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EU Asylum Policy: Which Way?

It was in 1999 that the Member States of the European Union decided to lay the foundations for a European asylum policy. While legislative action has been important, the goals set 20 years ago have not all been achieved. While the "refugee crisis" has given priority to the "policy of controlling migratory flows" to the detriment of the right of asylum, we can question the capacity of States to build a European area of ​​protection perceived and lived as such by refugees and stakeholders (Paper i (...)

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News

23.11.2021 - European Commission - Speech by President von der Leyen - Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU

Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the conclusions of the October European Council and the situation in Belarus a (...)

23.11.2021 - European Commission/EEAS - Communication/Proposal - State-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border

As part of the European Union's united response to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of people at the EU's external border with Belarus, the Commiss (...)

16.11.2021 - Court of Justice - Judgment - Commission V. Hungary - Case C-821/19

By criminalising organising activities in relation to the initiation of a procedure for international protection by persons not fulfilling the nationa (...)

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Papers

Experts Council on Integration and Migration - "No More Morias ? Origins, challenges and prospects of the hotspots on the Greek islands"

The refugee camps on the Greek islands have long been overcrowded; residents are subject to precarious and insecure living conditions and lack basic services. Asylum and return procedures in the so-called hotspots are slow. The Policy Brief by the Scientific Staff of the Expert Council identifies three factors underlying the situation in the hotspots: The impact of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement, ongoing challenges in the Greek political and administrative system, and the shortcomings of EU asylum (...)

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