Brussels, 11/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 11 July, the Migration Policy Centre published a report on stereotypes in the migration and asylum area in the presence of Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and MPC director Philippe Fargues. The report entitled “Is what we hear about migration really true? Questioning eight stereotypes", carried out and published by the Migration Policy Centre, based within the European University Institute in Florence, re-thinks eight migration stereotypes in the light of research findings. The report examines eight common stereotypes on migration and asylum, like “we don't need immigrants” or “immigrants steal our jobs” or that there is no need for low-skilled workers from outside Europe. These stereotypes are used and abused by populist parties in Europe, said Malmström. After World War Two, the population of the EU made up 14.5% of the world population, compared with 7% today. Without immigration, the EU's population would be 58 million fewer in 2050 than in 2010, according to Eurostat, with the risk of having even less of an influence on the global stage. The study finds a positive correlation between immigration and a fall in unemployment, stated Philippe Fargues, pointing out that immigrants contribute to member states' budgets. “Low-skilled” workers from India are the mainstay of the dairy industry in Italy, particularly for the manufacture of Parmesan. (SP)