The Czech Republic and the Reality of Migrant Integration Policy in the Context of European Integration

The Czech Republic, in the context of its accession to the EU and subsequently as a full-fledged EU member state, has been undergoing the process of Europeanisation in the field of migration and integration policy. The article focuses on and classifies the character of integration (and partially migration) policy. The paper's main claim is that the Czech Republic has mitigated its restrictive approach to migration and integration policy because of its accession to the EU, specifically by harmonising Czech legislation with European law. The migration crisis has accelerated updates and changes to the Czech integration policy, which are at odds with Europeanisation. The paper analyses the main problems of integration policy at the central and local level in the context of Europeanisation. The analysis covers the period between 1993 and 2015 in order to demonstrate whether migration and integration policy has been functional or not.