A refugee reception centre in Adamov, Slovakia. Greater burden-sharing within the EU is crucial as more asylum seekers flock to new EU states like Slovakia. © UNHCR/M.Cierna
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UNHCR Tool Boxes on EU Asylum Matters

Tool Box 1: The Fundamentals (November 2003)

· Introduction and Table of Contents
· Part 1: Introduction to the European Union and the European Asylum Harmonisation Process
· Part 2: Creating an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: From Intergovernmental Co-operation to a Common Asylum and Migration Policy
· Part 3: The EU Enlargement Process and the External Dimension of the EU JHA Policy
· Part 4: UNHCR and the EU

Tool Box 2: The Instruments (September 2003)

· Introduction
· Part 1: Treaty of Amsterdam
· Part 2: Presidency Conclusions
· Part 3: European Charter on Fundamental Rights
· Part 4: Asylum
· Part 5: Migration





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· Tool Box 1:
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The Instruments
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