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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 |
Appears in Collections: | The future of the European Union : demisting the debate |
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