MANAGING THE ILLEGAL MIGRATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY IN THE EAST
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27 March 2026
Available Online
15 November 2015
Abstract
EXTENDING SAFETY BEYOND THE EU FRONTIERS, ESPECIALLY IN ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY, IS ONE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’S TOP PRIORITIES. IN THIS RESPECT, ART. 8 FR OM THE EUROPEAN UNION TREATY STIPULATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVILEGED RELATIONS W ITH THE NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. IN THE SAID NORMATIVE CONTEXT, EU’S ACTIONS ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS SEVERAL DIMENSIONS: A PRIVILEGED POLITICAL DIALOGUE, A GROWTH IN THE ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE REGULATION OF PERSONS’ MIGRATION. THE LAST DIMENSION, ABOUT THE PERSONS’ MOBILITY, IS VERY MUCH INFLUENCED BY OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS THE DEGREE OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S ECONOMICAL -FINANCIAL STABILITY, AS WELL A S THE PRESUMABLE MIGRANTS’ HOME COUNTRY DEMOCRACY STAGE. QUESTIONS RELATED TO PERSONS’ MOBILITY FROM EAST TO THE EU ARE STUDIED IN THIS ARTICLE WITH A VIEW TO REVEAL THE EUROPEAN REGULATIONS IMPACT ON MIGRATION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBO URHOOD POLICY (ENP) IN EAST. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INSTRUMENTS CONCEIVED FOR REGULATING MIGRATION FROM THE EAST TOWARDS THE EU, THE STUDY REVEALS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION OF THE DECISION MAKERS INVOLVED IN FIGHTING CLANDESTINE MIGRATION IN THIS SPACE.
Keywords
MIGRATION
EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY
EASTERN COUNTRIES
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