| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service |
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| Series Title | What Think Tanks Are Thinking |
| Series Details | 22.06.18 |
| Publication Date | 22/06/2018 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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At the European Council on the 28-29 June 2018, European Union Heads of State or Government were due to discuss the politically charged issue of reforming the EU’s migration and asylum policies. Divisions among EU members over how to handle migrants were exposed again earlier in June 2018 when Italy’s new government tightened its migration policy, while the German ruling coalition faced a potentially destabilising rift over the issue. The EU's southern borders remained under pressure from irregular migrants escaping poverty and war in the Middle East and Africa. Although the 2016 agreement between the EU and Turkey significantly slowed the influx of migrants into Europe, the problem continued to be used for political gain by nationalist, anti-immigrant and populist movements across the EU. This note offered links to commentaries and studies on migration by major international think tanks. Further information Earlier papers on the same topic can be found in previous editions of 'What Think Tanks are Thinking': Migration, March 2018 |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2018/623552/EPRS_BRI(2018)623552_EN.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
