Integration for Third-Country Nationals in the European Union

Edited by Sonia Morano-Foadi, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Micaela Malena, UNHCR Italy and Oxford Brookes University, UK

‘. . . an excellent research tool for academics and practitioners alike, as well as journalists of course and indeed anyone making serious enquiries into migration and refugee issues.’

• Contents:ForewordPreambleMadeline Garlick, Stephen Davis and Adriano SilvestriIntroduction: Integration for Third-Country Nationals in the EU – the Challenge of EqualitySonia Morano-FoadiPART I: FRAMEWORK CHAPTERS1. The Evolution of the Concept of Union Citizenship after the Lisbon Treaty Elspeth Guild2. The Equality Clauses in the EU Directives on Non-discrimination and Migration/Asylum Sonia Morano-Foadi and Karin de Vries 3. Integration Policy at European Union LevelMicaela Malena and Sonia Morano-FoadiPART II-1: ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES: CASE STUDIES ON THE UK, ITALY AND GREECE4. Inequality for Asylum-Seekers and People Entitled to Protection in the European UnionMadeline V. Garlick 5. The United Kingdom’s Implementation of the EU Asylum-Seekers’ Reception DirectiveKatia Bianchini6. Refugee Integration in Italy: Shortcomings and Future ScenariosMicaela Malena7. Equal Before the Law? The Case of Asylum Procedures and Detention of Asylum-Seekers in GreeceEvangelia (Lilian) TsourdiPART II-2: ECONOMIC MIGRANTS AND LONG-TERM RESIDENTS: CASE STUDIES ON BELGIUM, GERMANY, SPAIN, THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND THE UK8. Third-Country Nationals, Integration and Access to Employment and Occupation under EU LawMoritz Jesse 9. Care, Labour and Migration Policies in Germany: Implications for the Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care WorkersMaria Kontos 10. Immigration Policies in Finland: Economic Marginalisation and the Residence-based Welfare Regime’s Support for Humanitarian Migrants Aino Saarinen in collaboration with Susanna Mehtonen 11. The EU Researcher Directive and its Implementation in German Immigration Law Kay Hailbronner 12. Long-term Residents’ Integration in Spain at a Crossroads: Rights-based Approach or Downhill Towards Restrictiveness? Diego Acosta Arcarazo 13. Access to Employment and Occupation in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom Moritz Jesse PART III-3: FAMILY MEMBERS: CASE STUDIES ON GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS AND SPAIN14. Inequalities of Family Members of EEA and non-EEA Nationals: ‘Integration’ and Barriers to Family Reunification in the Post-Lisbon Era Keith Puttick and Cordelia Carlitz 15. Language Skills as a Requirement for Family Reunification of Spouses in Germany: Respecting Respect for Family Life?Cordelia Carlitz 16. The Dutch Act on Integration Abroad: A Case of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination?Karin de Vries 17. The Adaptation of Spanish Law on Family Reunification to International and European LawCarmen Pérez GonzálezConclusions Sonia Morano-Foadi and Micaela MalenaIndex