title: [Migratory flows in the Mediterranean Basin].
abstract: Recent trends in international migration in the Mediterranean region are analyzed, with the focus on South-North migration to Europe. "This migration towards Western Europe has taken various forms, from labour force migration, in a first phase, to family reunification, and more recently, asylum requests and irregular immigration.  These migratory flows must be understood within the context of a severe imbalance--demographic and economic--between the Southern and Northern banks of the Mediterranean.  Europe and especially the European Union is directly confronted by this persistent migratory pressure coming from the other Mediterranean countries.  Its future can only be conceived of through new and innovative forms of cooperation with its Mediterranean partners." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000352:Africa, Northern; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D007391:International Cooperation; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012036:Refugees; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Africa; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Illegal Migrants; International Cooperation; International Migration; Labor Migration; Migrants; Migration; Northern Africa; Population; Population Dynamics; Refugees; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Europe
vernacular_title: Les flux migratoires dans le bassin mediterraneen.