The migration movements in recent years have aggravated the continuing weaknesses of the Common European Asylum System. In particular, the member states located at the external borders of the European Union have largely been left alone with their responsibility for border control and the implementation of the asylum procedure. Therefore, there are currently seven legislative proposals from the European Commission aiming, on the one hand, at unifying the legal parameters to strengthen the Common European Asylum System. On the other hand, the proposals tend to overshadow humanitarian concerns. Their focus is rather on preventing illegal migration and coping with mass influx. The article chronicles the development of the European Union’s asylum and refugee policy and gives a critical assessment on the current reform initiatives.
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