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May I Come In? EU Policies to Control Migration: The EUTF

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  • Ana Beatriz da Costa Mangueira

    (Department of Political Science, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil)

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What types of policies has the European Union (EU) implemented to control migration flows in recent decades, and what are their strategies? This paper aims to explore the measures developed by the EU to manage migration flows and identify how they operate. While a securitisation approach, such as activities of border control, has been widely discussed by scholars in this field, it is worth exploring and understanding other kinds of instruments aimed at curbing irregular flows through executing programs such as the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), developed in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings to address the “root causes” of the displacement. In light of this, this research conducts a case study and qualitative content and descriptive analysis of documents on the EUTF. Preliminary findings indicate patterns in what motivated the EU to undertake these actions and present the main strategies of the Fund in the North Africa region. However, some factors may have led to disappointing outcomes for the EUTF, such as the increase, in 2019, of nationals leaving the North Africa region towards Europe, as reported by UNDESA.

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  • Ana Beatriz da Costa Mangueira, 2024. "May I Come In? EU Policies to Control Migration: The EUTF," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:13:y:2024:i:7:p:377-:d:1440122
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