Its purpose is formally to establish the European Migration Network - which has already been launched as a pilot project - and to give it a proper legal basis which describes its objectives, tasks and structure, as well as other elements important for its operation, such as its funding and the setting up of an information exchange system open to the public.
Selle eesmärk on luua ametlikult Euroopa rändevõrgustik – mis on katseprojektina juba käivitatud – ning anda sellele nõuetekohane õiguslik alus, milles kirjeldatakse eesmärke, ülesandeid ja ülesehitust ning muid selle tegevuseks vajalikke elemente nagu rahastamine ja üldsusele avatud teabevahetussüsteemi rajamine.