Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/237683 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Policy Notes and Reports No. 49
Publisher: 
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), Vienna
Abstract: 
Even in a baseline scenario in terms of climate change and conflict in the EU's neighbouring regions, there is likely to be a substantial increase in the number of people trying to reach the EU in the coming decades. Moreover, an ever larger share of those seeking to reach Europe are likely to come from Africa and the Middle East. Migration and integration policy will have to recognise this fact. In this policy note, we do three things. First, we assess the push and pull factors for migration to the EU, provide an overview of the debates about migration in the EU currently, and how these create the structures within which politicians can act. Second, we give an overview of EU policy on migration as it stands, and in particular its evolution since the migration and refugee crisis of 2015-2016. Finally, we detail our proposals for how EU migration policy should evolve in order to meet the challenges that the coming decades will bring. We conclude that the EU must manage future migration flows via a partnership approach, particularly in relation to Africa. The EU should also encourage circular migration, be flexible, devote sufficient resources to support refugees in its neighbouring regions, tackle integration challenges, and communicate properly and honestly.
Subjects: 
Africa
Middle East
Eastern EU partnership countries
migration
migration policy
demographic developments
refugees
migration policies
JEL: 
F22
J11
J61
O15
Document Type: 
Research Report

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