The upcoming New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Will it be up to the challenge? EPC Discussion Paper 29 April 2020

Neidhardt, Alberto-Horst and Diez, Olivia Sundberg (2020) The upcoming New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Will it be up to the challenge? EPC Discussion Paper 29 April 2020. [Discussion Paper]

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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. President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to deliver a ‘New Pact’ which would break the deadlock between member states on long-awaited reforms, striking a more equitable balance between solidarity and responsibility.

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