ПРАВНА УРЕДБА НА ПОЛИТИКИТЕ НА ЕВРОПЕЙСКИЯ СЪЮЗ ЗА ЗАЩИТА НА ВЪНШНИТЕ ГРАНИЦИ
LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE EXTERNAL BORDERS

Summary/Abstract: The creation of an area of freedom, security and justice is a key objective of the European Union, for the accomplishment of which a number of actions and measures have been taken over the last decade. Some of them are aimed at ensuring effective protection of the external borders of the European Union, which is a basic prerequisite for the implementation of European priorities and for guaranteeing the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens. In recent years, the European Union has faced a number of new risks and challenges in the field of protection of the EU‘s external borders. One of the most significant among them, without a doubt, is the migration crisis of 2015 and its consequences. This crisis has led to an unprecedented influx of refugees and illegal migrants into the EU, has had a major impact on a number of areas of public life, and has revealed significant shortcomings in the Union‘s existing mechanisms for managing and protecting the Union‘s external borders. Today, Europe is facing another serious challenge, which in a short period of time has drastically changed the normal functioning of the Union and the lives of its citizens, namely the COVID-19 pandemic. This article analyzes the established European legal framework in the field of protection of external borders, including border control, asylum and immigration, and the current challenges facing the European Union in conducting policies in this area.

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