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Briefing

EU Pact on Immigration and Asylum

Critical Issues

Background:

In October 2008, the EU adopted the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum which includes fresh policies on legal and illegal migration, border control, asylum and international development.

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Associated Readings

News European Voice Jim Brunsden Oct 16, 2008 EU agrees wide-ranging immigration plans Analysis Bruegel Jakob von Weizsäcker Oct 16, 2008 Divisons of labour: rethinking Europe's migration policy Analysis European Policy Centre Elizabeth Collett Oct 07, 2008 The EU Immigration Pact – from Hague to Stockholm, via Paris News Financial Times Tony Barber Sep 24, 2008 EU ministers set to adopt immigration pact News Bloomberg Gregory Viscusi Sep 25, 2008 EU to Attract Professionals With `Blue Card' Access Analysis Economist Oct 02, 2008 Immigration and the European Union: Letting some of them in Analysis CASE – Centre for Social and Economic Research Xavier Chojnicki and Ainura Uzagalieva Sep 29, 2008 Labor Migration from East to West in the Context of European Integration and Changing Socio-political Borders Analysis Center for European Policy Analysis Sergio Carrera and Elspeth Guild Sep 11, 2008 The French Presidency’s European Pact on Immigration and Asylum: Intergovernmentalism vs Europeanisation? Security vs Rights? News European Voice Jim Brunsden Sep 25, 2008 France wins backing for immigration pact Analysis EurActiv Aug 26, 2008 Fighting illegal immigration: The Returns Directive Analysis Centre for European Policy Studies Sergio Carrera, Elspeth Guild and Didier Bigo Mar 2008 What Future for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice? Recommendations on EU Migration and Borders Policies in a Globalising World Research German Institute for International and Security Affairs Roderick Parkes May 29, 2008 Immigration from the EU’s ‘new’ member states: Lessons from the UK Opinions Guardian Philippe Legrain Aug 09, 2008 Europe's war against immigration is immoral and unwinnable. It's time for a radical rethink Analysis Atlantic Community Jakob von Weizsäcker July 2008 Europe Needs a Unified Immigration Policy