MIGRATION CRISIS IN 2013 AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE LACK OF POLITICAL COHESION OF EU COUNTRIES

• Authors: Czarnecka Adrianna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Arab Spring of Nations affected not only the Middle East countries. Frustrated citizens decided to flee their own country. Most started heading for Europe. Having done so, they did not expect any predicament while crossing a dangerous road. The migration crisis overwhelmed EU countries by exposing their lack of coherent foreign and asylum policies. Due to the lack of unity and crisis management procedures, the neighbouring states were exposed to great danger. The lack of a rapid joint decision led to the outbreak of one of the largest humanitarian crises. The following text aims to prove the thesis that the migration crisis was an example of the lack of a common EU policy towards the above-mentioned problem.

Keywords

EN

migration crisis; Arabs Spring; Middle East; Human Right; International Security

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Wydawnictwo UMK
• Journal: Torun International Studies
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 135-145

Contributors

author

Czarnecka Adrianna

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DOI

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/TIS.2018.012