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

Contents:

Foreword

Preamble
Madeline Garlick, Stephen Davis and Adriano Silvestri

Introduction: Integration for Third-Country Nationals in the EU – the Challenge of Equality
Sonia Morano-Foadi

PART I: FRAMEWORK CHAPTERS
1. The Evolution of the Concept of Union Citizenship after the Lisbon Treaty
Elspeth Guild

2. 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 Level
Micaela Malena and Sonia Morano-Foadi

PART II-1: ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES: CASE STUDIES ON THE UK, ITALY AND GREECE
4. Inequality for Asylum-Seekers and People Entitled to Protection in the European Union
Madeline V. Garlick

5. The United Kingdom’s Implementation of the EU Asylum-Seekers’ Reception Directive
Katia Bianchini

6. Refugee Integration in Italy: Shortcomings and Future Scenarios
Micaela Malena

7. Equal Before the Law? The Case of Asylum Procedures and Detention of Asylum-Seekers in Greece
Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi

PART II-2: ECONOMIC MIGRANTS AND LONG-TERM RESIDENTS: CASE STUDIES ON BELGIUM, GERMANY, SPAIN, THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND THE UK
8. Third-Country Nationals, Integration and Access to Employment and Occupation under EU Law
Moritz Jesse

9. Care, Labour and Migration Policies in Germany: Implications for the Rights of Migrant Domestic and Care Workers
Maria 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 SPAIN
14. 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 Law
Carmen Pérez González

Conclusions
Sonia Morano-Foadi and Micaela Malena

Index