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Title: EU integration and policy (in)coherence towards irregular migration
Other Titles: The future of the European Union : desmisting the debate
Authors: Petroni, Nadia
Authors: University of Malta. Institute for European Studies
Keywords: Refugees -- Government policy -- European Union countries
European Union -- Politics and government
Emigration and immigration -- Political aspects
Emigration and immigration law
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: University of Malta. Institute for European Studies
Citation: Petroni, N. (2020). EU integration and policy (in)coherence towards irregular migration. In M. Harwood, S. Moncada, R. Pace, (Eds.), The future of the European Union : Demisting the Debate (pp. 230-243). Msida: Institute for European Studies.
Abstract: Irregular migration in the European Union (EU) dominates the current EU political agenda. It is also the top concern of European citizens, according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer (Spring 2019).38 EU member states, however, are not affected to the same degree, resulting in political friction with regard to how to deal with the challenges of this phenomenon. Furthermore, the EU’s failure to provide an adequate and unitary response to the unprecedented influx of irregular migrants in 2015 exposed the strength of state sovereignty within member states and led to divisions within the EU so far as to threaten the overall functioning of the Schengen Area. As a result, the EU approach to irregular migration shows clear signs of following an intergovernmental logic of cooperation, where the supranational institutions have a lesser role leaving member states in the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council in the driving seat. Nonetheless, there is an apparent paradox: EU institutions and member states are more divided than ever over a common approach to irregular migration, yet at the same time they are increasingly converging towards more restrictive migration policies.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/52312
ISBN: 9789918210329
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