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European Union’s Readmission Policy in the Post-Stockholm Programme Era

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As the post-Stockholm Programme era is approaching, it is a good time to be thinking of how to go further with the European Union’s readmission policy, which should not only represent an effective tool for combating illegal immigration, but also reflect EU’s commitment to respect for human dignity, freedom and respect for human rights. This article aims at highlighting the main areas requiring improvement in the post-Stockholm era regarding the negotiation, implementation and monitoring phases of European readmission agreements.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    ‘The Stockholm Programme: What’s next?’, European Policy Centre Information Paper, 11 July 2013.

  2. 2.

    Hailbronner 2000, p. 482.

  3. 3.

    ‘European Commission evaluation of EU readmission agreements. Some comments and questions’, MIGREUROP, http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/apr/eu-migreurop-readmission-en.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  4. 4.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  5. 5.

    Coleman 2009, pp. 12, 14.

  6. 6.

    Ibid., p. 17.

  7. 7.

    Council Recommendation of 30 November 1994 concerning a specimen bilateral readmission agreement between a Member State and a third country, OJ C 274, 19 September 1996, pp. 20–24.

  8. 8.

    Council Recommendation of 24 July 1995 on the guiding principles to be followed in drawing up protocols on the implementation of readmission agreements, OJ C 274, 19 September 1996, pp. 25–33.

  9. 9.

    In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 218 TFEU.

  10. 10.

    Article 218(10) TFEU.

  11. 11.

    The Stockholm Programme—an open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens, OJ C 115, 4 May 2010, pp. 30–31, 6.1.6. Effective policies to combat illegal immigration.

  12. 12.

    COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  13. 13.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement—Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, http://www.euromedrights.org/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/En_TurkeyReadmis_Pb_web.pdf. Accessed 10 March 2015.

  14. 14.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  15. 15.

    The EU—Turkey Readmission agreement initialed on 21 June 2012.

  16. 16.

    The EU—Armenia Readmission agreement is signed on 19 April 2013.

  17. 17.

    The EU—Azerbaijan Readmission agreement is initialed on 29 July 2013.

  18. 18.

    Council Conclusions on criteria for the identification of third countries with which new readmission agreements need to be negotiated, 16 April 2002.

  19. 19.

    Remittances are the portion of migrant workers’ earnings sent home to their families. See Lagrand 2010, pp. 125–129.

  20. 20.

    Cassarino 2010.

  21. 21.

    See: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-studying-annotated-roadmap-for-visa-liberalization-with-eu.aspx?pageID=238&nid=50696, http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-477_en.htm. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  22. 22.

    Tokuzlu 2010, p. 19.

  23. 23.

    It must be noted that such a system of chain readmission puts the migrants in an even more vulnerable position, increasing the danger of refoulement.

  24. 24.

    ‘Turkiye-AB Iliskilerinde Geri Kabul: Hangi Sartlarda?’, International Strategic Research Organization (USAK) Reports No. 10-02, March 2010, p. 41.

  25. 25.

    Cassarino 2010.

  26. 26.

    Tokuzlu 2010, p. 9.

  27. 27.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  28. 28.

    Ibid.

  29. 29.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement—Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, http://www.euromedrights.org/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/En_TurkeyReadmis_Pb_web.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  30. 30.

    ‘Readmission Agreements: a Mechanism for Returning Irregular Migrants’, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Report dated 17 March 2010.

  31. 31.

    Cassarino 2010.

  32. 32.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement—Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’ Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, http://www.euromedrights.org/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/En_TurkeyReadmis_Pb_web.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  33. 33.

    Ibid.

  34. 34.

    ‘Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s Border with Turkey’, Amnesty International, July 2013.

  35. 35.

    Ibid.

  36. 36.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement—Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, http://www.euromedrights.org/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/En_TurkeyReadmis_Pb_web.pdf. Accessed 10 March 2015.

  37. 37.

    See http://migrantsatsea.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/italy-conducted-defacto-push-back-of-migrants-by-ordering-cargo-ship-to-rescue-and-transport-migrants-to-libya/. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  38. 38.

    ‘Buffeted in the Borderland: the Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Ukraine’, Human Rights Watch, December 2010, http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/ukraine1210WebVersion.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  39. 39.

    ‘Readmission Agreements: a Mechanism for Returning Irregular Migrants’, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Report dated 17 March 2010.

  40. 40.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  41. 41.

    Cassarino (2010).

  42. 42.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement– Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network.

  43. 43.

    ‘Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s Border with Turkey’, Amnesty International, July 2013.

  44. 44.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  45. 45.

    Ibid.

  46. 46.

    ‘An EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement– Undermining the rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers?’, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, http://www.euromedrights.org/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/En_TurkeyReadmis_Pb_web.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  47. 47.

    Directive 2008/115/EC, 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, OJ L 348/98, 24 December 2008, Article 8(6).

  48. 48.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  49. 49.

    Cassarino 2010.

  50. 50.

    ‘Readmission Agreements: a Mechanism for Returning Irregular Migrants’, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Report dated 17 March 2010.

  51. 51.

    Cassarino 2010.

  52. 52.

    Ibid.

  53. 53.

    Cassarino 2010; MIGREUROP:‘European Commission evaluation of EU readmission agreements. Some comments and questions’, http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/apr/eu-migreurop-readmission-en.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  54. 54.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

  55. 55.

    ‘Readmission Agreements: a Mechanism for Returning Irregular Migrants’, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Report dated 17 March 2010; MIGREUROP:‘European Commission evaluation of EU readmission agreements. Some comments and questions’, http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/apr/eu-migreurop-readmission-en.pdf. Accessed 19 December 2014.

  56. 56.

    Communication on the Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements, COM(2011)76final, 23 February 2011.

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Lagrand, T.E. (2016). European Union’s Readmission Policy in the Post-Stockholm Programme Era. In: Goudappel, F., Hirsch Ballin, E. (eds) Democracy and Rule of Law in the European Union. T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-066-4_14

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