MIGRATION AND REFUGEE CRISIS: A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION. MEASURES AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF YEAR 2016

• Main Author: Dan VĂTĂMAN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nicolae Titulescu University Publishing House 2016-06-01
• Series: Challenges of the Knowledge Society
• Subjects: Common European Asylum System; European Agenda on Migration; implementation of EU law; refugee crisis; migration management.
• Online Access: http://cks.univnt.ro/uploads/cks_2016_articles/index.php?dir=03_public_law%2F&download=CKS+2016_public_law_art.080.pdf

The rising number of people trying to get into Europe from the Middle East and Africa has highlighted some structural problems of EU migration policy, fact which revealed the need for setting out and adoption of immediate and long-term responses to the migration challenges that Europe faces. Taking into account the complexity of the migration phenomenon and possible impact of the refugee crisis on the proper functioning of the European Union, the aim of this study is to highlight the way in which the crisis is managed, a particular attention being paid to the initiatives of the European Commission for shaping an effective and balanced European migration policy. For a full understanding of the real situation, were analysed the implementation of EU asylum and migration law by Member States, especially because the crisis has been made worse by the failure to implement existing laws in this area. Also, a particular attention was given to Romania's involvement in finding solutions and resolving the crisis.