The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Dossier After years of erratic and uncoordinated actions, the European Commission has revealed in September 2020 the long-awaited Pact on Migration and Asylum to “propose a fresh start” on this highly politicised policy priority. Will the "New Pact" become the coherent strategy on migration the EU needs?
Erik Marquardt MEP: “Migration management has become a euphemism for repelling refugees” Interview On 23 September, the European Commission tabled the “New Pact on Migration and Asylum”. An interview with MEP and migration policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament, Erik Marquardt, on the future of European asylum and migration. By Eva van de Rakt
No Sound Basis for Solidarity but an Opportunity to Rethink Asylum Commentary Unless conditions in poor countries improve drastically, their citizens will continue to seek a better future elsewhere, even under the pretext of requiring international protection. By Athanasios Koronis
Ongoing Political Incentives but no Responsibility-Sharing for Turkey in the EU’s New Pact Commentary The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum intends to sustain EU-Turkey partnership with same old political incentives rather than new responsibility-sharing mechanisms. The Pact will thus promote securitisation in the Mediterranean without generating meaningful change. By Birce Demiryontar
Paper doesn’t blush: The Commission presents a plan that does nothing to address the realities at the EU borders Legal analysis With the New Pact on Migration and Asylum the European Commission intends to square the circle – but does not succeed. An analysis from a legal perspective. By Prof. Dr. Nora Markard
Nothing new in the West! Commentary In Tunisia, the EU Migration Pact is received with diplomatic silence from politicians, apathy from the Tunisian authorities and powerless indignation from the civil society. This sobering pact only confirms once again for many Tunisians that the EU migration policy is a one-way affair. By Dr. Mohamed Limem
You can’t build on that: Externalisation as the cornerstone of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Commentary Since 2015, the EU and its Member States have been moving away from an externalisation of migration control to an externalisation of their obligations to afford protection. The New Pact does not change this. By Kirsten Krampe
Nothing New in the North: The EU’s New Pact will not change much for Morocco Commentary The Moroccan government can live happily with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. But many activists are disappointed by the contents of the Brussels Pact. By Bauke Baumann
Insights from Serbia - a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy? Commentary Is Serbia a transit country or slowly becoming a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy and overall goal to reduce migration to its territory? By Simon Ilse
The New Pact on Migration and Asylum, yet another obstacle for Senegalese? Commentary Neither the Senegalese government nor the media have reacted to the publication of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. However, the close cooperation with FRONTEX remains a cause for concern. By Dr. Mamadou Dimé, Dr. Selly Bâ and Usha Ziegelmayer