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European Migrant Crisis

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migration in large numbers has caused an unprecedented

humanitarian quandary and has led to many deaths due


to shipwrecks. For example, in April this year almost 1,200
were killed when their boat sank in the Mediterranean
Sea. The European Union is struggling to cope with the
large influx of refugees (up to 1 million asylum
2015 has seen a rising number of refugees and migrants applications in 2015) amidst rising protests against
trying to enter the European Union from Syria, Iraq and granting asylum to these refugees from native EU citizens,
Afghanistan. Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and on one hand and persistent pressure from the global
several African countries, has led to a massive number of population to not refuse entry to the refugees on
displaced persons from that area (almost 60 million). This humanitarian grounds, on the other hand.

 Escalation of the Syrian civil war that began in 2011


 The Second Libyan Civil War that began in 2014
 People fleeing places of their first asylum such as Jordan
 Individuals fleeing for economic reasons from the Western Balkans and parts of Africa
 “Pull” factors such as policy changes announced by European governments and rescue missions
 Chain migrations as friends and family follow previously successful migrants

External Schengen borders restrict entry into the become involved. The large numbers, diverse nationalities
European Union for non-EU citizens. Most asylum seekers and various motives for migration amongst asylum
seek to enter countries such as France, Germany, Sweden, seekers makes this an exceptionally challenging situation.
Greece and Italy. However, with the burgeoning numbers And burden sharing and migrant smuggling are
other EU nations, such as Slovenia and Finland with little contentious issues that have even led to the
experience of managing asylum seekers have now reinstatement of internal Schengen border controls at
various times.

 Legal action has been begun against Greece, Croatia and Italy for failing to register the migrants as per the
Eurodac Regulation
 The Paris attacks have led to grave concerns over the free movement across borders with the possibility that
one of the attackers may have posed as a Syrian refugee
 Standoff between Britain and other EU nations over curbing the benefits being provided to migrant refugees,
with David Cameron indicating that this could lead Britain to reconsider being part of the Eurozone

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