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Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016
The European Union has not been able to establish sustainable security policies that provide solutions to the migration crisis since 2015; instead, its actions have caused tensions among Member States and fortified EU's external borders. Based on this statement, the thesis was based on the following...
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| description | The European Union has not been able to establish sustainable security policies that provide solutions to the migration crisis since 2015; instead, its actions have caused tensions among Member States and fortified EU's external borders. Based on this statement, the thesis was based on the following research questions: why the European Union has not been able to agree on a common asylum policy? Despite failing to agree on a common asylum policy, are there any areas of merging consensus? If so, what are they and why? To provide a complete answer, the thesis evaluates the Union's migration and asylum policies and regulations in place prior to the refugee crisis, and the European Commission's legislative packages in reaction to the crisis. The analysis proves that, instead of pushing further to build a better and harmonized system to share equally across the region the burden of migration, the EU has been externalizing the issue by: fixing quotas on Member States for the relocation of asylum applicants; fortifying its external borders with the creation of the European Border and Coast Guard; working closely with third-countries of origin and transit; and creating more strict measures for the expulsion of migrants. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1422 Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 Pahmer Sanchez, Gretel The European Union has not been able to establish sustainable security policies that provide solutions to the migration crisis since 2015; instead, its actions have caused tensions among Member States and fortified EU's external borders. Based on this statement, the thesis was based on the following research questions: why the European Union has not been able to agree on a common asylum policy? Despite failing to agree on a common asylum policy, are there any areas of merging consensus? If so, what are they and why? To provide a complete answer, the thesis evaluates the Union's migration and asylum policies and regulations in place prior to the refugee crisis, and the European Commission's legislative packages in reaction to the crisis. The analysis proves that, instead of pushing further to build a better and harmonized system to share equally across the region the burden of migration, the EU has been externalizing the issue by: fixing quotas on Member States for the relocation of asylum applicants; fortifying its external borders with the creation of the European Border and Coast Guard; working closely with third-countries of origin and transit; and creating more strict measures for the expulsion of migrants. 2018-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/423 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1422/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain EU Policy-making |
| spellingShingle | EU Policy-making Pahmer Sanchez, Gretel Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title | Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title_full | Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title_fullStr | Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title_short | Refugee flows to Europe: A critical assessment of the policy-making of the European Union between 2015 and 2016 |
| title_sort | refugee flows to europe a critical assessment of the policy making of the european union between 2015 and 2016 |
| topic | EU Policy-making |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/423 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1422/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
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