Publication date: 04 April 2015
The European Parliament Think Tank has published a briefing presenting facts and figures about irregular immigration in the EU.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration, Data & Statistics
Keywords: illegal border crossing, illegal entry, illegal stay, obligation to leave the territory
Publication date: 01 March 2014
This paper published in March 2014 examines the sanctions applied to counteract irregular migration.
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Main theme: Irregular Migration
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: illegal entry, penalties, sanction
Publication date: 09 January 2012
Irregular migration is a subject of ongoing public debate in Europe. Policy makers are under pressure to reduce it and majorities often view it as a problem. Have policy interventions contributed to a decline in irregular migration? Have new hotspots of irregular entry emerged?