Research On The EU Refugee Asylum Syste

Since the 1990 s,frequent local conflicts and wars have led to the influx of large-scale refugees into Europe,which has affected the political,economic,cultural and social security of the EU and its member states.The original asylum policy of the EU member states cannot be sustained.At the same time,with the in-depth development of EU economic integration,Schengen Agreement has abolished Europe’s internal borders and realized the free flow of people and the common management of external borders,which requires member states to face the refugee problem together.Comparatively speaking,the EU is at the forefront of the world in terms of legal construction of refugee relief,establishment of emergency mechanisms,and international cooperation at regional and global levels.The Tampere Conference in 1999 formally proposed the construction of a common refugee asylum system of the EU.Since then,the development of the common refugee asylum system of the EU has roughly gone through four main stages: the initial attempt before and after the Kosovo War,the adjustment and development after the outbreak of the Arab Spring,the response to the refugee crisis after the escalation of the Syrian civil war,and the reform and improvement in 2020.In practice,the EU has carried out voluntary repatriation,resettlement and refugee integration activities in Europe to safeguard the rights and interests of refugees.At the member state level,EU member states encourage social forces to actively participate in refugee asylum work,vigorously explore private sponsorship,humanitarian corridors,family reunification and other supplementary asylum means,and expand the legal channels for refugees to enter Europe;In the international community,the EU is constantly seeking international cooperation to increase the systematization and flexibility of the EU refugee asylum system by providing assistance to countries of origin,combating human smuggling and trafficking,and cooperating with third-party organizations for mutual assistance.This paper argues that the European Union,as a regional organization,has contributed a lot to global refugee relief and governance in terms of refugee aid and asylum,especially since the outbreak of the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015.However,the recent three years of COVID-19 has had a profound impact on global politics,economy and society,and the economies of EU member states have been hit hard,weakening the overall coordination of the EU in dealing with regional issues.Brexit and its subsequent impact have also slowed down the integration process of the EU and greatly reduced the international status and influence of the EU.In addition,the European Union’s foreign aid and war refugees increased dramatically during the Russia-Ukraine war.The public resources of European countries were under severe pressure,and the refugee sharing and asylum systems of the EU and its member states encountered major challenges.The EU is a supranational political and economic entity,and its laws and resolutions have universal binding and coercive force on the member states.The EU’s policies and experience in dealing with the refugee crisis,as well as the effective operation of the refugee asylum system,are not only related to the response and solution of the global refugee problem,but also provide a new way for us to explore the international cooperation and governance of the global refugee problem.The reflection and research on the EU refugee asylum system can not only deepen our critical cognition of the western concepts of human rights,egalitarianism,global justice and responsibility,but also help us to improve the relevant policies and measures of refugee assistance on the road of building Chinese-style modernization,so that China can establish the image of a peaceful rising power in assuming more international responsibilities.