The intersection between the Commission Communication on a Common Immigration Policy for Europe, another on a Policy Plan on Asylum and the various drafts of the French Presidency's European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, raises a number of questions: First, what are the nature, context and key...

In den letzten Jahren ist die Zahl der Menschen, die erzwungenermaßen ihre Heimatländer verlassen mussten, auf das höchste Niveau seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg angestiegen. Millionen Menschen versuchen, dem Morden in Regionen wie Syrien, Afghanistan oder dem Südsudan zu entkommen. Andere leiden...

This paper examines how the refugee protection obligations of European countries have been affected by increasing integration and enlargement of the European Union. The creation of an EU area without internal border controls for the movement of persons has had a profound effect on the way in...

Upon request by the LIBE committee, this study examines the reasons why the Dublin system of allocation of responsibility for asylum seekers does not work effectively from the viewpoint of Member States or asylum-seekers. It argues that as long as it is based on the use of coercion against...

From an examination of the instruments of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and related policy measures regarding border surveillance and migration management, two interrelated issues stand out as particularly sensitive: access to asylum and responsibility for refugee protection. The...