Ms Jannicke Martin, Candidate, LLM in Human Rights Law 2021/22, winner of the EU Asylum and Immigration Law Prize 2022, University of Edinburgh Introduction Faced with the reality of mass arrivals of displaced people following Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the established mechanisms of the EU asylum systems ran a substantial risk of collapsing under …
Asylum-seekers’ and refugees’ access to healthcare in Germany and the UK
Asylum-seekers’ and refugees’ access to healthcare in Germany and the UK Sioned Ellis, MSc Public Policy, University of Edinburgh Asylum-seekers and refugees (ASRs) are particularly vulnerable to a number of health risks, from infectious diseases acquired in transit to psychological trauma resulting from war or persecution. This makes the accessibility of healthcare services paramount for …
Asylum-seekers’ and refugees’ right to work in Germany and the UK
Sioned Ellis, MSc Public Policy, University of Edinburgh Recent events such as Brexit and the German federal election, combined with current and incoming migratory pressures like the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, make for an uncertain asylum policy future in Western Europe. Access to the labour market is a key issue given its importance for the …
Could the current strict Danish migration policy serve as an example for the EU, or does it undermine a common EU migration approach?
Jacob Jung Frellesvig, MSc International Relations, University of Edinburgh Through strict migration policies, Denmark seems to have developed a migration model that ensures a high employment rate for migrants along with few new migrants entering Denmark. With Europe looking into a future of mass migration due to climate change, could this Danish approach serve as …
Differentiated integration: A solution to the EU’s Minimum Wage Dilemma?
Alexander Evison, MSc Public Policy, University of Edinburgh Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the vital importance of low-paid workers to the European Union’s (EU) economic survival, it has also increased awareness of the pervasiveness of in-work poverty throughout the Union. Since almost one in ten EU workers are living in poverty, it has shown …
Aid to Compensate the Damage Caused by Exceptional Occurrences: The Limited Usefulness of Article 107(2)(b) TFEU in the Times of the Pandemic
Dr Dionysios Pelekis – Teaching Associate, School of Law, Nottingham University Ever since early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a very trying period for all. Beyond the untold and incalculable human cost of this pandemic, its spread as well as the measures taken to combat it, have caused a serious economic downturn. In the …
The Proposal for a new pre-entry screening procedure at the EU external borders – lessons learned?
By Levin Fischer, LLM in European Law, Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh Winning entry for the EU Immigration and Asylum Law Prize 2020/2021 The European Commission presented the Proposal for a Regulation introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders and amending some related regulations (hereafter: Proposal) as part of the …
How to Make Money and Alienate People: COVID-19 and the Rule of Law in the Western Balkans
Alexander Mesarovich, PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh Despite renewed focus of the European Union (EU) on the rule of law (ROL) during the accession negotiations of the Western Balkans (WB), part of the “fundamentals first” approach which is supposed to be entrenching the ROL and good governance, the past year has seen a wealth of …