Sergio
Carrera
Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Justice and Home Affairs Programme
Areas of Expertise: 
Justice and Home Affairs / Citizenship, Migration, Asylum, Borders and Internal Security
Phone: 
+32 (0)2 229 39 26
Email: 
sergio.carrera@ceps.eu
Languages: 
Spanish, English and French
Education: 
Ph.D. on immigration and citizenship, University of Maastricht (The Netherlands); LL.M. in European, Comparative and International Law, University of Maastricht; Law Degree, Universidad de Salamanca
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CEPS Publications :

Europe’s most wanted? Recalibrating Trust in the European Arrest Warrant System
CEPS Special Reports, 29 March 2013
Justice and Home Affairs Databases and a Smart Borders System at EU External Borders: An Evaluation of Current and Forthcoming Proposals
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 18 December 2012
Does the Stockholm Programme matter? The Struggles over Ownership of AFSJ Multiannual Programming
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 14 December 2012
The UK-Canada Agreement on Mutual Support of Missions Abroad: Loyalty compromised?
CEPS Commentaries, 18 October 2012
The Court of Justice of the European Union as a Fundamental Rights Tribunal: Challenges for the Effective Delivery of Fundamental Rights in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 29 August 2012
EU Migration Policy in the wake of the Arab Spring: What prospects for EU-Southern Mediterranean Relations?
MEDPRO Technical Papers, 03 August 2012
An Assessment of the Commission’s 2011 Schengen Governance Package: Preventing abuse by EU member states of freedom of movement?
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 26 March 2012
Labour Migration and Unemployment: What can we learn from EU rules on the free movement of workers?
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 07 February 2012
The Canada-Czech Republic Visa Dispute two years on
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 03 October 2011
Integration as a two-way process in the EU? Assessing the Relationship between the European Integration Fund and the Common Basic Principles on Integration
CEPS Paperbacks, 01 July 2011
The EU’s Dialogue on Migration, Mobility and Security with the Southern Mediterranean: Filling the gaps in the global approach to migration
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 16 June 2011
A Race against Solidarity: The Schengen Regime and the Franco-Italian Affair
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 29 April 2011
Labour Immigration Policy in the EU: A Renewed Agenda for Europe 2020
CEPS Policy Briefs, 28 April 2011
Towards an Internal (In)security Strategy for the EU?
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 12 January 2011
‘Joint Operation RABIT 2010’ – FRONTEX Assistance to Greece’s Border with Turkey: Revealing the Deficiencies of Europe’s Dublin Asylum System
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 22 November 2010
Assessing EU Policy on Irregular Immigration under the Stockholm Programme
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 14 October 2010
The Place of Religion in European Union Law and Policy: Competing Approaches and Actors inside the European Commission
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 30 September 2010
L’Affaire des Roms: A Challenge to the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 29 September 2010
Towards a Common European Border Service?
CEPS Working Documents, 15 June 2010
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice ten years on: Successes and future challenges under the Stockholm Programme
CEPS Paperbacks, 10 June 2010
Whose Citizenship to Empower in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice? The Act of Mobility and Litigation in the Enactment of European Citizenship
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 28 May 2010
Undocumented Immigrants and Rights in the EU: Addressing the Gap between Social Sciences Research and Policy-making
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 04 December 2009
The Externalisation of the EU’s Labour Immigration Policy: Towards mobility or insecurity partnerships?
CEPS Working Documents, 23 October 2009
Civic Integration of Third-Country Nationals: Nationalism versus Europeanisation in the Common EU Immigration Policy
Liberty and Security in Europe Papers, 23 October 2009
EU Policy on Education: The Impact on the Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups
CEPS Special Reports, 21 September 2009
The CHALLENGE Project: Final Policy Recommendations on the Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security
CHALLENGE Papers (closed in 2009), 09 September 2009
Towards the Next Phase of the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: The EC's Proposals for the Stockholm Programme
CEPS Policy Briefs, 20 August 2009
Time for Action: Immediate Priorities for the Next European Commission
CEPS Policy Briefs, 14 July 2009
Informing the Data Protection Debate
CEPS Special Reports, 18 May 2009
Informing the Borders Debate
CEPS Special Reports, 18 May 2009
Informing the Immigration Debate
CEPS Special Reports, 18 May 2009
Informing the Asylum Debate
CEPS Special Reports, 18 May 2009
State of the Art on the European Court of Justice and Enacting Citizenship
CEPS Special Reports, 27 April 2009
Challenges and Prospects for the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Recommendations to the European Commission for the
CEPS Working Documents, 16 April 2009
Implementation of Directive 2004/38 in the context of EU Enlargement: A proliferation of different forms of citizenship?
CEPS Special Reports, 09 April 2009
The Changing Dynamics of Security in an Enlarged European Union
CHALLENGE Papers (closed in 2009), 24 October 2008
Ten Issues and Recommendations for the European Parliament Elections on Freedom, Security and Justice
CEPS Policy Briefs, 02 October 2008
The French Presidency’s European Pact on Immigration and Asylum: Intergovernmentalism vs Europeanisation? Security vs Rights?
CEPS Policy Briefs, 11 September 2008
What Future for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice? Recommendations on EU Migration and Borders Policies in a Globalising
CEPS Policy Briefs, 20 March 2008
The Commission's New Border Package: Does it take us one step closer to a 'cyber-fortress Europe'?
CEPS Policy Briefs, 05 March 2008
The Reform Treaty & Justice and Home Affairs - Implications for the common Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
CEPS Policy Briefs, 17 August 2007
An EU Framework on Sanctions against Employers of Irregular Immigrants: Some Reflections on the Scope, Features & Added Value
CEPS Policy Briefs, 01 August 2007
Terrorism, Borders and Migration: The Commission’s 2008 Policy Strategy in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
CEPS Policy Briefs, 01 June 2007
The EU Border Management Strategy: FRONTEX and the Challenges of Irregular Immigration in the Canary Islands
CEPS Working Documents, 22 March 2007
The Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security: Mid-Term Report on the Results of the CHALLENGE Project
CHALLENGE Papers (closed in 2009), 14 February 2007
Building a Common Policy on Labour Immigration: Towards a Comprehensive and Global Approach in the EU?
CEPS Working Documents, 07 February 2007
France's Draft Law on the Armenian Genocide: Some Legal and Political Implications at EU Level
CEPS Policy Briefs, 25 October 2006
Priorities for the Finnish Presidency, July-December 2006
CEPS Working Documents, 12 July 2006
Policy Coherence for Development in the EU Council: Strategies for the Way Forward
CEPS Paperbacks, 12 July 2006
The Hague Programme & the EU’s agenda on freedom, security and justice: delivering results for Europe’s citizens?
CEPS Commentaries, 10 July 2006
The Nexus between Immigration, Integration and Citizenship in the EU
CHALLENGE Papers (closed in 2009), 10 April 2006
A Comparison of Integration Programmes in the EU: Trends and Weaknesses
CHALLENGE Papers (closed in 2009), 01 March 2006
Security and the Two-Level Game: The Treaty of Prüm, the EU and the Management of Threats
CEPS Working Documents, 01 January 2006
An EU Approach to Labour Migration: What is the Added Value and the Way Ahead?
CEPS Working Documents, 01 October 2005
No Constitutional Treaty? Implications for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
CEPS Working Documents, 01 October 2005
Migration, Borders & Asylum - Trends and Vulnerabilities in EU Policy
CEPS Paperbacks, 01 July 2005
The EU's Fight against International Terrorism - Security Problems, Insecure Solutions
CEPS Policy Briefs, 01 July 2005
‘Integration’ as a Process of Inclusion for Migrants? The Case of Long-Term Residents in the EU
CEPS Working Documents, 01 March 2005
What Does Freedom of Movement Mean in an Enlarged EU?
CEPS Working Documents, 01 October 2004
Turkey in the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
EU-Turkey Working Papers (closed in 2005), 01 August 2004
Judicial Cooperation and the European Arrest Warrant - A Good Testing Ground for Mutual Recognition in an Enlarged EU?
CEPS Policy Briefs, 01 February 2004
Towards a Proactive Immigration Policy for the EU?
CEPS Working Documents, 01 December 2003
Maintaining Security within Borders: Towards a Permanent State of Emergency in the EU?
CEPS Policy Briefs, 01 November 2003
Progress and Obstacles in the Area of Justice and Home Affairs in an Enlarging Europe
CEPS Working Documents, 01 July 2003
External Publications :

EU Migration Policy after the Arab Spring: The Pitfalls of Home Affairs Diplomacy
02 May 2013
Foreigners, Refugees or Minorities? Rethinking People in the Context of Border Controls and Visas
02 May 2013
The results of inquiries into the CIA's programme of extraordinary rendition and secret prisons in European states in light of the new legal framework following the Lisbon Treaty
01 June 2012
Protecting and Delivering Fundamental Rights of Irregular Migrants at Local and Regional Levels in the European Union
14 November 2011
Towards a New EU Legal Framework for Data Protection and Privacy: Challenges, Principles and the Role of the European Parliament
10 November 2011
Implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Impact on EU Home Affairs Agencies
25 October 2011
TGAE report - The contribution of 16 European think tanks to the Polish, Danish, and Cypriot trio presidency of the European Union
16 June 2011
Illiberal Liberal States: Immigration, Citizenship and Integration in the EU
09 October 2009
In Search of the Perfect Citizen? The Intersection between Integration, Immigration and Nationality in the EU
15 June 2009
Benchmarking Integration in the EU: Analyzing the debate on integration indicators and moving it forward
16 September 2008
Security versus Freedom: A Challenge for Europe's Future
28 August 2006
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