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The “Dublin IV”-Proposal: One Step Forward and Ten Steps Back …

01.09.2016 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

On 4 May 2016, the European Commission has published three proposals to reform the Common European Asylum System. They are the first series of two legislative packages the Commission has presented in 2016 to tackle the current “refugee crisis”. One of the proposals intends to amend the Dublin system, the controversial cornerstone of the Common European Asylum System, also applicable to Switzerland because of the Dublin Association Agreement. Which changes will the proposal entail? ...

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Le Brexit signifie-t-il la fin du Royaume-Uni ?

09.06.2016 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

Le 23 juin prochain, les citoyens britanniques se prononceront sur le maintien du Royaume-Uni au sein de l’Union européenne. Si les Britanniques quittaient l’UE, d’importantes conséquences pourraient survenir dans les nations constitutives du Royaume-Uni – entre craintes d’un embrasement des relations entre les communautés au Nord de l’Irlande et référendum d’indépendance écossais remis à l’agenda politique. ...

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Debating Free Movement in Switzerland and the UK – Swexit and Brexit

02.06.2016 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

With the upcoming referendum on Britain’s stay in the European Union – the so-called Brexit vote – and the deadline for reaching an agreement on the implementation of the “Mass Immigration Initiative” coming closer, Great Britain and Switzerland are facing difficulties in their relations with their most important economic partner, the European Union. A comparison of the two situations reveals similarities and differences. ...

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The EU-Turkey Deal on Refugees: “No Big Deal”?

28.04.2016 , in ((Politica)) , ((No commenti))

On 4 April 2016, a group of around 197 migrants and refugees was returned to Turkey as part of the “EU-Turkey deal on refugees”. A second group was returned four days later. The legal basis for these returns is a ‘deal’ between the European Council and its Turkish counterpart – and not the EU-Turkey readmission agreement, though both serve to send irregular migrants back to Turkey. What is the difference between them, and what is the ‘big deal’ actually all about? ...

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