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What Think Tanks are thinking 15 February 2016

The Schengen Area The unprecedented migration crisis has put severe pressure on the Schengen area of 26 European countries which have abolished passport and any other type of control at their common borders. As member states reinstate border checks, some politicians predict that the Schengen area may break apart unless a solution is quickly found to manage the flow of migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Of 28 EU member states, 22 participate in the Schengen area. Of the six members that do not, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania are legally obliged and wish to join the area, while Ireland and Britain maintain opt-outs. This note offers links to recent studies and reports from major international think tanks and research institutes on the state of future of the Schengen area. More papers on the migration crisis can be found in a previous edition of 'What think tanks are thinking'. Les conséquences économiques d'un abandon de Schengen France Stratégie, February 2016 Fine di Schengen? I costi politici ed economici Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, February 2016 The economic consequences of Schengen Bruegel, January 2016 A more perfect, but also smaller union? Centre for European Policy Studies, January 2016 "Schengen": A race against the time or a fools’ game? Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute, January 2015 Can Schengen survive? Centre for European Policy Studies, December 2015 Cross-border commuters and trips: The relevance of Schengen Bruegel, December 2015 What is happening to the Schengen borders? Centre for European Policy Studies, December 2015 La crisis de los refugiados y la respuesta europea Real Instituto Elcano, November 2015 Border and migration management in the East Polish Institute of International Affairs, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, September 2015 Das schiefe Haus Europa Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, September 2015

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Borderline chaos: The EU’s new challenge Council on Foreign Relations, September 2015 Europe rethinks the Schengen Agreement Australian Institute of International Affairs, Stratfor, September 2015 Europe’s refugee crisis and the unravelling of the Union German Marshall Fund, September 2015 The refugee crisis: Schengen’s slippery slope European Policy Centre, September 2015 Schengen Area: The interaction of veto-players and the new member states European Student Think Tank, September 2015 Is Schengen Dead? Carnegie Europe, August 2015 Schengen anniversary: EPC special collection European Policy Centre, June 2015 Immigrazione: Schengen e il caso Ventimiglia Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, June 2015 The Schengen governance package: Another missed opportunity? Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute for European Studies, February 2015 Free movement in focus: Is one of the EU's freedoms at risk? Wielfred Martens Centre for European Studies, June 2014 Border control and the right of asylum: Where is the EU heading? Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute, June 2014 The free movement of people in the European Union: Principle, stakes and challenges Robert Schuman Foundation, May 2014 The governance of migration, mobility and asylum in the EU: A contentious laboratory Instituto Affari Internazionali, April 2014 The Schengen governance package: The subtle balance between Community method and intergovernmental approach European Policy Centre, Institut français des relations internationales, German Council on Foreign Relations, December 2013 The future of the Schengen system Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, November 2013 Saving Schengen: How to protect passport-free travel in Europe Centre for European Reform, January 2012

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