When assessing whether a Member State is under migratory pressure, at risk of migratory pressure or facing a significant migratory situation, the Commission, on the basis of a broad quantitative and qualitative assessment, should take account of a broad range of factors, including the relevant recommendations provided by the Asylum Agency and information gathered pursuant to the EU mechanism for preparedness and management of crises related to migration. Such factors should include: the number of applications for international protection, irregular border crossings, unauthorised movements of third-country nationals and stateless persons between the Member States, return decisions issued and enforced, transfer decisions issued and carried out, number of arrivals by sea including through disembarkations following search and rescue operations, vulnerabilities of asylum applicants and the capacity of a Member State in managing its asylum and reception caseload, the specificities stemming from the Member States’ geographical location and relations with relevant third countries and possible situations of instrumentalisation of migrants.