1. European Union’s Migration Policy : Harmonization & Securitization Anamaria Dutceac Segesten CUHK, November 18, 2011
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7. National & Foreign EU populations 2010 Source: Eurostat report
8. Main countries of birth of persons born outside their country of residence, 2009
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13. Asylum applicants, EU-27, January 2010 – March 2011 Top 5 countries of citizenship of applicants 1 st quarter 2011 Afghanistan - 5 765 Russia - 4 140 Iraq - 3 790 Serbia - 3 775 Kosovo - 3 090 Top 5 countries of destination 1 st quarter 2011 France - 14 335 Germany - 12 035 Belgium - 7 450 UK - 6 360 Sweden - 6 230
15. FRONTEX and Securitization At the same time with the focus on solidarity and responsibility (normative discourse) we observe the practice of securitization The creation of a joint European border control agency, FRONTEX, in 2005. It operationalizes the principle of EU Integrated Border Management. It assists national governments with their own border policies – careful not to infringe too much on state sovereignty. Over time, the budget of FRONTEX grew significantly 2005 - 6.2 million EUR 2006 - 19.2 million EUR 2007 - 22.2 million EUR plus additional 13 million EUR in reserve … 2011 – 86.4 million EUR