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The management of the refugee crisis is probably one of the main challenges the European Union and its society are facing today, due to its size, its pace and the complexity of its social, political and economic implications.

A holistic approach to migration requires firstly that the external policies of the EU, such as cooperation with third countries, humanitarian and development aid, trade, investment and security and defence policies, prove themselves capable of addressing the root causes of migration: conflicts, poverty, lack of freedoms, inequalities, extreme environmental conditions; secondly, that internal policies such as employment, education, welfare, health, are open, harmonious and flexible enough to turn the challenges presented by migratory pressures into a resource for the economic and cultural development of our societies.

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