The Council Directive 2001/55/EC on temporary protection in the event of a "mass influx" of displaced persons provides for a mechanism that shall lead to collaborative efforts of the European Union Member States in dealing with persons seeking protection in Europe. In spite of the current "refugee crisis", not even those Member States which have admitted the largest numbers of persons, such as Germany, have made any attempts to trigger this Directive. The article first assesses the applicability of the Directive with respect to the surge in arrivals in 2015, and then analyses the reasons for its non-application on the basis of rational choice theory. It concludes that the benefits resulting from an application of the Directive are minimal while transaction costs to reach agreement in the Council are high. Thus, those countries affected by "mass influx" lack the incentives for triggering its mechanisms, and the Directive can be considered a failed instrument.

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浪费纸张还是有用的工具？临时保护指令在当前“难民危机”中的潜力

关于在流离失所者“大量涌入”的情况下临时保护的理事会指令 2001/55/EC 规定了一种机制，该机制将导致欧盟成员国在处理在欧洲寻求保护的人的合作努力。尽管目前存在“难民危机”，但即使是接纳人数最多的成员国，例如德国，也没有尝试触发该指令。文章首先评估了指令对2015年入境人数激增的适用性，然后基于理性选择理论分析了不适用的原因。它的结论是，应用该指令所产生的收益微乎其微，而在理事会达成协议的交易成本却很高。因此，