scholarly journals Transformation of the EU migration policy at the beginning of the XXI century

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
М. М. Шелемба
Keyword(s):  
Migration Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
Methodical Approach ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Legal Mechanism ◽  
The Eu

The main features of the transformation of the EU migration policy in the beginning of the XXI century were systematized. The author’s methodical approach, based on the use of comparative analysis, statistical analysis, the method of content analysis of the discourse of the provisions of the legal mechanism (the basic principles of rules and directives), discourse analysis, is used to carry out the research. The assessment showed the complexity, thoroughness, scientific novelty of the proposed author’s methodical approach regarding the analysis of the effectiveness of the transformation of the EU migration policy in the early twenty-first century. It was established that according to the first stage of the analysis it was determined: intensification of migration flows, connected with factors of deterioration of political, socio-economic situation in some regions of the world; the growth of the split in terms of the soundness, expediency of the basic principles of the super-state migration policy. The research at the second stage of the analysis, devoted to the study of the situation after reforming the legal mechanism of the regulation of migration policy, made it possible to identify: the reduction of migration flows (especially illegal ones) after the changes of the legal mechanism of regulation of migration policy in the EU; improvement of the main migration procedures in the EU; improving the external position of the European Union as an effective supranational organization with the potential and capabilities for managing migration. The assessment showed that changes in the legal mechanism for regulating the migration crisis in the EU have determined the following policy areas in this area: responding to current problems and finding possible ways and strategies for solving the migration crisis (emergency measures for the rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean, the allocation of additional funds for rescue operations, the coordination of enhanced security measures, which required the mandatory removal of fingerprints from all migrants who arrived in the EU, as well as the accelerated process of deportation of illegal migrants or those who were refused asylum; involvement in the suspension of migration flows and the development of illegal migration into the EU of third countries in order to optimize and ensure effective results); the formation of a more effective system of migration legislation at the pan-European level as a whole (continuation of Turkey’s involvement in the settlement of illegal migrants; Reforming the pan-European asylum system). It is proved that these reforms were declared at the level of the provisions of the legal mechanism and implemented at the practical level.

scholarly journals Social Integration of Refugees in the European Union (based on the Spanish experience)

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
M.G. Galakhtin ◽  
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V.A. Stepanov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Migration Crisis

The current situation in the field of social integration of migrants in the countries of the European Union is analyzed on the example of Spain. The phenomena that caused the 2015 migration crisis in Europe and the social consequences of the crisis, as well as measures to overcome it, are considered. The issues and problems of Spanish migration policy related to migration flows and new challenges of social integration and adaptation of migrants are evaluated.

Budapest and Brussels’ migration policy (2014–2019)

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-57
Author(s):  
Bela Y. Zhelitski ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Middle East ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Political Class ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Eu

Following a brief description of the unprecedented waves of migration flowing into Europe from the Middle East and Africa, the author analyses the migration policy of the European Union and Hungary's attitude towards this policy between 2014 and 2019. The study centers on the positions, views, and specific actions of the leadership of the European Commission and the political class of Hungary, as well as the relations between them. The main approaches of the parties towards solving the problems of the migration crisis and the differences between them on key issues of migration policy, which at times turned into confrontations between Budapest and Brussels, are shown. Particular attention is given to the circumstances that led to the EU migration crisis.

THE EUROPEAN UNION MIGRATION POLICY IN TERMS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
pp. 80-92
Author(s):  
Maxim V. Fomenko ◽  
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Anfisa E. Kriuchkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
European Migration ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the impact of the epidemiological situation in the countries of the European Union in connection with the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic on the migration policy of the integration association. Based on the analysis of documents and statistical materials, the author identified the key factors that determine the transformation of European migration policy at the present stage. In addition to that the author put forward the idea of the EU maintaining the course for the implementation of a set of measures taken in this area before the beginning of the pandemic. The article analyzes some of the consequences of the migration crisis of 2015-2016. Some documents adopted in the EU during and after the migration crisis are cited. A critical understanding of the "open door policy" is given. After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU countries faced a new challenge. The global lockdown put tens of thousands of migrants in a vulnerable position in EU countries awaiting status. Despite the fact that the primary tasks of accommodating and helping migrants at the beginning of the pandemic were solved, it is worth noting that the European Union did not show proper coordination of actions. For example, a comprehensive approach to the formation of a unified migration policy has not yet been developed.

Refugees, as a challenge to the modern migration policy of the European Union

2017 ◽  
pp. 85-89
Author(s):  
Anastasiya Vatamanyuk
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Europe Today ◽  
European Migration

The article presents migration policy of the European Union and its evolution under the influence of modern challenges, including the problem of Refugee.In the context of recent events, the problem with the number of refugees in the world is becoming more and more urgent. Due to the instability and the state of war, the policy of regulation and management of migration flows has deteriorated and complicated in general. This explains why the issue of solving the problem of refugees and illegal migrants is on the agenda in Europe today. To stop the huge flow of refugees can be possible only by applying the radical changes of the situation in the problem countries, such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc, by not only fighting against migration, but also implementing appropriate administration. The increase in the number of terrorist attacks, the social tension among the citizens of the recipient countries, the aggressive refugees’ attacks on peaceful citizens, the criminal action against the police and other executive branches, the mass riots in the developed, democratic countries lead to some correction of the European migration policy. The increased number of refugees in the last 5 years forces the European community not only to help and support the victims, but also to introduce stricter measures to protect their own borders, citizens and political stability. Keywords: The refugees, the migration policy, the European Union, the donor countries, the recipient countries

The EU Migration Crisis: A Crisis Analysis Case Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Slominski
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
And Migration ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU) migration crisis has been part and parcel of a conglomerate of crises that have affected the EU since the late 2000s, as have the financial and sovereign debt crisis, “Brexit,” the Russia–Ukraine conflict, as well as tensions within transatlantic relations. Scholarship on the EU has devoted much attention in assessing what the migration crisis means for EU integration at large. In particular, EU scholars are interested why the migration crisis has led to political gridlock and a renationalization of border controls rather than a deepening of integration. While they differ in their explanations, these explanations shed light on different aspects of the crisis and are far from mutually exclusive. Scholars who are more interested in the area of EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) largely agree with EU theorists that the field suffers from an incomplete governance design, the dominance of EU member states, and weak supranational capacities. Their analysis also focuses on intra-EU dynamics but offers a more nuanced empirical assessment of relevant EU institutions and decision-making in the course of managing the migration crisis. This growing body of research produces valuable insights and largely confirms existing scholarship, including that on the growing securitization and externalization of EU asylum and migration policy. The EU’s understanding as a norm-based power is particularly challenged by the migratory movements in the wake of the crisis. A small but growing scholarship analyses how the EU is balancing its non-entrée policy with its legal obligation, and what kind of governance arrangements result from that. While this scholarship has enriched our understanding of the EU migration crisis, it has not generated a major refinement of the standard approaches of EU theorists and JHA scholars. To further enrich the literature on the migration crisis, scholars should go beyond studying the dynamics of EU decision-making and the role of EU institutions. Such an approach should engage more systematically with international actors and institutions that have the capacity to influence EU migration policy. At the same time, global phenomena such as war, poverty, or climate change should also be taken into account in assessing the EU’s room for maneuver in handling migratory pressures. Future research on the migration crisis as well as on migration challenges should thus not only connect with other subfields of political science, such as policy analysis or international relations, but also open up to other disciplines such as law, demography, or environmental studies.

scholarly journals Aspekty polityki Unii Europejskiej wobec Turcji, Jordanii i Libanu w kontekście kryzysu migracyjnego

Politeja ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (54) ◽  
pp. 347-359
Author(s):  
Wawrzyniec Banach
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
The Eu

Aspects of the External Policy of the European Union Towards Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon in the Context of Migration CrisisThe aim of the article is to explore the processes of the policy of the European Union towards the three countries most affected by massive migration flows from Syria from 2011. Analysis of the legal acts and soft law documents of the European Union allowed to recognize the main mechanisms standing behind the EU external policy dimension. The results of the study have identified the process of externalization of the migration policy and external border management of the EU towards Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.

Migration terminology in the EU Institutions

Terminology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55
Author(s):  
Jessica Mariani
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Institutional Texts ◽  
Migration Network ◽  
European Migration ◽  
The Eu

Abstract ‘Migration’ has recently become a single domain for specialized terminology in the European Union, linked to the crisis which has been rapidly unfolding in Europe since 2015. The migration crisis, with the dramatic increase in arrivals of migrants in Europe, has highlighted the uncertainty of institutional classifications used to describe and manage migration flows. What is a migrant in the EU Institutions and how is the term refugee or asylum seeker respectively classified? The present study delves into Migration from a terminological perspective and investigates how migrants have been mirrored through terminology in institutional texts from 1950 to 2016 by analyzing two sets of corpora: the European Migration Network glossaries (EMN) of the European Commission and the EU database of official legislative text, EUR-lex EN 2/16. This paper aims to show how migration phenomena can be narrated through the lens of terminology and how term choice plays a vital role in making an impact in the representation of migrants and refugees in political institutions and society.

Polityka migracyjna Unii Europejskiej a problem integracji imigrantów w Niemczech, Francji i Holandii

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 392-403
Author(s):  
Jarosław Ślęzak
Keyword(s):  
Migration Policy ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
European Values ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Immigrant Integration Policy ◽  
The Eu

Several stages can be distinguished in the EU migration policy. Member States within the European Communities have adopted internal regulations on economic migrants. Since the 1980s, the process of regulating the migration problem by the countries of the European Community has begun. The most important activities are TREVI agreement, Schengen, the TAMPERE Program, the Hague Program, FRONTEX, EURODAC, the Integrated Border Management Fund and the European Return Fund. The European Union has demonstrated a global approach to migration. The migration crisis has influenced the emergence of a new immigrant integration policy in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Contracts have been created for immigrants, which force them to learn a language, take up jobs and adhere to the principles of European values and culture.

scholarly journals The Influence of the Migration Crisis of 2015 on the EU Migration Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-23
Author(s):  
Marianna Gladysh ◽  
Viktor Viktor
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
The Eu

Nowadays the European Union migration policy towards is one of the most important aspects in ensuring internal security of the EU. At the end of the XXth – beginning of the XXI century, Europe faced a new phenomenon – the intensifi cation of migration processes, namely the influx of refugees and migrants-asylum seekers from third countries. Therefore, it led to the creation and development of common migration policy of the European Union. In this regard, it was important to create legislation that could regulate such issues as border security and combating illegal migration, as well as to create a common asylum system. The need to study the legal framework on which the EU policy on migrants and refugees is based, and to study the current state and trends in the migration policy of the member-states of the EU has determined the relevance of this study. The importance of this topic is intensified by the European migration crisis of 2015, which is even described as a humanitarian catastrophe caused by a massive influx of refugees from Africa and the Middle East. It showed the main problems in the sphere of migration policy and policy towards refugees: imperfection of the system of delimitation of the EU competencies; a large number of countries with confl icting interests in various spheres; fragmentation of programs in force at the national level. To address the migration crisis, the EU used a multifaceted strategy: improving and creating new migration management institutions, expanding crossregional dialogue with the countries of the Mediterranean region, Africa and the Middle East; continued to reformat the Mediterranean region (region-building). Potential approaches range from an internal search for strategies in which each member state seeks to defend its own interests (sometimes even against European integration processes) to a more farsighted approach in which member states work together to address a wide range of migration issues.

‘Losing Leverage’ in the Neighbourhood: A Cognitive Frame Analysis of the European Union Migration Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-323
Author(s):  
Jyri J. Jäntti ◽  
Benjamin Klasche
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Burden Sharing ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cognitive Frames ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Power Shift ◽  
Security Problem ◽  
The Eu

The European Union (EU)–Turkey deal consolidated a shift in the EU’s migration policy. The deal is the culmination of the dominance of the security frame and depicts the continuous externalization of the EU’s responsibility of asylum protection and burden sharing. The strengthening of the security frame has weakened the humanitarian norms that previously dictated EU’s behaviour. This has led to the EU losing some of its comparative advantages in negotiations. Simultaneously, the instrumentalization of the value of asylum, paired with an increased number of asylum seekers, has given negotiation leverage to the neighbouring countries turned service providers. These changes in perception and norms have created a power shift, at the disadvantage of the EU, creating a more leveled playing field for negotiations between the parties. This article tracks the historical shifts in the global refugee regime to explain how today’s situation was created. Hereby, the existence of two competing cognitive frames—humanitarian and security—is assumed, tracked and analysed. While looking at the EU–Turkey deal, the article shows that the EU has started treating refugees as a security problem rather than a humanitarian issue, breaking the normative fabric of the refugee regime in the process. The article also displays how Turkey was able to capitalise on this new reality and engage with negotiations of other neighbouring countries of EU that point towards a change of dynamics in the global refugee regime.

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