European Agenda on Migration: a smart and humane policy

Matthias Ruete is Director General of the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) of the European Commission

In the migration and mobility fields, the European Union has implemented important changes during the last years, among them there are the EU-CELAC Structured and Comprehensive Dialogue on Bi-regional Migration. To take a step forward, it is necessary to continue strengthening the commitment through multilateral fora. The bi-regional dialogue needs to be implemented together with a set of global policies in order to achieve an UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Read paper