Ylva Johansson, the EU’s Commissioner for Home Affairs, asserted that legal migration to the European Union needs to rise by one million people annually to counteract workforce declines due to ageing. While acknowledging the success of legal migration, Johansson emphasized the need for orderly growth to address the EU’s shrinking workforce. She also urged nations to combat illegal migration, emphasizing the importance of preventing irregular arrivals facilitated by smugglers. Johansson’s remarks come as the EU grapples with managing migration flows and seeks a global alliance to confront smuggling networks.