Economic migrations

The immigration issue remains at the top of the EU agenda. Every day brings new flows of people into Italy, Greece and elsewhere.

 Many of these migrants come from countries in deep national crisis. From a legal point of view, they are bona fide candidates to be accepted as refugees.

Some others are coming for obvious economic reasons, as they try to run away from poverty and find jobs in Europe. This category should be confronted with greater hurdles to get through the legal process. But there is a growing view that poverty might also be a good reason to be recognised as a candidate to obtain a legal status, particularly if you have taken so many risks to get into the EU.

This is of course a matter that needs to be discussed. A common approach needs to be agreed as far as these economic migrants are concerned. It is urgent, it should be shared by all the Sates in the EU, and it should also be clearly explained to the European citizens.

The leaders cannot give the impression that there is no policy, that there is no clear idea about the issue. And that´s is, at present, the image that prevails.