published in September 2016.

• Primary Source

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

Council of the European Union: Library: Think Tank Review on the EU and migration (TTR, Special Issue, June 2017) http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uploadedFiles/Blogs/Library-Blog/Posts/TTR%20-%202017%20-%20special%20-%20migration.pdf

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