1. The upcoming New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Will it be up to the challenge?
- Author:
- Alberto-Horst Neidhardt and Olivia Sundberg Diez
- Publication Date:
- 04-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- European Policy Centre
- Abstract:
- A courageous and ambitious New Pact on Migration and Asylum is one that strengthens the right to asylum; sets the conditions for more equal relationships with third countries when it comes to managing migration; and puts forward a mechanism that can foster genuine solidarity between member states. When the new Commission entered into office in December 2019, it promised a fresh start on migration, breaking the deadlock between member states on long-awaited reforms. Unfortunately, based on a range of leaked papers and official (draft) documents that have been circulating since late 2019, it seems that the Commission may opt to reduce the New Pact to a collection of watered-down compromises on responsibility-sharing. It also appears to be doubling down on control-oriented measures. This Discussion Paper argues that a different approach is needed to set up an EU asylum and migration policy that is efficient, respects asylum seekers’ fundamental rights and can prevent and meaningfully address future humanitarian emergencies.
- Topic:
- Migration, Treaties and Agreements, Refugees, and Asylum
- Political Geography:
- Europe