A Dublin IV recast: A new and improved system?

Abstract:

This policy brief examined how the unprecedented movement to the EU of over one million persons seeking international protection in 2015 led to the fragmentation of the Dublin system. Secondly, it examined the main flaws of the Dublin system, namely the disconnect between the unchanged status quo on the Dublin rules and the ever-changing political and economic environment of the EU. Finally, it examined the Commission’s proposal for the recast of the Dublin system, assessing whether the new elements were adequate in resolving the key problems of the system. It was argued that although the reform did address, to a limited extent, the problems of secondary movement and the overburdening of some member state asylum systems, the reform did not sufficiently resolve the key flaws of Dublin in light of potential future migratory challenges.

• Primary Source

EP: EPRS: Briefing: EU Legislation in Progress, March 2017 (and periodically updated): Reform of the Dublin system http://www.europeansources.info/record/reform-of-the-dublin-system/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

---