European Studies, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2015.
Original scientific paper
CROATIA AND THE (NECESSARY) EUROPEAN UNION POLICY MAKING ON IMMIGRATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Tanja Cerruti
orcid.org/0000-0001-7988-0423
; Università degli Studi di Torino
Abstract
Migration is one of the most severe problems facing the European Union at
present but, up to now, the EU has not proven very efficient in dealing with the
issue. On the one hand, its primary law lays the ground for a common policy on
migration and asylum and the EU Institutions are all involved in an attempt to
find solutions. On the other hand, European countries are building fences along
their borders, and some norms of the European Treaties seem to preserve
their sovereignty in that field.
In light of the above, this paper analyzes the EU primary norms that can be considered
"in favor" or "against" a common policy on asylum and the actions taken
in the last year by the EU institutions and Member States, with the aim to argue
that it is necessary to deal with the "refugee emergency" at a European level.
Keywords
migration; refugee; Balkan route; European Union policy; solidarity; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
171274
URI
Publication date:
13.12.2016.
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