Migratory crisis in canary islands, solidarity mechanisms and european values. Some reflections

• Author: Miguel Á. Acosta Sánchez
• Profession: Associate Professor (Profesor Titular) of Public International Law and International Relations at the University of Cádiz
• Pages: 115-123

VIII.

MIGRATORY CRISIS IN CANARY ISLANDS,

SOLIDARITY MECHANISMS AND EUROPEAN

VALUES. SOME REFLECTIONS

MIGRATORY CRISIS IN CANARY ISLANDS, SOLIDARITY MECHANISMS AND...

M Á. ACOSTA SÁNCHEZ1

I. INTRODUCTION – II. THE MIGRATION CRISIS IN THE CANARY ISLAND IN

2020 – III. THE FRONTEX RESPONSE OPTION – IV. THE USE OF SOLIDARITY

MECHANISMS – 1. Relocation and resettlement instruments – 2. Mass influx

Regulation – 3. The EU´s Civil Protection Mechanism – V. FINAL REMARKS

ABSTRACT: The recent migration crisis in the Canary Islands has demonstrated Spain’s

inability to cope alone with the mass influx of immigrants to its external border. This

situation entails the need to determine some EU´s solidarity mechanisms that could have

been applied to the Canarian case.

KEYWORDS: Canary Islands, Immigration, Mass Influx, European Union, Solidarity,

Civil Protection.

LA CRISIS MIGRATORIA EN LAS ISLAS CANARIAS, MECANISMOS DE

SOLIDARIDAD Y VALORES EUROPEOS

RESUMEN: La reciente crisis migratoria en las islas Canarias ha demostrado la

incapacidad de España para hacer frente por sí sola a la llegada masiva de inmigrantes

a su frontera exterior. Ello conlleva la necesidad de determinar algunos mecanismos de

solidaridad en el contexto de la UE que pudieran haber sido aplicados al caso canario.

PALABRAS CLAVE: Islas Canarias, Inmigración, afluencia masiva, Unión Europea,

Solidaridad, Protección Civil.

1 Associate Professor (Profesor Titular) of Public International Law and International Relations at

the University of Cádiz. Paper carried out in the framework of the Centre of Excellence Jean Monnet

‘Migration and Human Rights in Europe’s External Borders’, Director A del Valle Gálvez- With the

support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (587177-EPP-1-2017-1-ES-EPPJMO-CoE).