Aspects of asymmetric harmonization for entry and residence of third-country national family members in the European Union

  • Encarnación La Spina Aix-Marseille Université
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-53-2015pp167-192
Keywords: EU Directive 2003/86, family, immigration, integration measures, fraud control

Abstract

After a decade of the adoption of EU Directive 2003/86, the Stockholm Programme and the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum indicate that family reunification is one of the main issues for the European policy migration’s development. However, the implementation of Directive shows the existence of problems and deficiencies in national level to assess the leeway to Member States when they are applying some of its optional clauses. Thereby, this paper is focused on reviewing legal-political implications of family immigration related to fraud control, family members inclusion and the exigency of possible integration measures. All these aspects highlight not only the technical shortcomings of the European harmonization process but also they warn their incompatibility with international human rights standard.

Received: 26 May 2015
Accepted: 18 June 2015
Published online: 15 April 2016

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Author Biography

Encarnación La Spina, Aix-Marseille Université
Investigador postdoctoral F. Braudel
LabexMed, CERIC Aix-Marseille Université
Published
2015-10-31
How to Cite
La Spina, Encarnación. 2015. “Aspects of Asymmetric Harmonization for Entry and Residence of Third-Country National Family Members in the European Union”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 53 (October), 167-92. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-53-2015pp167-192.
Issue
No. 53 (2015): The European Union’s policy for human rights and democracy support: a critical assessment
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