Terwijl momenteel het vizier sterk gericht staat op de Europese oostgrens, is de migratiedruk aan de zuidgrens onverminderd groot. De migratiedruk vanuit het zuiden naar Spanje is de afgelopen jaren ook onderhevig geweest aan enkele schommelingen. Zo kwamen er in 2018 ineens veel mensen naar Spanje, …

This research explores the illegal migration of youths abroad through the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea which results in the loss of lives of thousands of migrating youths travelling across these dangers routes en route Europe.

The research sought to assess the impact of Operations Triton, Poseidon and Sophia on migrants seeking asylum in the EU, in terms of the risks associated with their journey and the prospect of finding asylum in the EU. It focussed on the period between 1 January 2015 and 14 September 2016, in which the …