Скачать или смотреть Measuring irregular migration and returns in the EU

📊 Irregular migration is difficult to define and measure. Existing EU data on border crossings, unauthorised stays, and returns are often incomplete and inconsistent, offering only a partial and sometimes misleading picture. Yet these figures shape policymaking and fuel a narrative of a long-standing migration crisis in the EU. They also trigger renewed efforts to reinforce EU measures seeking to deter, criminalise, and return irregular migrants. While new data sources may fill some gaps, a fuller understanding requires additional indicators focused on rights, effectiveness, and policy coherence.

🔎 Discover more about EU data sources on irregular migration and return, and the complementary approaches needed to address key gaps, in our briefing: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinkt...