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Free Movement of People — Functional Borders Transformation

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The European Commission and the Transformation of EU Borders

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This chapter looks at the Commission contributions to the transformation of borders in the field of free movement of people. It demonstrates the main articulations conducive to de-bordering and the instances of Commission entrepreneurship, such as the Blue Card Initiative. At the same time, however, it also shows important border constructing and reconstructing dynamics, such as the establishment of meaningful distinctions between EU and third country nationals. The chapter highlights as one of the major reasons for these developments the fast-evolving and complex EU governance structure of the issues pertaining to the free movement of people. It often limits the Commission ability to attain its preferred outcomes, instead leading to borders re/construction.

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Kostadinova, V. (2017). Free Movement of People — Functional Borders Transformation. In: The European Commission and the Transformation of EU Borders. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-50490-6_3

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