Commission report calls for forward-looking policies on migration

EU News 295/2013

IP/13/552
Brussels, 17 June 2013

How are the EU and its Member States addressing the challenges and opportunities of migration? Analysing the 2012 and early 2013 developments in the areas of immigration and asylum, a Commission report published today calls for a more coherent EU response.

This includes reinforcing well-managed legal immigration and integration policies, and working on a more modern and efficient management of traveller flows at its external borders. It also requires stepping up the fight against trafficking in human beings and better addressing irregular migration while ensuring that the fundamental rights of immigrants and asylum seekers are guaranteed.

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-552_en.htm?locale=en

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