No. 230: Contracting Out – the EU’s Migration Gamble

Author(s): Lisa Watanabe
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series Editor(s): Christian Nünlist, Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 230
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Place: Zurich

Although irregular migration to Europe has declined, avoiding a recurrence of events in 2015 is seen as paramount. The EU is increasingly relying on cooperation with third countries to reduce migration pressure. Such cooperation, however, often fails to sufficiently consider the political and economic contexts of partners, which could ultimately compromise the EU’s own migration aims and values.

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Main Migration Routes to Europe in 2017