The Impact Of The Treaty Of Lisbon Over EU Policies On Migration, Asylum And Borders: The Struggles Over The Ownership Of The Stockholm Programme

Abstract

This Chapter examines the struggles over the ownership of the policy and legislative agenda to cover these European Union (EU) policies for the next five years as enshrined inside the Stockholm Programme. It presents the Stockholm affair by assessing the Commission's Action Plan implementing the Stockholm Programme and the ways in which the latter diverges from Council's Stockholm Programme. It studies the impact that the Lisbon Treaty has inflicted over the role of the Commission over EU policies on migration, borders and asylum. The chapter concludes by bringing about some reflections as to the extent to which the Lisbon Treaty and the ongoing institutional reshaping around the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) might influence the boundaries and future directions guiding the European legal system on migration, borders and asylum. Keywords: AFSJ; European Union (EU) policies; Lisbon treaty; Stockholm programme