nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/0c39891676fe2392 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250107s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/0c39891676fe2392 doi eng 342 23 Stiller, Marlene Author aut How the EU Commission Backs up Pushbacks at the EU-Belarussian Border Stiller, Marlene Verfassungsblog 2025-01-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In December 2024, the European Commission issued a communication to the European Parliament and the Council discussing the current situation of so-called ‘hybrid threats’ at the EU-Belarussian border. With the goal of stopping irregular arrivals of migrants and its facilitation by Belarus and Russia, the EU Commission outlines how EU primary law, namely Art. 72 TFEU, could be utilized by Member States to circumvent the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and curtail the protection afforded by fundamental rights for migrants. By advising member states to make use of this legal pathway for the current situation at the EU-Belarussian border, the EU Commission indirectly justifies the current pushback practices from Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. CC BY-SA 4.0 fundamental rights Migration pushbacks Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/how-the-eu-commission-backs-up-pushbacks-at-the-eu-belarussian-border/ raw object