Dear Colleague, We cordially invite you to the next wiiw seminar 'Policy Perspectives for European Integration' on Thursday, 3 December 2015, 5 pm wiiw, Vienna 6, Rahlgasse 3, lecture hall (entrance from the ground floor) The European Asylum Crisis Heinz Faßmann Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs, University of Vienna Abstract Heinz Faßmann will present an overview of the current asylum flows from the main countries of origin in the MENA region to Europe based on available statistics. Furthermore, the demography and the qualification of the asylum seekers to Austria and Germany will be investigated. In the focus of the presentation will be a discussion of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and the question why the system has failed and how it can be re-implemented. The EU has been working on the creation of a Common European Asylum System since 1999 and attempts were made to improve the legislative framework. Between 1999 and 2005 several legislative measures were adopted with the purpose of harmonising the common minimum standards for asylum. In that respect, the Asylum Procedures Directive, the Reception Conditions Directive, the Qualification Directive, the Dublin Regulation and the EURODAC Regulation have to be mentioned. Finally, an outlook for the European and national policy reactions will be presented. (Papers and Powerpoint presentations, as far as available, are posted on our homepage http://wiiw.ac.at/events.html after the respective seminars.) Best regards Univ.Prof.Dr. Michael Landesmann                                               Dr. Sándor Richter Scientific Director wiiw                                                                             Organizer -- Michaela Bönisch Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw) The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies Rahlgasse 3, A-1060 Wien T: +43 1 533 66 10 - 40 F: +43 1 533 66 10 - 50 boenisch@wiiw.ac.at http://www.wiiw.ac.at/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you do not want to receive further mailings please send an e-mail to boenisch@wiiw.ac.at Falls Sie keine weiteren Zusendungen des wiiw wünschen senden Sie bitte ein E-Mail an boenisch@wiiw.ac.at