[1] The European Council of 25-26 June failed to reach an agreement on the issue of EU refugee quotas, with several countries being divided over whether and how responsibility for refugees should be distributed across EU member states. In light of this failure, we outline a three-stage proposal for implementing a Tradable Refugee-Admission Quota System […]

The current refugee crisis is putting EU policies and institutions dealing with refugees and asylum seekers under heavy pressure to reform. The emergency humanitarian situation and the sheer volumes involved act as stress-tests for the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). It is fair to say that the existing system has not been up to the […]