Dealing with any surge of asylum seekers will require the EU to strengthen its capacity to offer temporary protection – and possibly to reconsider how its overall asylum system works. That the Union has been moving towards a common approach to border security, most visibly with the expansion of the Frontex border agency, will be of help here.
截至目前为止，突尼斯和埃及境内的难民营已收容了40万难民，同时估计有2万名难民已经抵达意大利沿岸。对大批避难者的应对要求欧盟加强其提供短期保护的能力——或者需要对整个避难系统的运作进行重新检讨。鉴于目前欧盟在边境管制方面逐渐走向统一，Frontex边境管理局的规模也不断扩大，预计将对这一事务有所帮助。