Solidaridad en las políticas europeas de migración y asilo: solidaridad flexible y obligatoria en la propuesta 'Post-Dublín'

Ivirico Prats, Marta

Solidaridad en las políticas europeas de migración y asilo: solidaridad flexible y obligatoria en la propuesta 'Post-Dublín'

Citation

Ivirico Prats, M. Solidaridad en las políticas europeas de migración y asilo: solidaridad flexible y obligatoria en la propuesta 'Post-Dublín'. 2022. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/53902

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Abstract

The concept of ‘solidarity’ as a mechanism of burden-sharing is central to the Common European Asylum System. The European Commission's proposal under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and its ambition to create a system of flexible but binding solidarity aims to overcome the opposing positions that have long characterized political discussions on responsibility-sharing in Europe. This paper critically examines whether flexible and mandatory solidarity can work in practice. In doing so, the following challenges are identified: First, flexibility is likely to result in an unpredictability of the contributions received by the beneficiary state. In addition, a complex matching process is required to assess whether the contributions meet the needs of the recipient state. Second, as enforceability is left to each Member State, neither is it being sufficiently ensured, nor is the Commission's position ideal for enforcement power. Third, regarding the measures themselves, (i) the procedure for their implementation still involves too many duties for the beneficiary state, (ii) return sponsorship introduces important vulnerabilities for those who have received a return order, and (iii) the contribution through capacity-building measures is difficult to calculate in relation to the other measures determining whether the contribution is sufficient.