Freedom, Security and Justice in the European Union: Implementation of the Hague Programme

InviewofthisfocusontheAreaofFreedom,SecurityandJustice,andinview ofthepotentiallyfar-reachinginfluenceoftheHagueProgrammefortheEu- peancitizens,thedepartmentofEuropeanLaworganizedatwodaysinternational conferenceon23and24June2005inRotterdam,withover120participantsfrom alloverEurope. Prominentspeakersfrompolitics(EuropeanCommissionerFr- tini,DutchMinisterofJusticeDonner),thecivilservice(fromtheEuropeanC- mission,fromtheCouncil,andfromnationalministries),nongovernmentalor- nizations, and from the academic world (speakers from Turkey, the UK, and Germany for instance) discussed the new developments from many different angles. VIII Thisbookrepresentsthereflectionoftheconference:manyspeakersandp- ticipantscooperatedtoproducethisfirstevaluationoftheHagueProgramme. In viewofitsdifferentcharacteronlycivillawcooperationisnotcoveredinthis publication. WewouldliketothankLauraSchepersfortakingcareofallthedetailsinthe texts,andPeterMorrisforfine-tuningthelanguage. Wecouldnothaveorganized theconferencewithoutthehelpofNathalieWeberandAnnetSchuurmanofour conferencebureau. Rotterdam,May2006 JaapdeZwaan FloraGoudappel IX TableofContents Summaryofcontents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII Listofabbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV Introductoryspeeches Piet-HeinDonner TheHagueProgramme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FrancoFrattini TheHagueProgramme:ourfutureinvestmentindemocraticstabilityand democraticsecurity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 AlexanderSorel Asylum,migrationandbordercontrolsintheHagueProgramme. . . . . . . . . . 11 1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .