Migration [What Think Tanks are thinking]

At the European Council meeting on 18 October 2018, European Union Heads of State or Government vowed to step up the fight against illegal migration, by intensifying efforts to crack down on smuggling networks, protect external borders and cooperate with countries of origin and transit.

The EU's southern borders remained under pressure from irregular migrants escaping poverty and conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, although the leaders noted that illegal border crossings into the EU have declined by 95% from their peak in October 2015. The leaders also said in their conclusions that a joint task force should be established at Europol's European Migrant Smuggling Centre.

The European Commission was to propose a comprehensive set of implementation measures by December 2018, and the leaders urged the European Parliament and Council to examine promptly the recent proposals on the Return Directive, the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard.

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':

The migration challenge, June 2018
Migration, March 2018
Migration into the EU, June 2017
The EU and migration, February 2017.
The EU and migration, September 2016
The Migration Crisis, May 2016
Europe’s migration crisis, March 2016
The Schengen Area, February 2016
Migration, December 2015
Migration, September 2015
The EU’s Migration Challenge, April 2015

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

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