Forslaget fremhæver, at "netværket som en videreudvikling af systemet for tidlig varsling først og fremmest skal lette udvekslingen af strategiske og taktiske oplysninger om menneskesmugling og ulovlig indvandring og disses tendenser", idet "udveksling af personoplysninger i forbindelse med ulovlige migrationsstrømme og menneskesmugling" dog endnu ikke er omfattet.
Despite certain concerns expressed in the European Parliament's opinion, this initiative, although it is apparently ‘ technical’ and ‘ neutral ’, in fact has to be seen in the context of the criminalisation of immigration and of support for so-called emergency management and the deportation of immigrants back to their countries of origin. The proposal emphasises that ‘ as a development of the Early Warning System, the network is primarily designed to facilitate the exchange of strategic and tactical information on irregular or illegal migratory flows and trends’.