The European Parliament and Reform of the Common Europe an Asylum System Cover Image

Evropski parlament i reforma zajedničkog evropskog sistema azila
The European Parliament and Reform of the Common Europe an Asylum System

Author(s): Maja Kovačević
Subject(s): Electoral systems, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: European Union; European Parliament; migrant crisis; CEAS; Dublin IV;

Summary/Abstract: Migrant crisis and large number of asilym seekers created pressure to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). In 2016 the European Commission proposed a reform package that should be adopted according to ordinary legislative procedure. The goal of this article is to analyse the role of EU institutions, and especially European Parliament, in the process of adoption of Dublin IV, the centerpeice of CEAS reform package. The main thesis is that European Parliament, although supportive of CEAS reform, remains a secondary actor compared to EU member states which are unable to achieve an agreement on the most important elements of the reform. Recent elections for the European Parliament raise the issue whether the Parliament’s stance would be changed, but another question is even more important – what would be, having in mind member states positions, the fate of the proposed reform package.

  • Issue Year: 13/2019
  • Issue No: Spec.
  • Page Range: 149-165
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian
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