Migrants smuggled by sea to the EU : facts, laws and policy options

dc.contributor.author	DE BRUYCKER, Philippe
dc.contributor.author	DI BARTOLOMEO, Anna
dc.contributor.author	FARGUES, Philippe
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-23T15:57:25Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-23T15:57:25Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1814/29459
dc.description	Migration Policy Centre	en
dc.description.abstract	On 3 October 2013, 366 migrants drowned when their boat sank less than a mile off the shore of the Italian island of Lampedusa. A number of questions must be addressed in finding the best policy response to this tragedy. Was it the sign of a new trend in irregular migration to the EU; or was it a sign of increased risks associated with smuggling? Do smuggled migrants resemble regular asylum seekers and migrants or do they represent a specific group? In other words do the Lampedusa events call for a drastic revision of EU asylum and migration policy or an ad hoc response?
dc.description.sponsorship	The MPC is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Migration Policy Centre	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	MPC Research Report	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2013/09	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.migrationpolicycentre.eu/
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.title	Migrants smuggled by sea to the EU : facts, laws and policy options
dc.type	Technical Report
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