This EMN Inform offers a concise overview of the main topics covered in the Annual Report on Migration and Asylum 2019 including developments in the fields of legal migration, international protection; unaccompanied minors and vulnerable groups; integration; citizenship and statelessness; borders, visa and Schengen governance; illegal migration including smuggling; return and readmission;
human trafficking and migration and development.
The year saw a number of important developments across the EU, notably the 9th European Parliament Elections, returning again the highest number of seats to the European People’s Party, the appointment of a new European Commission, and the finalisation of negotiations on the departure from the European Union of the United Kingdom, which took place on 31 January 2020. These developments formed the backdrop to developments at EU and national level specifically related to asylum and migration.
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