Mediterranean Europe: internal mobility and international migration

In the first few months of 2020, the health crisis linked tothe coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic raised public awarenesson the importance of different types of migratory flows. All ofthe three basic dimensions of mobility, namely immigration,internal migration and emigration, gave rise to serious issues asa consequence of the pandemic and forced governments to takeexceptional measures to deal with them.This was especially true for Mediterranean European countries. In Mediterranean Europe emigration,immigration and internal migration co-exist alongside oneanother and are closely intertwined. Further, there are the flowsof returning migrants (playing a decisive role in the context ofthe economic crisis) and emigration of foreigners or new citizensof the European union. The chapter advancesa first research proposal: it is worth analysing in more detail internalmigration regimes in a group of countries with commoncharacteristics, linking them with migration to and from abroad.