Responsibility-sharing or shifting? : implications of the new pact for the future cooperation with third countries

Abstract

Following the adoption of the New Pact reforms, the external dimension of the EU's migration policy will acquire even greater relevance. With prospects of internal responsibility-sharing among member states remaining uncertain, limiting irregular arrivals and facilitating returns are being presented as essential preconditions to avoid putting pressure on national migration, asylum and reception systems. From this viewpoint, securing stable cooperation with third countries will be instrumental for sustainability of the newly reformed Common European Asylum System (CEAS).