Definicija: This is a body to assist the EU Member States in effectively studying legal immigration preventing illegal immigration and unlawful residence, in effectively combating immigration crime, in better detecting forged documents and in improving expulsion practice.
Vir definicije: Council Conclusions of 30 November 1994: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=31996Y0919(15)&model=guichett
Vir - besedilo: European Migration Network – EMN Glossary (http://emn.intrasoft-intl.com/html/index.html)
Opomba: As of January 2010, the future existence of this body was under discussion following the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty.