Taking Back Control? - The Perils of Poland’s New Migration Strategy

Abstract

This week, the Polish government unveiled its new migration strategy which lays out a proposal that, “in the event of a threat to destabilize the country by an influx of immigrants, it should be possible to temporarily and territorially suspend the right to accept asylum applications.” This blog argues that the proposal is not only unlawful but also poses a threat to the common European asylum system. This is so especially in light of the upcoming implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, a set of new rules managing migration and establishing a common asylum system at EU level.

Keywords

• Collective Expulsion
• Migration Management
• Non Refoulement
• Pact on Migration and Asylum
• Right to Asylum