EU five-year strategy on migration

The Commission presented the first European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy. It sets out the EU’s political objectives on asylum and migration and will serve as a compass with concrete priorities for the next five years. The Strategy sets out the way forward to achieve three main objectives: to prevent illegal migration and break the business of criminal smuggling networks, to protect people fleeing war and …

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Commission proposes a new Common European System for Returns

The European Commission is proposing to establish a Common European System for Returns with swifter, simpler and more effective return procedures across the EU. Announced by President von der Leyen in the political guidelines and called for by the European Council in October 2024, the new legal framework for returns constitutes a key piece to complement the Pact on Migration and …

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