Barriers to asylum? notes on the system of international protection in Spain
Despite being the EU’s external southwestern border, the fourth biggest economy in the eurozone and one of the largest and most populous countries in the region, Spain receives barely 1% of total asylum applications lodged in the European Union. This article traces a path through the evolution of th...
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Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
2016-12-01
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| description | Despite being the EU’s external southwestern border, the fourth biggest economy in the eurozone and one of the largest and most populous countries in the region, Spain receives barely 1% of total asylum applications lodged in the European Union. This article traces a path through the evolution of the legal framework and comments on the asylum procedure and the current situation of international protection in Spain – including a specific reference to access to the asylum system in Ceuta and Melilla. It concludes that migration policy, the externalisaion of borders, and significant, visible challenges – in both asylum procedures and the reception system – all help explain why Spain is one of the countries with fewest asylum applications of all 28 EU member states. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-52fab68b7008428ab727a1043fd1c6cd2022-12-22T01:43:16ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Anuario CIDOB de la Inmigración2462-67322462-67402016-12-012016-201620622310.24241/AnuarioCIDOBInmi.2016.226Barriers to asylum? notes on the system of international protection in SpainMaría Valles Ferrero0Abogada y asesora legal, Derecho Internacional de los Derechos Humanos y Derecho de los RefugiadosDespite being the EU’s external southwestern border, the fourth biggest economy in the eurozone and one of the largest and most populous countries in the region, Spain receives barely 1% of total asylum applications lodged in the European Union. This article traces a path through the evolution of the legal framework and comments on the asylum procedure and the current situation of international protection in Spain – including a specific reference to access to the asylum system in Ceuta and Melilla. It concludes that migration policy, the externalisaion of borders, and significant, visible challenges – in both asylum procedures and the reception system – all help explain why Spain is one of the countries with fewest asylum applications of all 28 EU member states.https://raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOBInmigracion/article/view/10.24241-AnuarioCIDOBInmi.2016.226/407655Refugeesinternational protectionexternal bordersCommon European Asylum System (CEAS)access to asylumsubsidiary protectionUNHCRCeutaMelilla |
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| title_sort | barriers to asylum notes on the system of international protection in spain |
| topic | Refugees international protection external borders Common European Asylum System (CEAS) access to asylum subsidiary protection UNHCR Ceuta Melilla |
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