Germany has become a magnet for skilled migrants from the EU. The Expert Council’s 2013 Annual Report looks at how internal EU migration is developing and which opportunities and challenges are associated with it, for example, the migration of low-skilled workers caused by a precarious economic situation in their home countries. In its Annual Report, the Expert Council issues recommendations on how to combine state-of-the-art migration management with improved integration of migrants. In the case of Germany, the Expert Council pinpoints positive migration trends and remaining obstacles in the recognition of foreign credentials and concludes that the German Laender have to ensure that the recognition is standardised as much as possible throughout Germany. Furthermore, the Expert Council recommends the development of a more consistent migration policy through a National Migration Action Plan which covers the immigration of EU citizens as well as the immigration of non-EU nationals. The Annual Report features data from SVR’s 2013 Migration Barometer. More than 2,200 people with and without a migration background were asked to provide their opinion on freedom of movement within the EU, their identification with Europe and solidarity in Europe.

Sachverständigenrat deutscher Stiftungen für Integration und Migration

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