Migration

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Places of Safety in the Mediterranean: The EU’s Policy of Outsourcing Responsibility

Study

It is of vital importance that rescuees are brought to a “Place of Safety”. The study analysis to which extend third countries can be considered "safe" and NGO rescue vessels can be obliged to disembark rescued migrants and refugees in places which are unsafe.

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People on the Move in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018 cover

People on the Move in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018: Stuck in the corridors to the EU

Migrants

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been part of the “Balkan route” for smuggling people, arms and drugs for decades, but also a migrant route for people who have been trying to reach Western Europe and the countries of the EU in order to save their lives and secure a future for themselves. This report offers insight into the situation on the field: is there a system responsible for protection, security, and upholding fundamental human rights? What has the state response been like? What is the role of the international community?

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A Migration Bubble? Reading the New European Neighbourhood Policy in the Moroccan Context

The new European Neighbourhood Policy, as introduced in November 2015, provides a framework in which to discuss Moroccan migration policies as well as the impact of European migration policies on the affected migrants.

By Sakina Abushi and Hicham Arroud

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – 5 + 1 Steps Away From Visa-Free Travel for Turkish Nationals

Analysis

Aspired facilitation of the issuance of visas for Turkish nationals to the European Union has a long history. With the latest version of the refugee deal the date for visa liberalisation seemed closer than ever expected.

By Ilke Toygür and Melih Özsöz

Α view from the other side of the EU border – a focus on Western Balkan transit countries

ARTICLE

The „Western Balkans route“ has become the busiest irregular passage to Europe overtaking the Mediterranean route which remains the most deadly, a recent ai-report said. And increasingly Macedonia and Serbia are unable to cope with the rising number of refugees.

By Ulrike Lunacek

Refugee crisis: Odyssey to Europe

This dossier highlights aspects of the refugee crisis. It analyses the lack of policies that have made the crisis hardly if at all manageable for EU Member States, following the tide of refugees from the war zone of the Middle East and describing the situation they face in Lebanon, Turkey, Greece and other Balkan countries until they reach a safe destination.

Refugee crisis 2015: Chronicle of a foretold crisis

ARTICLE

2015 is a hallmark year for migration to the EU. It is the year when the impasses of European migration policy manifested themselves in an explosive fashion. The massive influx of Syrian refugees into European territory resulted in the collapse of the European border and the European political project was once again put into question. The "hot summer of migration" triggered the reshaping of European policy, which nonetheless continues to be trapped in the dilemma of border security versus humanitarianism.

By Andreas Takis

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