ABSTRACT
European migration management has been extended from the control of states' own territories to countries of origin and transit, thus creating new spaces of border surveillance and the disciplining of migrants and migration in Africa. Though with the Global Approach on Migration Europe brought forward a comprehensive framework, the practical outcomes in terms of agreements, inter-state cooperation and consequences on societal level show remarkable differences. European member states agreed upon a set of combined measures, decided on an informal meeting of the European Council at Hampton Court in October 2005, and aiming particularly at migration from Africa. These measures then emerged as Europe's Global Approach to Migration. This Global Approach or GAM focused in the first instance on dialogue with countries of transit and origin. Spain concluded a number of almost identical agreements with West African governments, the so-called Second Generation Agreements, which are in line with the European policy of the Global Approach, and have a focus on readmission.
