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Published on 30. March 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

The European Court of Justice Enters the Migration Fray

Published on 30. March 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

The European Court of Justice Enters the Migration Fray

The European Court of Justice rulings rarely get a big media coverage, but the two recent judgments have come to be seen as yet another piece of the European migration jigsaw puzzle. Less known to the wider public than the Commission or the Council, the Luxembourg based Court has an important bearing on the EU […]

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Published on 28. March 2017 by Teresa Pullano

Brexit, Grexit and Growing Inequalities across Europe: Why a Two-Speed EU Will Not Work

Published on 28. March 2017 by Teresa Pullano

Brexit, Grexit and Growing Inequalities across Europe: Why a Two-Speed EU Will Not Work

On Saturday 25 March, the heads of state and EU governments gathered in Rome for the celebration of the Treaty of 1957. This celebration took place at a moment when, for the first time since the launch of the project of European integration, disintegration forces seem to prevail over the construction of ‘an ever closer […]

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Published on 27. March 2017 by Amanda Paul

The EU-Turkey Migration Deal One Year On

Published on 27. March 2017 by Amanda Paul

The EU-Turkey Migration Deal One Year On

18 March marked the one-year anniversary of the controversial EU-Turkey migration deal. The deal was designed to deliver an immediate result to the EU to stop the flow of migrants and serve domestic agendas. Turkey would take back or keep almost all the refugees and, in return, the EU would deliver the long-promised – but […]

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Published on 23. March 2017 by Bodil Valero

Member States Outsource Responsibility for Refugees with EU-Turkey Deal

Published on 23. March 2017 by Bodil Valero

Member States Outsource Responsibility for Refugees with EU-Turkey Deal

One year after the EU-Turkey statement on migration entered into force, we have to reiterate our strong criticism against this deal. The past year has shown that our concerns about the deal were legitimate. The situation of refugees has not improved and instead thousands of migrants, including many children, are now stranded on a few […]

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Published on 21. March 2017 by Marietje Schaake

The ‘EU-Turkey Deal’, the Diplomatic Crisis and the Upcoming Referendum: Where Do We Go From Here?

Published on 21. March 2017 by Marietje Schaake

The ‘EU-Turkey Deal’, the Diplomatic Crisis and the Upcoming Referendum: Where Do We Go From Here?

In an attempt to point out the culprit in the unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Turkey and European Member States the blame game is on between the two sides. The escalation was an accident waiting to happen, and still, so far no one has pulled the plug on the accession negotiations. Some are clinging to the […]

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Published on 16. March 2017 by Łukasz Pawłowski

Populism: a Permanent Shadow of Modern Democracy?

Published on 16. March 2017 by Łukasz Pawłowski

Populism: a Permanent Shadow of Modern Democracy?

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Hugo Chávez, Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán, Jarosław Kaczyński. What do those people have in common? At one time or another they have all been deemed populists. But does a notion that puts such a diverse group of people under one roof really tell us anything about politics? Populism is probably […]

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Published on 13. March 2017 by Péter Krekó

Netherlands – No Game Changer in European Elections?

Published on 13. March 2017 by Péter Krekó

Netherlands – No Game Changer in European Elections?

The election in the Netherlands will be the first in a series of European elections in 2017. But while expectations are running high and concerns are growing for good reasons, the Dutch election is not expected to be a game-changer in European politics. While Geert Wilders’s populist, anti-immigration and anti-EU Freedom Party (PVV) had been […]

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Published on 10. March 2017 by Jean Lambert

End the Uncertainty for EU Nationals in the UK and UK Nationals in the EU Now!

Published on 10. March 2017 by Jean Lambert

End the Uncertainty for EU Nationals in the UK and UK Nationals in the EU Now!

Last week the House of Lords debated the Brexit Bill as currently proposed by the British Government and sent it back to House of Commons demanding it be amended to assure the rights of EU nationals living in the UK within three months of triggering Article 50. While I applaud the Lords for doing the […]

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Published on 09. March 2017 by Dr Eleni Panagiotarea

Careful What You Choose For: Is a Multi-Speed Europe Really the Answer to the EU’s Problems?

Published on 09. March 2017 by Dr Eleni Panagiotarea

Careful What You Choose For: Is a Multi-Speed Europe Really the Answer to the EU’s Problems?

It appears that the EU’s solution to its current directionless and delegitimised state is a multi-speed Europe. It is ironic that the 27-nation bloc prepares to mark 60 years since its founding treaty by accepting that an ‘ever closer union’ is officially no longer on the table. Some will argue that the big four which […]

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Published on 06. March 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

Will the EU Come to Grips with Immigration?

Published on 06. March 2017 by Jelena von Helldorff

Will the EU Come to Grips with Immigration?

The massive arrival of refugees and migrants in 2015 and 2016 stretched the capacities of the EU’s structural and legal framework in the field of asylum and migration to its limits, laying bare the deficiencies of supranational decision making. Faced with a large number of people crossing the EU borders the EU institutions and Member […]

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