Uppsatsen behandlar sma? staters mo?jligheter att uto?va inflytande inom EU. Detta a?r intressant da? en sto?rre del av de europeiska medlemsstaterna besta?r av mindre stater. Studiens empiri har varit till fo?r att belysa det svenska nationella arbetet kring organiserad brottslighet och utformandet av Stockholmsprogrammet, da? med ha?nsyn till att Sverige var ordfo?randeland i EU:s ministerra?d ho?sten 2009.

The common asylum and migration policy of the European Union is a struggle between a strong belief in the protection of human rights and the need of strong and secured borders. This paper highlights the dilemma that occurs in the common asylum and migration policy of the European Union. What happens when the union have to choose between liberal standards with high priorities to human rights and a realistic focus on security? The aim is to study the asylum policy presented in the Stockholm Program, and thereafter evaluate what kind of character the union has itself. By an ideal type analysis of the Stockholm program from 2009, the common asylum policy is divided into either liberal or realistic ideas.