Abstract
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and
Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee , examines the EU approach on migration
in the Mediterranean, covering developments from the 2015 refugee crisis up to the Covid-19
pandemic, assessing the effect these events have had on the design, implementation, and reform of
EU policy on asylum, migration and external border control, and documenting the ramifications
these changes have had on the actors who operate and are impacted by these policies, including
immigration authorities, civil society organisations, and the migrants themselves. The study includes
a review of the state of play of relevant EU asylum and migration legislation and its implementation,
an appraisal of the situation in the Mediterranean, and a thorough examination of the external
dimension of the EU migration, asylum and border policies, focusing on cooperation with third
countries (Turkey, Libya and Niger), incorporating human rights and refugee law considerations and
an analysis of the implications of funding allocations under the EU Trust Fund for Africa and the
Refugee Facility in Turkey. The main goal is to test the correct application of EU and international
law, having regard to increased allegations of human rights violations, undue criminalisation, and
complicity of the EU in atrocity crimes committed against migrants at sea, stranded in Libya, or
contained in Niger and Turkey. The role of EU agencies (Frontex and EASO) is also assessed alongside
the bilateral or multi-lateral initiatives adopted by MS to confront the mounting challenges at the
common external borders of the EU, incorporating the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of
responsibility (Article 80 TFEU) as a horizontal concern.
Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee , examines the EU approach on migration
in the Mediterranean, covering developments from the 2015 refugee crisis up to the Covid-19
pandemic, assessing the effect these events have had on the design, implementation, and reform of
EU policy on asylum, migration and external border control, and documenting the ramifications
these changes have had on the actors who operate and are impacted by these policies, including
immigration authorities, civil society organisations, and the migrants themselves. The study includes
a review of the state of play of relevant EU asylum and migration legislation and its implementation,
an appraisal of the situation in the Mediterranean, and a thorough examination of the external
dimension of the EU migration, asylum and border policies, focusing on cooperation with third
countries (Turkey, Libya and Niger), incorporating human rights and refugee law considerations and
an analysis of the implications of funding allocations under the EU Trust Fund for Africa and the
Refugee Facility in Turkey. The main goal is to test the correct application of EU and international
law, having regard to increased allegations of human rights violations, undue criminalisation, and
complicity of the EU in atrocity crimes committed against migrants at sea, stranded in Libya, or
contained in Niger and Turkey. The role of EU agencies (Frontex and EASO) is also assessed alongside
the bilateral or multi-lateral initiatives adopted by MS to confront the mounting challenges at the
common external borders of the EU, incorporating the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of
responsibility (Article 80 TFEU) as a horizontal concern.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Brussels |
| Publisher | European Parliament |
| Commissioning body | European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) |
| Number of pages | 222 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jun 2021 |