Migration and humanitarian corridors: an EU-funded project as a driver for change

Abstract In recent years, international migration has become a widespread phenomenon within the European Union and the global economy. It involves the movement of people who cross national borders either temporarily or permanently and leave their home country. Modern migration is characterised as a global, multidirectional and large-scale process and is of great interest to Europe and the EU in particular. After a brief introduction to the data on recent migration trends in Europe, this article presents an EU-funded project that has dealt with the specific case of humanitarian corridors, which emerged from civil society in Italy and have been implemented in several European countries since 2016. As an alternative to uncontrolled migration flows and based on solid experience, the humanitarian corridors are described as the only acceptable alternative to the lack of a common migration policy and presented as a solution to a current and timely challenge for our society today.