From Lampedusa to Brussels: Behind the Scenes. How Strong Is Democracy in Europe?
Leiden Law Blog, 2014
Posted: 18 Nov 2016
Date Written: January 14, 2014
Abstract
A comment on decision making on the Frontex budget:
The Lampedusa tragedy of 2013 put Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean on the top of the agenda of the European Union. The wide media attention managed to trigger the reflexes of the European Commission. Informal discussions have started in Brussels on the revision of the 2002 Facilitation Directive, which currently allows Member States to punish fishers who rescue irregular migrants in distress at sea.
Keywords: budget, EU, democratic deficit, european parliament, Frontex, mediterranean, search and resque, resque
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Gkliati, Mariana, From Lampedusa to Brussels: Behind the Scenes. How Strong Is Democracy in Europe? (January 14, 2014). Leiden Law Blog, 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2865872
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