Migration flows data capture the number of migrants entering and leaving (inflow and outflow) a country over the course of a specific period, such as one year. Data on migration flows are essential for understanding global migration patterns and how different factors and policies in countries of origin and destination may be related to flows*.
The EU has integrated various rules and policy frameworks for managing legal migration flows for:
- asylum seekers
- highly skilled workers
- students and researchers
- seasonal workers
- family reunification
Regarding other migration flows, the EU has adopted:
- common rules for processing asylum requests
- a decision to relocate thousands of asylum seekers from Greece and Italy
- readmission agreements for returning illegal migrants