The July 2016 edition of the EPC Policy Update prepared for civil society organisations interested in the European policy developments in the areas of migration and integration is now available online.
EPIM has commissioned the European Policy Centre (EPC), a Brussels-based think tank, to produce regular EPC Policy Updates. As EPIM enters its fourth phase, the Policy Update is adapting to the topics relevant to EPIM’s sub-funds: (1) immigration detention; (2) reforms of the Common European Asylum System; (3) children on the move and (4) EU mobile citizens’ access to social benefits.
This edition’s special focus is dedicated to the Franco-German proposal for a stronger Europe, in which the Foreign Ministers of France and Germany put forward demands and plans on, among other priorities, how to achieve a Common European Asylum System. Although it achieved limited visibility and its impact is uncertain, this revitalisation of Franco-German relations does warrant a closer look.
Other key highlights of this Policy Update include:
- A new section on EU funding opportunities;
- The new Migration Partnership Framework for cooperation with third countries;
- The political agreement on the European Border and Coast Guard;
- An analysis of the potential impact of Brexit on the CEAS and EU/UK citizens;
- The rulings by the European Court of Justice on the detention of persons subject to a return procedure and the rights of asylum seekers in the realm of Dublin transfers;
- The publication of the European Commission’s Second Implementation Report on the EU-Turkey deal which notes a sharp decrease in the number of irregular migrants and asylum seekers crossing from Turkey into Greece;
- A closer look at the ‘Recent developments at the Bulgarian border’, by the EPIM grantee organization Center for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria.