@techreport{RascheWalterFranke, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas and Walter-Franke, Marie}, title = {Clear, fair and fast? Border procedures in the Pact on Asylum and Migration}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-37009}, pages = {24}, abstract = {The processing of asylum applications on the EU external borders is central to the Commission's new Pact on Asylum and Migration. According to the Commission, the proposal is to deliver "clear, fair and faster" border procedures. We argue in this policy paper that attaining all three objectives is unrealistic. While the Pact prioritises clarity and speed, it risks impeding fundamental rights and therefore lacks in fairness. To address this imbalance, the paper makes three recommendations to policy-makers: focus on who should be exempted from border procedures, match faster procedures with accountability, and make fairness the procedure's prime parameter.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {The EU's migration and asylum policy - Still under construction}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-36862}, pages = {3}, abstract = {After a long delay, the European Commission on Wednesday last week presented its proposals for the reform of the Common European Asylum System. Originally announced for April, the reform plans have become all the more urgent in the light of the fire at the Moria refugee camp. Commission Vice- President Schinas has described the proposals as a house with three floors: agreements with countries of origin, a more rigorous border and return policy, and a solidarity mechanism among member states. But the cement between the national building blocks remains brittle. The Commission's plans also do little to prevent miserable camps like the one on Lesbos from springing up on its front lawn in the long term.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {EU Talent Partnership - Fit for Purpose?}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-4017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-40171}, pages = {8}, abstract = {On 11 June, the Commission presented its proposal for so-called "Talent Partnerships" as a framework for member states to engage strategically with selected third countries on legal migration. Based on several pilot projects, the Talent Partnerships should allow member states to address their skills needs whilst improving cooperation in areas such as readmission or migration management. This Policy Brief takes a closer look behind the illusive terminology and asks: what exactly are Talent Partnerships? After discussing their major challenges and opportunities, the Policy Brief outlines three principles that should guide the Partnerships' implementation: clear and realistic objectives, a focus on countries beyond the EU's immediate neighbourhood, and avoiding negative conditionality}, language = {en} } @techreport{RascheKohlenberger2021, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas and Kohlenberger, Judith}, title = {Fortress Europe. Lower the drawbridges}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-4024}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-40249}, pages = {3}, year = {2021}, abstract = {70 years after it was signed, the Geneva Refugee Convention is degenerating into an empty phrase. Its central promise that no one with a „well-founded fear of persecution" may be turned back stands in stark contrast to the current situation at Europe's borders. Yet, the EU, with its value-based self-image, has an essential role to play in guaranteeing the Convention's promise for the next 70 years and beyond. So even if member states will not completely abandon the construction of a „Fortress Europe", they should at least consider building rawbridges. Policy Fellow Lucas Rasche and Migration Scholar Judith Kohlenberger explain how.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Rasche, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Rasche, Lucas}, title = {Four implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for the EU's asylum and migration policy}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-35865}, pages = {6}, abstract = {The outbreak of Covid-19 has disrupted all strands of EU policy-making. Discussions about the EU's immediate response to the pandemic focus predominantly on the bloc's economic recovery. However, mitigating its fallout in other branches of EU policy is equally necessary. The Union's area of free movements is among the policies most tangibly affected by the pandemic. While national border closures and regional lockdowns impaired EU citizens' ability to travel, they also had substantial consequences for migrants and asylum seekers.}, language = {en} } @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} }