Disembarking the opposition to a relocation scheme for the Mediterranean Proposals for a temporary disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued in the Mediterranean have fallen on deaf ears in most EU Member States. A common scheme should instead be embraced as a first step towards an EU approach to disembarkation. Henriet Baas • December 12, 2019
The European Cybersecurity Centre: A strange animal in the EU’s institutional zoo In view of the steady proliferation of ‘Union bodies’, one may wonder what are the limits to such agencification. That is exactly the question raised by the proposal for a European Cybersecurity Centre. Maarten Toelen • November 12, 2019
How Flagrant is Flagrant? The latest judgment in the Celmer Saga The Irish Court has surprised many by ordering the surrender of Mr. Celmer to Poland. A closer look at the decision reveals that the outcome of the case was decisively influenced by the use of a test which is external to EU law. Marco Antonio Simonelli • December 21, 2018
Free movement rights over the rainbow The CJEU’s ruling in the Coman case sent a strong signal to the LGBT community. A closer look. Alast Najafi • June 26, 2018 • 2 comments
Dublin IV: Violating Unaccompanied Minor’s Best Interests in the Allocation of Responsibility The proposed Dublin IV Regulation contradicts the Court’s case law on Member State responsibility for asylum claims of unaccompanied minors and fails to properly protect the child’s best interests. Lisa van Zelm • May 22, 2018
A not-so-temporary reinstatement of internal border controls? Under the Schengen Borders Code, the possibility for Member States to reintroduce border controls has become the rule rather an exception. The new proposal of the Commission to amend the Code aims at remedying this problem…but does it? Jakub Jasiewicz • May 16, 2018
‘Who breaks a butterfly on a wheel?’: fingerprinting migrant children under the Eurodac Regulation Under the recast EURODAC Regulation it is proposed to lower the minimum age of data subjects from to 14 to 6 years of age. This raises issues of compatibility with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Merve Kaya • May 08, 2018
Welcome refugees, adieu solidarité Hungary and Slovakia suffered a blow in their attempts to escape the refugee relocation scheme, when the European Court of Justice rejected their claims. However, solidarity did not play a role in that decision. Nathan de Arriba-Sellier • September 26, 2017 • 1 comment
