European Immigration Policy European Immigration Policy

Reza Rezeki 20100510187

Background
Treaty of Maastricht 1999 article 19 and1987 are cooperation cover both civil and law : 1. Combating terrorism, 2. Fighting drugs, 3. Combating racism, 3. Fighting Single European Act 30 there criminal organized crime, 4. preventing criminal acts against children and trafficking in human The Treaty of Amsterdam 1999 beings, 5. Immigration, asylum and visas, 6. Preventing corruption and fraud, 7. Custom administration The Treaty of Maastricht 1993

European Immigration Policy establishment under :

Schengen Agreement 1985 European Pact on Immigration and Asylum 2008 Free Movement of Labour

What is the European Immigration Policy ?

Laws and procedures designed to deal with people wishing to enter a particular jurisdiction. The Amsterdam Treaty, which came into force on 1 May 1999, provides the legal basis for a common European Union immigration policy

European Commission Glossary of Justice and home affairs

 Asylum seekers are persons submitting a claim for refugee status, pending a legal procedure Refugees are persons that receive protection under the Geneva Convention in a Member State Member States take decisions on how asylum seekers and refugees are treated The Common European Asylum System is a first step towards establishing harmonized standards for asylum seekers and refugees in the EU

What European Union said about Asylum ?

Why the asylum move and looking for protection to EU ?

European Union adopted A Common immigration for Europe The Asylum looking for a better life and looking for a job The Asylum need protection in EU because their home countries still in disorder situation Most of nationality looking for Asylum in EU is South and central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Middle East, and some part in European Countries

The policy that told about asylum ?

The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights states

Policy Failures?
Understaffing at borders Inflexibility of rules: bureaucracy Entry policies too restrictive Lack of enforcement of sanctions Lack of focus on push factors