The European Commission has proposed letting member states drop the ‘connection requirement’ from the ‘safe third country’ concept in asylum cases. Gaia Romeo and Frowin Rausis argue this seemingly technical tweak marks a major shift — toward an ‘(un)safe fourth country’ approach that some countries have repeatedly tried, and failed
PhD candidate, Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gaia’s research focuses on the implementation of EU safe country policies.
Her research interests include EU asylum policy, asylum (border) procedures, interpretive research methods, political philosophy, and research ethics.
She previously worked on a range of topics including migration, asylum, human rights and civil liberties in the European Parliament, at UNHCR and in the NGOs EuroMed Rights and A Buon Diritto.
Gaia holds a double MA in Contemporary History from Università La Sapienza and Université Aix-Marseille, and a BA in Modern and Contemporary History from Università La Sapienza.
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