By analysing the results that emerged from the 7th Euromed survey, this short contribution focuses on examining perceptions of experts and stakeholders involved about the actions carried out by the main actors dealing with migration and refugee issues from the Mediterranean. to do so, the text looks, firstly, at the political responses by the main actors to the current situation. secondly, it analyses the drivers shaping these political responses. thirdly, it examines the potential source of domestic and regional instability. Fourthly, it focuses on the role of the EU in dealing with the phenomenon. the document will conclude with some final remarks.