The simmering debate in Europe about multiculturalism versus assimilation has now come to a boil. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, famously stated in October 2010 that “multiculturalism in Germany (Multikulti) had failed, completely failed”. In February 2011, both Prime Minister David...

This paper examines the performance of the European Parliament in EU AFSJ law and policy-making from the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty until the end of the first half of 2013. The paper situates the EP in the new post-Lisbon institutional setting, documenting its transition to ‘AFSJ...

Greater cooperation with third countries is one of the EU's core responses to the refugee crisis. This cooperation is focused on the readmission of individuals irregularly staying in the EU, on border surveillance and control, and on the reception of refugees in third countries.This paper poses...

In this contribution, Sergio Carrera, Karel Lannoo, Marco Stefan and Lina Vosyliūtė explore how recent moves of some EU governments are in contradiction with the terms of long-standing commitments.The United Nations (UN) Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration provides a...

Has the Juncker Commission delivered a “new start” for EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policies? This book examines the question in relation to the performance of the European Commission's intra-institutional setting while taking stock of the most relevant legislative developments and acts...

This paper addresses the building of a common EU policy on labor immigration. It reviews the latest policy developments concerning the harmonization of the rules for admission and residence of third-country workers in the EU. In November 2006, the European Commission published a Communication...

The EU is developing a border management strategy aiming at an quot;integrated and global responsequot; to the challenges posed by the phenomenon of irregular immigration through the common external borders. quot;The Southern maritime bordersquot; constitute one of the main targets addressed by...