EASO’s principles : solidarity and responsibility

Jose CARREIRA Executive director, European Asylum Support Office (EASO) [vc_btn title= »Download article » style= »outline » color= »primary » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true » link= »url:http%3A%2F%2Fconfrontations.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2FInterface-108-Proceedings-of-the-conference-Refugees-p10-11.pdf||target:%20_blank| »] The European Union comprises a very complex number of States, with diverse civil societies and differing opinions. Regarding the refugee issue, a lot has been done. For EASO, the chosen approach is a mixed one in which the aim is to create a crisis mechanism in itself without forgetting to take the root causes into account. Addressing root causes on migration as a whole allows to bring the migration management and the refugee action itself into economic development. There are demographics and insecurity reasons to migration. In Nigeria, for instance, the prospects of the growth of the population are such that Nigeria could become the third largest country in a couple of decades, close to 1 billion people. There are also environmental issues, as rates of destruction of arable and agricultural