By James Kemmy Regional disintegration, pursued by Britain via Brexit, was notoriously supposed to “Take Back Control” and to realise an ambition of constructing sovereign borders within a contemporary global order. Although the Eurosceptic referendum campaign was largely driven by the promise to cut numbers of arrivals to British shores, migration to the UK has,Continue reading “British Migration Policy Versus Multilateralism: An Ideological Dogfight?”
Category Archives: Migration
Migration and the Mediterranean: Prospects towards the 2024 European Elections
By Federica Attianese The “invisible shipwreck” The new year opened with a new tragedy in the Mediterranean, highlighting the increasingly urgent challenges that the European Union is called upon to confront in the area of migration. On January 13, news broke of the disappearance of two vessels on the central Mediterranean migration route, resulting inContinue reading “Migration and the Mediterranean: Prospects towards the 2024 European Elections”
The Dublin Pact Dilemma: Can Europe Overcome Its Migration Impasse?
By Lorenzo Trasca Introduction The discourse on European migration policy has historically stirred vigorous and often inconclusive discussions between Member States and within European institutions. However, Brussels has witnessed substantial developments in the field of EU migration containment in recent months, putting the issue back at the top of the European agenda. Consequently, a glimmerContinue reading “The Dublin Pact Dilemma: Can Europe Overcome Its Migration Impasse?”
Migration and the EU Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism: A Failed Attempt to Address the Impasse?
by Lorenzo Trasca Lorenzo graduated in International Relations MSc. at LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, Italy. He is a very ambitious person and aims to work for Italian diplomacy by promoting Italy’s political, economic, social, and cultural relations with other countries. He is passionate about foreign languages and speaks Italian, English, and French. The reluctanceContinue reading “Migration and the EU Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism: A Failed Attempt to Address the Impasse?”
ECtHR: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and the duty to repatriate
By Hoda Bourenane A decision regarding the repatriation of children, who grew up with one of their parents being a member of the Islamic State or “Daesh” and their mothers from Syrian camps was issued by the grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in HF and Others v France on SeptemberContinue reading “ECtHR: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and the duty to repatriate”
The EU Border and Coast Guard Agency Amid Old and New Accusations
By Lorenzo Trasca Staff members of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) were recently accused in a report published by OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, of covering-up human rights violations perpetrated by EU Member States. The report, which investigates activities carried out by Frontex since late 2020, was initially only available to MEPsContinue reading “The EU Border and Coast Guard Agency Amid Old and New Accusations”