The Migration and Asylum Pact takes effect on 12 June. It changes the EU’s migration system from tighter external borders to a stricter return policy. But what does it include? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.
The two-year transition phase of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum ends on June 12. National governments will soon implement new European rules on migration and asylum.
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The pact establishes a unified and stricter framework for migration, asylum, border management, and integration. It aims to create a fairer, more consistent, and secure approach to managing migration across the bloc.
The measures strengthen external borders, set common asylum procedures, guarantee burden-sharing among member states, and establish international partnerships to fight illegal migration.
In January, the Commission presented the European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy, which sets out the bloc’s five-year migration strategy, including measures to prevent illegal immigration and attract a new labour force.
The Common Implementation Plan divides the pact into 10 legislative acts to facilitate the rollout for member states. These include the Screening Regulation on mandatory pre-entry checks, the Return Asylum Procedure Regulation on fair and efficient procedures for deciding asylum applications, and the Eurodac Regulation on a new fingerprint database.
While gaps remain in procedures and infrastructure, the Commission reported on 8 May that most member states have made good progress in preparing national systems for the full rollout of June 2026.
The Commission plans to finance the strategy through the 2028-2034 budget. This includes at least €81 billion for overall home affairs policies and the Global Europe instrument.
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