Is There a Future for the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice? A Plan to Build Back Trust

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Publication Date January 2022
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Much like the eurozone between 2008 and 2015, the EU’s area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) went through a series of shocks between 2015 and 2022, whether they related to migration, asylum policies, security concerns or the rule of law. But, unlike the EU’s single currency area, there were limited efforts to fix the AFSJ’s multiple shortcomings.

To date, the EU has dealt with each crisis separately. This was reasonable while each problem was manageable on its own and had little or no spill-over to other parts of the EU project. But this was no longer a sustainable strategy in 2022. All the AFSJ crises were related and they all needed fixing quickly. The EU should find inspiration in how it dealt with the twin financial and eurozone crises.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/policy-brief/2022/there-future-eus-area-freedom-security-and-justice
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  • https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/pbrief_future_JHA_25.1.22.pdf
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