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THE GREEK-TURKISH BORDER SITUATION, THE WESTERN BALKANS ROUTE
AND N.D.&N.T.
Prof. Dr. Iris Goldner Lang
Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law UNESCO Chair on Free Movement of People, Migration & Inter-Cultural Dialogue
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DEVELOPMENTS AT THE GREEK-TURKISH BORDER
• On28/02/2020TurkeyannouncedthatitwouldnolongerstoprefugeesandmigrantstryingtocrosstheGreek-Turkishborder
• TheborderwasopenedonlyontheTurkishside• Followingweeks:tensofthousandsofpeoplegatheredontheTurkishsideoftheborder,afterhavingbeenreportedlytakentherebyTurkishbuses
• Greecedecidedtosuspendallasylumapplicationsforonemonth• VonderLeyenthankedGreeceasEurope’s“shield”inblockingtheentrytotheEUandpromisedfinancialandmaterialsupport,andthedeploymentofFrontex
• Numbersdecreased,partlysincetheyrealisedthattheywouldnotbeabletoentertheEUandpartlyduetothecoronaviruscrisis
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STARTING POINTS
• ThedevelopmentsattheGreek-Turkishbordercanonlybeunderstoodastheresultoftheinteractionof4factors:Ø MSs’experienceoftheWBrouteandtheirfearofitsreoccurrenceØ fearofturningintohotspots(especiallyoffrontlineMSs)Ø judicialreactions:
Ø CJEUdecisionsonEU-TurkeydealandinA.S.andJafariØ ECtHR’sjudgmentinN.D.andN.T.
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NF, NG & NM V. EUROPEAN COUNCIL GENERAL COURT
Ø TheCourtthereforeconsidersthatneithertheEuropeanCouncilnoranyotherinstitutionoftheEUdecidedtoconcludeanagreementwiththeTurkishGovernmentonthesubjectofthemigrationcrisis.IntheabsenceofanyactofaninstitutionoftheEU,thelegalityofwhichitcouldreviewunderArticle263TFEU,theCourtdeclaresthatitlacksjurisdictiontohearanddeterminetheactionsbroughtbythethreeasylumseekers.
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ORDER OF THE CJEU (12/9/2018)
• Inthepresentcase,theappealsareincoherent• Theappealsarethereforeinadmissibleintheirentirety• Theappealmustbedismissedasmanifestlyinadmissible
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CASES C-490/16 A.S. & C-646/16 JAFARI • In2016aSyriannationalandthemembersoftwoAfghanfamiliescrossedtheborderbetweenCroatiaandSerbia,eventhoughtheywerenotinpossessionofanappropriatevisa.TheCroatianauthoritiesorganisedtransportforthosepersonstotheCroatia-SloveniaborderwiththeaimofassistingtheminmovingontootherMemberStatesinordertomakeanapplicationforinternationalprotectionthere.
• TheSyriannationalmadesuchanapplicationinSlovenia,whereasthemembersoftheAfghanfamiliesdidsoinAustria.
• SloveniaandAustriatooktheviewthat,astheapplicantshadenteredCroatiaunlawfully,accordingtoDublinitwasfortheauthoritiesofthatMStoexaminetheirapplicationsforinternationalprotection.
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A.S. & JAFARI - CJEU
Ø Croatiaisresponsibleforexaminingapplicationsforinternationalprotectionbypersonswhocrosseditsborderenmasseduringthe2015-2016migrationcrisis
Ø ThosepersonsmustberegardedashavingcrossedtheexternalborderofCroatiairregularlywithinthemeaningoftheDublinIIIRegulation
Ø AMSwhichhasdecidedonhumanitariangroundstoauthorisetheentryonitsterritoryofanon-EUnationalwhodoesnothaveavisaandisnotentitledtovisawaivercannotbeabsolvedoftheresponsibilitytoexaminetheasylumapplication
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N.D & N.T. V. SPAIN • ImmediatereturntoMoroccooftwonationalsofMaliandCôted’IvoirewhoattemptedtoentertheSpanishterritoryfromMoroccobyclimbingthefencessurroundingMelilla,togetherwithtwogroupsofmorethan600individuals
• AstheyreachedtheSpanishground,theywereapprehendedbytheSpanishpolice,whohandcuffedthemandhandedthemovertotheMoroccanauthorities,withoutundertakinganyidentificationprocedureandwithoutenablingN.D.andN.T.toexplaintheirpersonalcircumstances
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ECtHR: N.D & N.T. • TheapplicantschosenottomakeuseoftheofficialentryprocedurestoentertheSpanishterritorylawfully
• Instead,theytookadvantageofthefactthattheywerepartofalargegroupofindividualswhichusedforceinitsattempttocrosstheborderØ Thelackofindividualremovaldecisionscouldbeattributedtotheapplicants’unlawfulbehaviour
Ø NoviolationofArt.4ofProtocolNo.4(prohibitionofcollectiveexpulsion)andArt.13ECHR(righttoaneffectiveremedy)
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ECtHR: N.D & N.T. • 2conditionsfordeterminingwhetherthesituationcanbeattributedas“theapplicant’sownbehaviour”:Ø whetherthestateprovides"genuineandeffectiveaccesstomeansoflegalentry,inparticularborderproceduresforthosewhohavearrivedattheborder”
Ø whetherthereisan"absenceofcogentreasonswhytheapplicantdidnotmakeuseofofficialentryprocedures,whichwerebasedonobjectivefactsforwhichtherespondentstatewasresponsible”
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N.D & N.T. – OPEN ISSUES • EU–TurkeyStatement↔Stateresponsibilityinasituationwheretheapplicantdoesnotmakeuseoftheofficialentryprocedures
• DoestheECtHR’sevaluationofthelegalityofexpulsionapply:• onlytocaseswheremigrantsarriveenmasseoralsowheretheyarriveindividually?
• incasemigrantsdidnotuseforce,butjuststoodattheborder?
Ø WouldtheECtHR’sruledifferentlyincaseofanindividualattempttocrosstheborderwhichwasdevoidofanysecuritythreat?
Ø WhatcriteriawouldECtHRusetomeasuretheexistenceofsuchathreat?
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
• WouldblockingmigrantsfromenteringGreecegetjudicialapproval,incaseofareferencetoECtHR?
• SignaltotheCJEU,shoulditbeconfrontedwithasimilarcase?
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