Μεταναστευτική πολιτική και πολιτική ένταξης σε ευρωπαϊκό και εθνικό επίπεδο: το παράδειγμα της Ολλανδίας και της Ελλάδας

Abstract

Postwar migration in Europe, in conjunction with the phenomenon of globalization and the emergence of supranational entities, come to challenge the established conceptions and practices regarding the homogeneous status of the nation state, therefore compelling migrant reception countries to develop new policies to successfully counteract the economic, social, educational and cultural problems that arise.
At the level of the European Union, there is a move for member states to adopt a common migration policy which include strategies centered on the inclusion of permanent and legal migrants into the communities of reception countries and the exclusion of illegal and “undesirable” migrants.
The inclusion of migrants on the basis of equal treatment automatically brings forth the issue of their “citizenship” at the European level, both as a central academic and as a policy matter. Questions associated with the definition of European citizenship and the concept of dual citizenship at the level of theory and practice form the focal point of many serious debates today. In equal measures, the recognition of the right to migrant family reunion presents not only a challenge but an obligation to be undertaken by the migrant reception countries, as it constitutes an inseparable component of the inclusion process.
The ways in which the issue of the citizenship of migrants and their right to family reunion is addressed first at the level of the European Union, which promotes a common migration policy, and secondly by two member states -the Netherlands, known for their innovative strategies, and Greece, which relies on the adaptation of relevant European Union policy Directives, constitute the main focus of this paper.