@techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {Implementing Temporary Protection in the EU: From crisis response to long-term strategy}, pages = {9}, abstract = {Following the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, Lucas Rasche argues in this Policy Brief that member states must urgently transition from crisis-response to developing a longer-term strategy for implementing temporary protection. This requires member states to shift from a reactive to a forward-looking policy. The Brief outlines four areas that will require particular attention in the months ahead: the disproportionate allocation of refugees across EU countries (i), the long-term financial costs of hosting refugees (ii), devising a tailored integration strategy (iii) and preparing for beneficiaries of temporary protection to transit into a durable protection status (iv). The Policy Brief then concludes by discussing the potential spill-over of activating the Temporary Protection Directive to the wider EU asylum policy.}, language = {en} } @techreport{RascheWalterFranke, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas and Walter-Franke, Marie}, title = {EU border procedures: Clear, fair and fast? The "New Pact" in review}, pages = {6}, abstract = {The proposal for an asylum procedure at the EU's external borders, presented by the Commission at the end of September, is intended to ensure "clear, fair and faster" procedures, according to Commissioner Johansson. While the proposal has the potential to re-structure access to the European asylum system, achieving all three of these objectives simultaneously seems unrealistic. While speeding up the procedure at the border and simplifying its application, Lucas Rasche and Marie Walter-Franke argue that the proposal jeopardises the respect of fundamental rights and thus impedes the fairness of the procedure.}, language = {de} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {The EU must deprive Erdoğan of his basis for blackmail}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-35116}, pages = {4}, abstract = {The misery at the Greek-Turkish border can be put to an end: The EU's emergency mechanism allows for the rapid redistribution of refugees. Here is what should happen next.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {In Greece, the Corona crisis threatens to become a disaster}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-35122}, pages = {3}, abstract = {If the coronavirus spreads to the Greek refugee camps, a humanitarian catastrophe is imminent. Instead of relying on national border controls, other EU states should relocate the migrants who are currently stuck in Greece.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {Asylum Reform: What to expect from Germany's EU Council presidency}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-35220}, pages = {9}, abstract = {Although the Covid-19 outbreak has reshuffled Germany's agenda for the upcoming EU Council presidency, a three-point plan by the German government provided new impetus to the discussion about reforming the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). This Policy Brief analyses how Germany's three-point plan, centred on the idea of a border procedure, compares to previous reform proposals and which elements of the plan can move the reform process forward. It concludes by identifying three areas in which the upcoming German Council presidency can adopt a pragmatic approach to forge a compromise in the Council.}, language = {en} } @techreport{DukenRasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Duken, Carlotta and Rasche, Lucas}, title = {Towards a European Model for Community Sponsorship}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-3802}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-38027}, pages = {8}, abstract = {Community sponsorship has become an increasingly popular instrument for setting up safe and legal pathways to protection in recent years. As part of its New Pact on Asylum and Migration, the European Commission now assumed ownership of the concept and called for a distinct "European model" of community sponsorship. However, the Commission remains vague as to how a European approach should look like. This Policy Brief analyses existing sponsorship schemes in EU member states and argues that a "European model" should be based on two principles: the additionality of sponsorship schemes and their focus on the protection of beneficiaries.}, language = {en} } @techreport{RascheWelfensEngler, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas and Welfens, Natalie and Engler, Marcus}, title = {The EU Migration Pact at Two: What Remains of the Fresh Start?}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-45325}, pages = {8}, abstract = {Two years after the presentation of the New Pact on Asylum and Migration, this policy brief takes stock of the negotiations. Although there has recently been some movement in the efforts to reform the EU asylum system, which have been stuck for years, little has remained of the promised "fresh start". The authors argue that the proposed reforms and the reference to individual progress in the negotiations seem increasingly out of touch with reality given the ongoing grievances at the EU's external borders. In view of the Council's and the European Parliament's (EP) goal of concluding negotiations by April 2024, the progressive forces in both institutions should use the remaining time to make access to a fair asylum procedure and respect for fundamental rights at the EU's external borders central building blocks of the reformed asylum system.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {The EU's race for talent: Common challenge, no shared response}, pages = {10}, abstract = {Labour shortages are a common challenge for EU member states. Shortages in sectors vital to the green and digital transition risk attaining common objectives of the EU's industrial strategy. But as much as the need to attract skilled workers is a shared concern, the EU lacks a common labour migration policy that lives up to the challenge. In this Policy Brief, Lucas Rasche argues that the EU's current labour migration acquis is highly fragmented, underused, and largely detached from other policy areas. Hence the EU needs to structurally re-think its approach to labour migration for it to truly compete in the global race for talent.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {The instrumentalisation of migration - how should the EU respond?}, abstract = {The instrumentalisation of migration is back on the EU's agenda. One year after Belarus instigated a migration crisis at its border with the EU, concerns emerge that Russia could instrumentalise a second exodus of Ukrainians to undermine the EU's support to Kyiv. Member states' recent failure to agree on the proposal for an Instrumentalisation Regulation should be an opportunity to revise the EU's approach. In fact, the proposed Regulation would have done more harm than good. Two things need to happen for the EU to develop an effective response to the instrumentalisation of migration. First, the proposed Regulation should be amended to avoid the EU stepping into a "hypocrisy trap" by third countries seeking to expose the EU's alleged double standards on fundamental rights. Second, the EU needs a revised migration diplomacy that addresses the structural factors facilitating the instrumentalisation of migration by third countries.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {The EU needs a new migration diplomacy}, pages = {7}, abstract = {The EU's cooperation with third countries on migration disproportionally prioritises deterrence and return at the expense of other foreign policy objectives. Two reasons illustrate why this particularly problematic now. First, the EU relies on third countries to support its effort of further isolating the Russian regime for its war of aggression against Ukraine. And second, labour shortages require the EU to conclude partnerships with third countries on labour migration. The EU must hence revise its migration diplomacy. This requires shifting from a predominantly domestic agenda and short-term objectives to considering migration part of the EU's wider geopolitical ambition and a better balance of priorities in cooperating with third countries.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {Why the EU needs a re-think on labour migration}, pages = {4}, abstract = {Labour shortages are affecting member states across the EU, with the average EU job vacancy rate doubling between 2012 and 2022. These labour shortages may cause the EU's most severe migration crisis yet, putting common EU objectives such as the green and industrial transitions at risk. In order to combat labour shortages and create a migration system fit for the future, the EU must focus on simplifying and harmonising its legal framework on labour migration, expanding migration opportunities to low- and medium-skilled workers, and aligning migration legislation with other policy objectives.}, language = {en} }