ΑΛΛΗΛΕΓΓΥΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΕ: ΕΞΕΛΙΞΕΙΣ ΣΤΟ ΠΕΔΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΙΚΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΕ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Η αλληλεγγύη στην ΕΕ: ηθική ή νομική υποχρέωση; Έννοια και εφαρμογή της αρχής της αλληλεγγύης σε σχέση με την προσφυγική κρίση Solidarity in EU: moral urgency or legal reality? Concept and implementation regarding the refugee crisis Θεοφανία Αντωνίου Διδάκτωρ Παντείου Παν/μιου, μεταδιδακτορική ερευνήτρια στο ερευνητικό κέντρο Ευρωπαϊκό Κέντρο Έρευνας και Κατάρτισης Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου και Ανθρωπιστικής Δράσης (ΕΚΕΚΔΑΑΔ) Theofania Antoniou Doctor of Panteion University, postdoctoral researcher at the European Centre of Research and Training in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action Abstract The refugee and economic crisis facing Europe in recent years, which in turn has led - perhaps inevitably - to debates about the future and the identity of the EU, are increasingly accompanied by references to the concept of so- lidarity. The references come from both the institutions and their represen- tatives and the national governments. A typical example is the management of the refugee crisis and the presence of the concept of solidarity in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. The concept of solidarity presents the fol- lowing paradoxical aspect: its extensive presence in the EU Treaty (16 points) is not accompanied by a conceptual delimitation or even a definition of its content and the obligations of the member states arising therefrom. This pa- radox leads to different interpretations and perceptions. The research aims