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Why EU asylum standards exceed the lowest common denominator: the role of regulatory expertise in EU decision-making

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LIST OF INTERVIEWEES

  • Council, Secretariat of the Council of the EU, 20 March 2012.
  • Jesuit Refugee Service Europe, 20 November 2012.
  • Ministry of Interior_DE, German Federal Ministry of the Interior, 16 October 2012
  • PermRep_Anon, Permanent Representation of an EU member state (prefers to be cited anonymously), 8 August 2013.
  • PermRep_AT, Permanent Representation of Austria, 28 March 2012
  • PermRep_DE, Permanent Representation of Germany, March 30 2012
  • PermRep_EL, Permanent Representation of Greece, 3 April 2012.
  • PermRep_FR, Permanent Representation of France, 23 November 2012.
  • PermRep_IT, Permanent Representation of Italy, 13 April 2012.
  • PermRep_SE, Permanent Representation of Sweden, 29 March 2012.
  • PermRep_UK, Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom, 11 April 2012.

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