Supporting migration and labour mobility

Ageing of the European population, labour market shortages, and skills mismatches across the EU reinforce the need to recruit immigrant workers to meet the needs of the labour market.
UNTANGLED’s project results, together with previous literature, have important implications for migration policies at an EU and country specific level. UNTANGLED reports a relatively high level of migration to the EU and within the EU with strong differences in the education levels of migrants, and strong differences in the extent of migration between the EU countries. As the number of posted workers across the EU increase it becomes particularly important for the European Labour Authority (ELA) to safeguard the rights of migrants and establish fair labour markets across the EU. Two key challenges that emerge in this context are the attractiveness of EU countries for migrants, and the successful integration of migrants into the labour market.
The key challenges are addressed in this report by providing policy recommendations at the EU and country level