The contemporary migration movements represent one of the world's greatest challenges today which is why this century is often called the century of migration. “As a key dynamic within globalization, migration is an intrinsic part of broader economic and social change and it is contributing to a fundamental transformation of the international political order” (Castles, de Haas and Miller, 2014: xii). Although migration has been present since the beginning of mankind, political significance of migration has increased dramatically in the recent decades and especially in Europe. Therefore, the main goal of this Master thesis is to analyse the connection between political change in Europe and migration and to perceive what consequences migration will have on the policy making in Europe in the future. In the thesis migration data, migration policies and political changes in European countries of Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland will be analysed. Furthermore, relevant professional and scientific literature will be used for the purpose of analysis and therefore better understanding of the problem. Finally, various statistical and graphical methods as well as GIS tools will be applied in purpose of analysing available data and its visualization.