Het doel van deze EMN studie was om de barrières te identificeren aangaande de intra-EU mobiliteit van derde landers en om een overzicht te geven van de Europese en nationale regelgeving en beleid.

As labour and skills shortages have been increasing and are expected to continue rising over the coming decades in all EU Member States, the European Commission published an action plan setting out key measures that the EU, Member States and social partners should take in the short to medium term to address this challenge.