Migration to the EU: a survey of first-line practitioners during COVID-19

This data base was created from responses to a survey designed and carried out by the project PERCEPTIONS, a European Union Horizon 2020 funded project (Grant Agreement No. 833870). The project examined how Europe and the EU are seen by people who have immigrated there or intend to do so. It examined what perceptions of Europe exist among migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, how they are formed, whether they correspond to reality and how they influence migration decisions. It also examined how the flow of information could be distorted and whether inaccurate information could lead to a threat to the security of migrants (e.g. through dangerous border crossings) or even national security (e.g. through radicalisation). The survey was carried out with first-line practitioners, defined as professionals who have contact with migrants in their work. It was distributed between October and December 2022 and received 788 responses. Participants could take the survey in 11 languages (Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Romanian and Spanish) and responses were received from 17 different countries (Austria, Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, and the United Kingdom). The survey aimed to explore perceptions of Europe that first-line practitioners observe among migrants, how practitioners believe inaccurate information may influence migration, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the field of migration-related work. A report summarising the results of the survey can be accessed here.本数据库源自欧盟地平线2020（Horizon 2020）资助项目“PERCEPTIONS”（资助协议编号：833870）设计并开展的调研答卷数据。该项目聚焦于探究移民至欧洲或计划移民欧洲的群体对欧洲及欧盟的认知现状，剖析移民、难民与寻求庇护者群体的欧洲认知、其形成机制、与现实的契合程度，以及此类认知如何影响移民决策；同时还探究了信息流可能被扭曲的情形，以及不实信息是否会对移民安全（例如通过危险的跨境偷渡行为）乃至国家安全（例如通过极端化行为）构成威胁。 本次调研面向一线从业者展开，一线从业者指在工作中直接接触移民群体的专业人员。调研于2022年10月至12月期间开展，共回收有效答卷788份。参与者可通过11种语言完成问卷，包括阿尔巴尼亚语、阿拉伯语、保加利亚语、荷兰语、英语、法语、德语、希腊语、意大利语、罗马尼亚语及西班牙语；答卷来自17个不同国家，分别为奥地利、阿尔及利亚、比利时、保加利亚、塞浦路斯、埃及、法国、德国、希腊、意大利、科索沃、立陶宛、荷兰、塞尔维亚、西班牙、突尼斯及英国。 本次调研旨在探索一线从业者所观察到的移民群体对欧洲的认知情况、从业者认为不实信息可能对移民行为产生的影响，以及新冠疫情对移民相关工作领域造成的冲击。 本次调研结果的汇总报告可在此处获取。