17-02-2025 15:45
LIBE Reviews Migrant Smuggling Proposal with Study
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In October 2023, the European Commission proposed the Migrant Smuggling Package, which includes a proposal for a Regulation on police cooperation and Europol support (Rapporteur Jeroen Lenaers, EPP) and a revision of the Facilitation Directive (Rapporteur Sippel, S&D). Notably, this package was introduced without an impact assessment.
In response, the LIBE Committee requested the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) to conduct substitute impact assessments to provide deeper insights into both of these proposals. The substitute impact assessment, in the form of a study, which concerns the proposal for a Regulation has now been published and is available online.
On 17 February, the EPRS together with the authors of this study will present their findings during the LIBE Committee meeting. This discussion will offer a clearer understanding of the proposal's potential implications. A further study concerning the Directive will be published at a later date.