CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
The EU's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility
Box 1: Commission Communication on the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility
The EU's asylum and immigration competence
The Committee's inquiry
Chapter 2: Migration patterns and trends in Europe
Migration flows and stocks
Figure 1: Number of international migrants by destination region, 2010 (millions)
The impact of the global economic crisis on migration
Figure 2: Inflows of permanent immigrants into selected EU countries
Irregular migrants
Figure 3: Estimates of the irregular migrant population in the EU
Asylum applications and refugees
Figure 4: Asylum applications in the EU and selected Member States, 1999-2011
Figure 5: Major refugee hosting countries, end 2011
Migration and demographic trends
Figure 6: Old age dependency ratio of EU Member States in 2008 and 2060
Figure 7: Median age of population by group of citizenship and country of birth, EU 27, 2010
Figure 8: Age distribution of nationals, EU and non-EU foreigners, EU27, 2010 (%)
Chapter 3: Legal migration and mobility
Europe's ageing population and future labour market needs
Addressing skills shortages
European legal migration and mobility policies: a greater role for the EU?
Box 2: The Swedish labour migration system
Anticipating labour and skills shortages
Social security coordination
Family reunification
Labour market integration and public opposition to migration
Chapter 4: Irregular migration and trafficking in human beings
Irregular migration and the GAMM
External border controls and tackling irregular migration
The effective management of external borders
EU Readmission Agreements
Box 3: EU Readmission Agreements
Human trafficking
Chapter 5: International protection and asylum policy
European Asylum Support Office
EU asylum policy
Burden sharing and solidarity
Regional Protection Programmes
Box 4: Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs)
Joint EU Resettlement Programme
Box 5: Joint EU Resettlement Programme
Chapter 6: Maximising the development impact of migration and mobility
The role of development in the GAMM
A more integrated approach?
Trade
Brain drain, remittances and diasporas
Brain drain
Remittances
Diasporas
Chapter 7: The future of the global approach to migration and mobility
Mixed competences and effective implementation
Funding, evaluation and monitoring
Mobility Partnerships
Box 6: Mobility Partnerships
The Global Forum on Migration and Development
Box 7: Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
Other international organisations with a role in migration
Chapter 8: The United Kingdom's involvement with EU asylum and immigration policies
The United Kingdom's partial participation in EU asylum and immigration policies
EU immigration measures
EU asylum measures
The Schengen Area
Free movement of persons
International students and net migration targets
Chapter 9: Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: Sub-committee on Home Affairs, Health and Education
Appendix 2: List of witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for evidence
Appendix 4: The UK's participation in EU asylum and immigration measures
Appendix 5: List of acronyms and abbreviations
Evidence is published online at
www.parliament.uk/hleuf
and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020
7219 5314)
References in footnotes to the Report are as follows:
Q refers to a question in oral evidence
Witness names without a question reference refer
to written evidence
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