Reforming the Common European Asylum System
The political crisis surrounding the handling of refugee inflows in the EU has now reached a stage where there is too much bad blood for a “more of the same” approach to have much hope of working
Refugee crisis
Bear any burden, and Paying the price
The EU should broaden the scope of what is expected of member states on burden sharing on refugee crisis, within more formalised, intergovernmental co-operation according to two papers from ECFR
The migration superpowers
As control over population flows becomes a currency of power, states that follow the M-7’s lead will have the opportunity to boost their geopolitical heft
Letter from Madrid: A chance for resolve on refugees
Dissatisfaction remains to the EU-Turkey migration deal amongst Spain’s opposition
View from Warsaw: Keeping a low profile
With a worsening international reputation, Poland has been strikingly quiet on the recent refugee deal
The EU Turkey deal: fair and feasible?
Potentially unrealistic vows on readmissions and relocation leave plenty of questions unanswered ahead of EU Council
View from Paris: A marginalised voice
France remains hugely concerned by visa liberalisation on Turkey, as deal exposes Franco-German fractures
Working with the Western Balkans
In 2015, of the main migratory routes to Europe by both land and sea, the one through the Western Balkans has been the busiest
Why resettlement is the most realistic response to the refugee crisis
Creating safe routes is the best way to enforce borders: a wall without a door is unlikely to stand
The law of the ‘Jungle’
With the future of the Dublin system up for grabs, families are still being divided by mistrustful governments