1. EU Border and Coast Guard
Trevin Roberts

2. EU Dublin Asylum System
Dublin System
Dublin Convention in 1990
Dublin Regulation II in 2003
Dublin Regulation III in 2013
‘Country of first entry’ rule

3. Challenges for EU Border and Asylum Policies
Mistrust and the shifting responsibilities
Incapacity to meet EU standards
Unilateral and ad hoc actions
A multi-actor and scattered setting
The limits of third-country cooperation

4. New European Border and Coast Guard Agency
Formed second half of 2016
Increased resources for focus on border issues
Focus on better information sharing
Better able to monitor border enforcement
Right to Intervene
Search and Rescue

5. Proposals and Recommendations
Delinking Search and Rescue from Asylum Responsibility
Asylum and Relocation
A European Border and Asylum Service

6. Delinking Search and Rescue from Asylum Responsibility
Shared Responsibility from EBCG operations
Scenario 1
EBCG and planned EU Agency for Asylum
Member state provide vessels, EBCG as coordinator of the operation
Scenario 2
EBCG rescued people → Direct shared responsibility of entire EU
Member state still provide vessels

7. Asylum and Relocation EU Agency for Asylum
Centralization of EU Asylum decisions
‘Free choice’
Increased help to struggling border countries
Development of safe and legal pathways

8. A European Border and Asylum Service
Proposal for establishment of European Border and Asylum Service
Focus on fundamental right compliance
Civil and military cooperation
Introduction of EU border monitor system