Repeated failure to integrate migrants into European societies

Question for written answer E-002132/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE), Julien Leonardelli (PfE), Virginie Joron (PfE), Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain (PfE), Fabrice Leggeri (PfE), André Rougé (PfE), Valérie Deloge (PfE), Gilles Pennelle (PfE), Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE), Alexandre Varaut (PfE), Pierre Pimpie (PfE), Pascale Piera (PfE), Mélanie Disdier (PfE), Anne-Sophie Frigout (PfE)

In light of the ongoing audit of the effectiveness of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF)[1] and current data showing repeated failure to integrate third-country nationals into European societies, a reassessment of current migration management policies is essential. The persistence of socio-economic disparities between migrants and EU citizens, as well as the increasing risks of unemployment and social exclusion, raise questions about the appropriateness of pursuing a policy of taking in migrants on a massive scale.

• 1.How can the Commission justify continuing to increase funding for integration policies when the results clearly demonstrate the limitations of such measures, particularly in terms of reducing socio-economic disparities and of social cohesion?
• 2.Is the voluntary or forced return of migrants to their countries of origin, as supported by an increasing number of European citizens, envisaged as an alternative priority in the context of EU migration policies, including a readjustment of AMIF funding to support such action?
• 3.Has the Commission assessed the long-term impact of current policies on the stability of European societies, and what specific measures does it envisage for promoting the return of migrants to their countries of origin?

Submitted: 17.10.2024

• [1] https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/news/news2024_10_newsletter_01