United Europe: the Challenge of Illegal Migration

The article deals with one of the crucial issues of the European policy - illegal migration, its reasons, consequences and collaborative mechanisms of member states in solution of the problem. The author analyzes the structure and main trends in activities of States and involved EU institutes. The author comes to conclusion that the efforts undertaken by the EU countries in struggle with illegal migration are not sufficient and that the mandate of involved EU institutions should be broaden. The author addresses the influence of the consequences of illegal migration on European security and integration as well. The author defines the blind spots of migration policies of the member states that became the reason of existing social and cultural tensions and offers suggestions of improvement the current complex situation.