Transformations, Policy Contradictions and the Quest for New Approaches to the European Migration System

The European migration system has been recently reshaped by two EU enlargements processes in a short time of span. Changes in extent and magnitude of pre- and post accession migration flows show similarities and differences. Though it is too early to make a final assessment of these processes in the migration realm, a number of interesting research questions and relevant policy issues are worth to be addressed. (...) This contribution aims at sketching the evolution of the European migration system and related European migration policies in light of the EU accession process