PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL REALITIES, pages: 71 - 86, 2018

Are there good smugglers? Solutions to migrants smuggling into Europe

Rezumat: According to the data provided by Europol there are around 40 000 migrant smugglers suspected of being involved in migrant smuggling networks. Nine out of ten refugees now in Europe admit that they used the services of a smuggler to get here. The article refers to the process of decision-making of migrants and refugees and the organizational structure of smuggling networks. Potential immediate actions and solutions and obstacles hindering the process are considered.