THE COMMON MIGRATION POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE LIGHT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES AND SOVEREIGNTY DEBATES BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE MEMBER STATES

Migration is a phenomenon that has existed from the very beginning of human history. Today, the irregular migration inflow that is on the agenda of the world is triggered by the events that started in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2010 and called the Arab Spring. The people living in these regions are creating irregular migratory movements and abandoning their homeland, hoping to save their lives and live humanely on better conditions. At that point, the most important and urgent issues in terms of our country and the European Union are the situation of people who are escaping the ongoing civil war to save their lives. The situation of these desperate people constitutes a problem both for our country and for humanity, and at the same time, it means that the immigration policies of the European Union are tested again with a different point of view. Since while the European Union is trying to implement and set up a common immigration policy also, the Union deals with national practices of countries, such as Greece, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria. Especially Bulgaria and Hungary claim that they would take the precautions against the ongoing crisis within the national sovereignty. This is in fact a challenge in the context of the common immigration policy and the EU's supranationality. From this point of view, this study intends to shed light on the future the EU’s common migration policies and on the sustainability of the supranationality in the light of Syrian refugees