European Union Committee
EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling
4th Report of Session 2015-16 - published 3 November 2015 - HL Paper 46
The EU’s Action Plan against migrant smuggling
Chapter 2: Migrants and migrant smugglers
Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees
Who are the migrants entering the EU?
Figure 1: Main Land and Sea Routes of Irregular Entry into
the EU
Smugglers as “evil” and “organised”
Chapter 3: The Action Plan in context
Addressing root causes of irregular migration
Establishing safe and legal routes
Box 2: What are safe and legal routes?
Migrant smuggling and other EU policy areas
Migrant smuggling in the international context
Chapter 4: The Action Plan in practice
(i) Enhanced judicial and law enforcement response
(ii) Improved gathering and sharing of information
(iii) Preventing smuggling and assisting vulnerable migrants
(iv) Cooperation with third countries
The role of EU Agencies in the Action Plan
Cooperation, communication and coordination
Figure 2: The “Hotspots” approach
Cooperation with Member State authorities
Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and Declarations of Interest
Appendix 4: List of actions in the EU Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling
Appendix 5: List of EU Agencies
Appendix 7: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/eu-action-plan-against-migrant-smuggling and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
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