PANGLOSS IN BRUSSELS. How (not) to implement the Aegean Agreement
PANGLOSS IN BRUSSELS. How (not) to implement the Aegean Agreement

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Migration Studies
Published by: ESI – European Stability Initiative
Keywords: EU-Turkey agreement on refugees;
Summary/Abstract: On 28 September the European Commission published its third report on the implementation of the EU-Turkey Agreement. This follows its first April Report and its second June Report. Like these, the September Report argues that the Commission is on top of its game in addressing the refugee situation in the Aegean; that policy makers need not worry; that problems are identified, and that they are being resolved. This has also been the message of the Commission in a series of recent interviews with major European media. || A closer analysis of the Commission’s report shows how fragile the EU-Turkey agreement has become, and how little thought and effort is being put into overcoming obvious problems in order to make it work. When it comes to both implementation and communication the current effort falls dramatically short.

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